{"id":347041,"date":"2026-05-27T18:00:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T17:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/construction-of-ufc-arena-on-white-house-lawn-begins\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T18:00:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T17:00:05","slug":"construction-of-ufc-arena-on-white-house-lawn-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/construction-of-ufc-arena-on-white-house-lawn-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction of UFC arena on White House lawn begins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/qxBw-XUEB9s\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Construction of UFC arena on White House lawn begins\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qxBw-XUEB9s\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Construction of an octagon arena has commenced on the White House lawn ahead of a UFC event marking Donald Trump&#8217;s 80th birthday on 14th June. The event will also celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States taking place on 4th July.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>Trump, the first president to attend a UFC show, said director Dana White will build \u201ca 5,000-seat arena right outside the front door of the White House\u201d while eight large screens will allow ticketholders to watch the contests from a nearby park.<\/p>\n<p>85,000 free tickets will be issued for the event whose main fight features Brazil\u2019s Alex Pereira taking on France\u2019s Ciryl Gane for the interim UFC heavyweight title, however notable absentees include fighters Conor McGregor and Jon Jones.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Construction of an octagon arena has commenced on the White House lawn ahead of a UFC event marking Donald Trump&#8217;s 80th birthday on 14th June. 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