Trump building 4,500-seat UFC arena ‘right at the front door’ of White House for his 80th birthday celebration

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump building 4,500-seat UFC arena ‘right at the front door’ of White House for his 80th birthday celebration‘I’ve never had an event that’s had more interest than the UFC fight,’ Trump told reporters MondayBrendan Rascius in New York Monday 13 April 2026 21:18 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2956862","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-building-ufc-arena-white-house-b2956862.html","title":"Trump building 4,500-seat UFC arena ‘right at the front door’ of White House "}}CloseTrump says he's building a 4,500-seat UFC arena outside White HouseSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"is...