The UFC is hosting a high‑profile event on the White House lawn, with an estimated 125,000 attendees and a $60 million price tag. The outdoor setting has raised concerns about the weather, particularly rain and lightning, while commentators and a poll question the appropriateness of the event at this time.
on the White House lawn on Sunday. The $60 million event is currently expecting around 125,000 attendees, and has been branded as a celebration ofThe UFC fights will take place outdoors, a bold move given how hot and humid Washington, DC. can be in mid-June.
As of Thursday night the weather forecast“Right now, there’s a 46% chance of rain in Washington on Sunday,” Kimmel noted in his Thursday monologue.
“The UFC CEO Dana WhiteLightning looks like a serious potential problem the outdoor event could face, but, playing weatherman, Kimmel predicted that he thinks Trump and his goons will probably be “pretty safe. ” “If God wanted the White House to be struck by lightning, that would have happened 18 months ago,” Kimmel joked, referring to Trump’s 2024 election win.of the White House, where the new UFC arena sits on the South Lawn close by the demolished East Wing.
“There it is, the awful tower, which now has a UFC octagon in front of it,” Kimmel said. “It has eight sides, one for each year of our lives the president has ruined. ”, joking, “Could there be a better metaphor for this administration than a giant Monster Energy logo on the White House lawn? ”poll found that just 16 percent of Americans believed this is an appropriate time for the president to be hosting such an event.
Even MAGA-friendly podcaster Joe Rogan has been critical of the event. Like Kimmel, Rogan has cited the weather as a serious concern:“I just don’t think that you should compete in a world championship fight in a non-controlled environment,” Rogan said.
“You wouldn’t ask them to play a world championship basketball game outside in the sun. That would be crazy. ”
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