White House fight night: Trump and UFC complete symbolic merger with birthday spectacular

Despite a last-ditch legal bid to block the event, the White House spent the night as a marketing department for the private fighting companyA warm Sunday night on the South Lawn – with bright lights, fireworks, a fighter plane flyover, thousands of spectators, and the first major professional sporting event ever staged at the White House – produced many memorable scenes. One might linger more than most.Justin Gaethje, the American interim lightweight champion, stood alone in the Oval Office in...