Justin Gaethje shows up in FBI training event coverage as a UFC star lending techniques to Quantico recruits. Notable lightweight champ.
Developing coverage shows the White House hosts a Freedom 250 UFC event on the South Lawn to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary. The project faces legal challenges and public concern over spending, symbolism, and the use of national monuments for private marketing.
Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will face off again on September 19 at the Las Vegas Sphere, streamed on Netflix. This marks their second fight, 11 years after their first, and the first boxing event at the Sphere. Both nearing 50, they recently returned from retirement, with Mayweather ending a nine-year hiatus and Pacquiao returning last year.
The White House South Lawn hosts UFC Freedom 250 on Trump’s 80th birthday, with a 600-ton arena, The Claw, and seven fights. Legal challenges question whether public land is being used to back private interests, while sponsors and celebrities line up for the high-profile event.