An incredible evening of patriotism that is purely American at the White House as President Trump and the UFC organization participate in the UFC Freedom 250 celebration. It was completely over the top American. The UFC octagon created at the White House for the event. Highlight of the opening ceremony below. . Posted in Celebrations, […] The post UFC 250 Opening Ceremony appeared first on The Last Refuge.
Cormier deleted the post and later wrote, "Are people really this dumb?" after it appeared his X account was hacked and victimized by a crypto scam during the UFC Freedom 250 event.
Prominent MAGA figures expressed outrage Sunday night after Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter Sean Strickland – an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump for his past ties to Jeffrey Epstein – was escorted out of the UFC White House event by U.S. Marshalls.The current UFC Middleweight Champion, Strickland previously claimed he was banned from participating in the White House event for making “fun of Israel and Epstein,” and for claiming “Trump is owned by [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu].” He doubled down on his criticisms of Trump after learning of the ban by calling Trump a “f------ pedophile.”And yet, despite the ban, Strickland attended the event but was soon escorted out by law enforcement “due to concerns for [his] safety,” the United States Park Police Public Information Office said in a statement, according to ESPN.Former Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia expressed outrage at the news, and argued that Strickland’s removal from the event could even hurt Republicans in the upcoming midterm elections.“This is exactly how you lose younger male voters, actually a lot more than that demographic,” Greene wrote Sunday night in a social media post on X to her more than 1.7 million followers. “Send in police to haul off an actual American UFC Champion because he used his 1st Amendment and criticized Israel.”Ian Wendt, a prominent MAGA influencer, podcaster and founder of the “Patriot Gear” online apparel shop, called Strickland’s removal “wild,” and came to a dark conclusion about what he believed it represented.“Sean Strickland, the Only American UFC Champion shows up to the 250th Celebration fight night for America and is arrested and escorted out,” Wendt wrote Sunday night in a social media post on X. “All because he criticized the administration, the government and the obvious corruption when it comes to Israel’s influence in both. Wild. Let that sink in for a minute. America is compromised.”Strickland himself responded to the outrage from MAGA figures, issuing thanks to a supposed fan that helped him, briefly, gain entrance to the White House event.“To the fan that snuck me in.. You're a f------ legend and a true [American],” Strickland wrote in a social media post on X to his more than 1 million followers. “You did what the UFC wouldn't.”And this is exactly how you lose younger male voters, actually a lot more than that demographic.Send in police to haul off an actual American UFC Champion because he used his 1st amendment and criticized Israel. https://t.co/7zq4KAIIuZ— Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 (@mtgreenee) June 15, 2026
Freedom 250 announced details on Sunday about the rodeo it is holding on Washington, D.C.’s National Mall. The rodeo is an effort to “tell the story of the people and traditions that helped shape the American frontier and the nation,” according to organizers. It will be held daily as part of the Great American State […]
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President Donald Trump appeared to doze off in the front row of his own UFC birthday celebration, handing critics fresh ammunition and reigniting calls for his removal from office.Footage circulating from UFC Freedom 250 on the White House South Lawn shows Trump, who turned 80 on Sunday, seated beside UFC chief Dana White with his eyes closed and his head slumping to one side, according to the Mirror and various observers.Anti-Trump commentator Ed Krassenstein pounced on the clip. "How does this even happen?" he wrote, sharing video of the apparent nap. "Trump appears to have fallen asleep at the UFC event at the White House? 25th Amendment Now!"The progressive account Call to Activism amplified it as "BREAKING," announcing that Trump "HAS FALLEN ASLEEP AT HIS 80TH BIRTHDAY UFC FREEDOM 250 EVENT."The moment drew notice from fight fans, too. One MMA account, MMA Joey, claimed Trump "fell asleep during the Bo Nickal fight" and that White "had to slap him" to wake him during the finish, though that version of events could not be independently confirmed.According to the Mirror, the footage set off a wave of comments questioning the president's fitness, with one user sarcastically writing, "Oh…yeah…he's fit to lead the country," and another insisting he should resign because he is "too old."The episode echoes one from a week earlier. The Mirror noted that Trump had been widely criticized for appearing to nod off during Game 3 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden, prompting Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to post "WAKE TF UP" and the Lincoln Project to mock the outing as "the most expensive taxpayer-funded nap." Detractors have since taken to calling him "Commander-in-Sleep."The White House has consistently rejected that narrative. As the Mirror reported, Secretary of State Marco Rubio told a congressional hearing this month that the opposite was true, describing Trump as working "inhumane hours" and phoning him in the dead of night. A White House spokesman has described the president's energy as "unmatched," and Trump's physician recorded a 30/30 score on a cognitive test at his late-May physical, which the White House billed as a "perfect bill of health."Whether the president was asleep or simply watching a screen with his eyes shut, as the Mirror put it, the image of Trump appearing to drift off at his own birthday party all but guaranteed the questions would keep coming.
President Donald Trump brought celebrities, businesspeople, and politicians to the White House lawn on Sunday night for the UFC Freedom 250 fight. From podcasters such as Joe Rogan to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), prominent names and Trump allies braved the heat wave and mosquito swarms to celebrate the president’s 80th birthday and the country’s […]
President Donald Trump was captured on video “smiling” Sunday after an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter dropped a shockingly "offensive” and false remark about former First Lady Michelle Obama during the UFC event at the White House, CNN reported.Mixed martial artist Joshua Hokit, 28, defeated his opponent Derrick Lewis Sunday night at the White House UFC bout, and after his victory, shouted an inflammatory and false claim targeting the former first lady.“Michelle Obama is a man! Am I right, America?” Hokit said, eliciting both cheers and boos from the crowd, CNN reported.Hokit’s remarks also elicited a response from Trump, who was seated in the first row at the event.“In a brief moment captured on camera, Trump, seated first row at the ‘Octagon,’ appeared to show a half-smile seconds after the false remark, which has previously circulated online,” wrote CNN’s Alejandra Jaramillo.Back in February, Trump faced rare bipartisan outrage after posting a video on his social media platform Truth Social that briefly depicted former President Barack Obama and the first lady as primates in the jungle. The blowback was so fierce that Trump – who denied being aware that the segment of the video he posted included the racist depiction – ultimately deleted the post.
It was a spectacle, with a presidential birthday and an Iran peace deal as context and background. “UFC Freedom 250,” a primetime fight night that played out just steps from the White House on Sunday night, combined sports and the office of the president in a way never seen before. Reactions to the event fell sharply along partisan lines, but the event…