Patriotism, not politics: UFC fans tout love of sport, country at Freedom 250 events
The politicization of Sunday's UFC fights on the White House's South Lawn was unavoidable. But fans at the weekend's festivities on the Ellipse offered a different perspective, with many saying they saw the event as unifying and a celebration of the continued legitimization of mixed martial arts.
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The politicization of Sunday’s UFC fights on the White House’s South Lawn was unavoidable. But fans at the weekend’s festivities on the Ellipse offered a different perspective, with many saying they saw the event as unifying and a celebration of the continued legitimization of mixed martial arts. Tens of thousands of UFC fans spent their weekend hunting for shade on the Ellipse as they celebrated Sunday night’s Freedom 250 event with a fan festival a quarter of a mile south of Sunday night’s cage matches. It was as close as the estimated 80,000 fans could get. In-person attendance for the fights themselves, which were set to include bouts for the lightweight championship and the interim heavyweight title, was limited to just 4,300 spectators.
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