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A federal judge has allowed the UFC’s White House show to continue as normal this weekend.
Last week, a last-gasp lawsuit was filed in an attempt to derail the event, with the UFC’s $60million arena on the South Lawn of the White House ready to go for Sunday’s seven-fight card.
The card takes place on US President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday and is officially billed as UFC Freedom 250 to celebrate America’s Declaration of Independence.
And the lawsuit was filed by retired Air Force Sergeant Paul Romano and long-time civic activist Susan Douglas of the Public Integrity Project, accusing the show of being ‘deeply corrupt.’
A statement to talkSPORT.com read: “This is a case about corruption: the administration is allowing the sale of ‘sponsorship packages’ for up to $1.5million per person; a company allied to the President is getting exclusive for-profit streaming rights; ads for crypto and other companies will run at the White House and Lincoln Memorial; and the President himself has bought stock in the company organising the event.
“The basic question we need to ask as a country is whether we want to use our most sacred national monuments to enrich the president and his allies. We think the question answers itself.”
The White House responded in a statement via The Independent, calling the lawsuit a ‘baseless’ attempt to ‘prevent President Trump from hosting what will undoubtedly go down as one of the most historic sporting events in our nation’s history.’
UFC White House lawsuit came too late, judge says
US District Judge Amit Mehta had said he would make a decision based only on the written documents and evidence submitted by Romano and Douglas.
On Friday, Mehta made up his mind and ruled that the UFC White House card can be held on the South Lawn this weekend.
According to MMA Junkie, Mehta refused to issue a preliminary injunction to stop the fights, as well as further construction of the ‘claw’ on the South Lawn and the pre-fight press conference taking place at the Lincoln Memorial on Friday night.
Mehta said that Romano and Douglas hadn’t shown how they were ‘directly affected’ by the government’s actions in their evidence.
He also noted that the lawsuit also came in too late, writing: “Even if Plaintiffs had established standing, the court still would deny emergency relief because Plaintiffs have not proven irreparable harm.
“Their harms are also decidedly temporary. The Claw will be disassembled beginning at 10 am on June 15, 2026.”
UFC White House is headlined by a lightweight title bout between Spanish-Georgian superstar Ilia Topuria and American Justin Gaethje.
The chief support act sees two-weight champion Alex Pereira attempt to become the first UFC athlete to win titles across three divisions when he steps up to heavyweight to face Ciryl Gane.
Pereira vs Gane is for the interim heavyweight title, with undisputed champion Tom Aspinall currently still recovering from an eye injury he sustained last time out against Gane.
Eight Americans in total feature on the card, including Sean O’Malley and Michael Chandler.
The event also comes less than a month before Conor McGregor makes his return at UFC 329 against Max Holloway.
UFC Schedule
For all the upcoming fights and results this year, check out talkSPORT.com’s UFC schedule.
A federal judge has allowed the UFC’s White House show to continue as normal this weekend.
Last week, a last-gasp lawsuit was filed in an attempt to derail the event, with the UFC’s $60million arena on the South Lawn of the White House ready to go for Sunday’s seven-fight card.
The card takes place on US President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday and is officially billed as UFC Freedom 250 to celebrate America’s Declaration of Independence.
And the lawsuit was filed by retired Air Force Sergeant Paul Romano and long-time civic activist Susan Douglas of the Public Integrity Project, accusing the show of being ‘deeply corrupt.’
A statement to talkSPORT.com read: “This is a case about corruption: the administration is allowing the sale of ‘sponsorship packages’ for up to $1.5million per person; a company allied to the President is getting exclusive for-profit streaming rights; ads for crypto and other companies will run at the White House and Lincoln Memorial; and the President himself has bought stock in the company organising the event.
“The basic question we need to ask as a country is whether we want to use our most sacred national monuments to enrich the president and his allies. We think the question answers itself.”
The White House responded in a statement via The Independent, calling the lawsuit a ‘baseless’ attempt to ‘prevent President Trump from hosting what will undoubtedly go down as one of the most historic sporting events in our nation’s history.’
UFC White House lawsuit came too late, judge says
US District Judge Amit Mehta had said he would make a decision based only on the written documents and evidence submitted by Romano and Douglas.
On Friday, Mehta made up his mind and ruled that the UFC White House card can be held on the South Lawn this weekend.
According to MMA Junkie, Mehta refused to issue a preliminary injunction to stop the fights, as well as further construction of the ‘claw’ on the South Lawn and the pre-fight press conference taking place at the Lincoln Memorial on Friday night.
Mehta said that Romano and Douglas hadn’t shown how they were ‘directly affected’ by the government’s actions in their evidence.
He also noted that the lawsuit also came in too late, writing: “Even if Plaintiffs had established standing, the court still would deny emergency relief because Plaintiffs have not proven irreparable harm.
“Their harms are also decidedly temporary. The Claw will be disassembled beginning at 10 am on June 15, 2026.”
UFC White House is headlined by a lightweight title bout between Spanish-Georgian superstar Ilia Topuria and American Justin Gaethje.
The chief support act sees two-weight champion Alex Pereira attempt to become the first UFC athlete to win titles across three divisions when he steps up to heavyweight to face Ciryl Gane.
Pereira vs Gane is for the interim heavyweight title, with undisputed champion Tom Aspinall currently still recovering from an eye injury he sustained last time out against Gane.
Eight Americans in total feature on the card, including Sean O’Malley and Michael Chandler.
The event also comes less than a month before Conor McGregor makes his return at UFC 329 against Max Holloway.
UFC Schedule
For all the upcoming fights and results this year, check out talkSPORT.com’s UFC schedule.
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| 📰 Publicación: | talksport.com |
| ✍️ Autor: | Lewis Thompson |
| 📅 Fecha Original: | 2026-06-12 19:04:00 |
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