- UFC staged an Octagon at the Lincoln Memorial/White House lawn for a star-studded weekend tied to the nation's 250th and President Trump's 80th, drawing big crowds and heavy publicity.
- Fans came from across the U.S. and as far as Australia to see the Gaethje–Topuria fight—crowds are diverse (including women and boxing fans) and passionate about their fighters.
- The spectacle drew criticism and a lawsuit calling it a commercial use of national monuments, but a federal judge cleared the event to go ahead.
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