Court Filings Unveil a $60 Million White House UFC Birthday Bash
TL;DR
New court filings reveal the White House UFC event, dubbed UFC Freedom 250 for America’s 250th anniversary, will cost about $60 million and involve hundreds of workers, 20–30 trucks of staging gear daily, and up to 494 portable toilets, with seven federal agencies providing security; organizers expect roughly 125,000 attendees (plus 75,000 ticket requests), as a lawsuit to block the event proceeds.
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