UFC Freedom 250 event is set to be live on Sunday as Donald Trump hosts a card of seven mixed martial arts fights to be held inside a specially built arena on the White House's South Lawn on his 80th birthday, a spectacle spotlighting his norm-defying style at a tense moment in his presidency.
Trump is set to watch 14 mixed martial arts fighters from five countries try to kick, punch and grapple their way to a victory before an expected audience of 4,000 people inside a 92-foot-tall (28 meters) makeshift venue, nicknamed "The Claw." The main event, scheduled for up to five rounds, features UFC lightweight champion Ilia Topuria against former interim titleholder Justin Gaethje.
The fights are set to begin at 8 p.m. (ET) even though the main event will start at 11 p.m. (ET). UFC Freedom 250 will be broadcast live on Paramount+.
