US judge refuses to block Trump’s White House UFC birthday event

Gaudy arena is already built on South Lawn to celebrate US president’s birthday and America’s 250th anniversary

A federal judge refused on Friday to stop the White House from staging a UFC show this weekend in an elaborate ring already built on the South Lawn to celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary – on Donald Trump’s 80th birthday.

US district judge Amit Mehta’s ruling allows organizers to use the White House lawn as the venue for Sunday’s planned UFC mixed martial arts event.