Storm threatens to cloud UFC event
The weather is threatening to cloud celebrations. Sunday night’s forecast predicted a strong chance of thunderstorms and high winds after downpours and heavy lightning disrupted a Lincoln Memorial event two days ago.
“I’m sick and tired of hearing about the weather,” UFC chief Dana White, a close friend of the president, declared on Friday, before conceding that he’ll prefer to hold future events inside arenas only.
The fight card is scheduled to start at 10am Monday AEST.
“We anticipate inclement weather in the area, so attendees should plan accordingly,” the UFC posted on social media. “We will share additional information when available.”
White said the show would go on rain or shine.
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Trump hails Iran deal ahead of White House cage fight
Washington DC: US President Donald Trump marked turning 80 on Monday, Australian time, by hailing an agreement to end the war in Iran hours before a birthday celebration that once would have seemed unfathomable: a cage-fighting show on the storied South Lawn of the White House.
He had been touting the emerging deal for weeks, and last-minute strikes in the conflict had threatened to overshadow the ostentatious UFC mixed martial arts extravaganza – where combatants sealed inside a wire-mesh octagon try to punch, kick, chop and pummel each other into submission.
While the crucial details are still to be negotiated, word of the deal will allow the president to be especially jubilant as he walks out of the White House for the fights.
Cabinet leaders, Republican lawmakers and 4000-plus spectators screaming themselves hoarse will join him in a temporary arena under “The Claw,” a spaceship-like metal arch fitted with lighting, sound equipment and large screens. Thousands more will be watching on big screens from the nearby Ellipse.
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