Pentagon to recruit troops as White House UFC spectators, memos show
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The Pentagon plans to recruit hundreds of troops to attend President Trump’s UFC event on the White House lawn, with attendees paying their own travel costs and meeting strict height/weight requirements, according to internal memos reviewed by The Washington Post. Construction crews are building a temporary arena on the White House lawn for the event as part of the 250th birthday celebration, and UFC chief Dana White has defended the plan amid some pushback.
- Pentagon recruiting troops to watch White House UFC fights, memos show The Washington Post
- How Dana White Took the UFC From the Fringes to the White House Time Magazine
- Why is Trump building a ‘cage’ on the White House lawn? CNN
- Dana White Thinks Everyone Is a Fighter—Especially Donald Trump The New Yorker
- Everything We Know About Trump’s White House UFC Fight Forbes
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