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UFC cage under construction on White House lawn
Key takeaways
- WASHINGTON -- Yet another White House construction project is underway, though this one is meant to be only temporary.
- Crews are erecting an octagon-shaped cage on the South Lawn that will host next month's UFC bout, helping mark the nation's 250th anniversary -- and President Donald Trump 's 80th birthday.
- Online renderings depict what the completed, wire-mesh-fence-ringed fight space is expected to look like ahead of the June 14 event.
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WASHINGTON -- Yet another White House construction project is underway, though this one is meant to be only temporary.
Crews are erecting an octagon-shaped cage on the South Lawn that will host next month's UFC bout, helping mark the nation's 250th anniversary -- and President Donald Trump 's 80th birthday.
Online renderings depict what the completed, wire-mesh-fence-ringed fight space is expected to look like ahead of the June 14 event. It will be ringed by a red, white and blue stage under a towering arch featuring stars and stripes patterns and two large screens carrying the action live.
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