Trump hosts UFC fights at White House as part of America 250 events

UFC spectacle on South Lawn underscores Trump’s showmanship amid rising strain

Trent Reinsmith is a Baltimore-based writer who covers MMA and hockey.

This week, the hard realities of the office have threatened to overshadow the ostentatious UFC mixed-martial arts extravaganza, where combatants sealed inside a wire-mesh octagon try to punch, kick, chop, and pummel each other into submission.

Asked by PBS co-anchor Geoff Bennett what he made of the White House event, Brooks cited Kennedy's guest list before landing on the comparison to mixed martial arts.