What the Hell Is That Thing
A unique stage resembling a tarantula is being constructed outside the White House for a UFC event hosted by former President Donald Trump. The event, named UFC Freedom 250, is part of the America 250 celebration and is expected to cost around $60 million. Scheduled for May 26, 2026, the fight features boxers Ilia Tupuria and Justin Gaethje.
- ▪The UFC event is in honor of the 250th anniversary of the United States.
- ▪Tickets for the fight are reportedly priced at $1.5 million.
- ▪The construction is taking place alongside a ballroom addition on the South Lawn of the White House.
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freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "motherjones_right_rail_1", slotId: "ROS_ATF_300x600" }); This rules.Kevin Dietsch/Getty Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. At first, when I saw these photos of curling scaffolding outside the White House, I thought construction was beginning on the Trump Arch. That assumption, however, shows my limited fluency in Donald Trump’s vanity projects. This is actually something else entirely: a tarantula-like stage being built for the president’s birthday cage fight extravaganza, called UFC Freedom 250. The fights, which will be part of Trump’s America 250 celebration, will reportedly cost $60 million.
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