{"id":203007,"date":"2026-05-27T00:06:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T00:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/203007\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T00:06:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T00:06:15","slug":"ufc-staging-built-by-pennsylvania-company-goes-up-at-white-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/203007\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC staging built by Pennsylvania company goes up at White House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3c70faa61c8c5afeaf1de34bb559b331.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) \u2014 The stage for the upcoming UFC Freedom 250 event is going up at the White House, but it first came together in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>A rendering released by the UFC over the weekend depicted a star-spangled arch over the octagon on the White House South Lawn. The arch dwarfed the residence on Tuesday as construction crews prepared for the June 14 bout, which coincides with President Donald Trump\u2019s birthday.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Equipment is seen being placed on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in Washington for a future UFC mixed martial arts fight to be held on June 14 as part of America 250 celebrations. (AP Photo\/Mark Schiefelbein)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/f799e3a35fe1d43926373d1751fc9395.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Equipment is seen being placed on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in Washington for a future UFC mixed martial arts fight to be held on June 14 as part of America 250 celebrations. (AP Photo\/Mark Schiefelbein)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Equipment being placed on the South Lawn of the White House is seen from the Washington Monument, Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in Washington. The UFC is holding a mixed martial arts fight on June 14 as part of America 250 celebrations. (AP Photo\/Mark Schiefelbein)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6b4874320c0456c61a40e2b937366a1b.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Equipment being placed on the South Lawn of the White House is seen from the Washington Monument, Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in Washington. The UFC is holding a mixed martial arts fight on June 14 as part of America 250 celebrations. (AP Photo\/Mark Schiefelbein)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Equipment for a future UFC fight is being placed on the South Lawn in front of the White House, Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in Washington, as work continues on the construction of the ballroom, right, as seen from the Washington Monument. (AP Photo\/Mark Schiefelbein)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3a29a4e9075a6b0a639feb2fe4800c7a.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Equipment for a future UFC fight is being placed on the South Lawn in front of the White House, Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in Washington, as work continues on the construction of the ballroom, right, as seen from the Washington Monument. (AP Photo\/Mark Schiefelbein)<\/p>\n<p>It was the first look at the event that Trump said was in high demand. But residents in Warwick Township got to see the metal structure rise above the Lancaster County farmland last month.<\/p>\n<p>In April, the township\u2019s board of supervisors approved a request by Tait Global LLC, a stage design company, to temporarily put up the structure on the 150-acre Rock Lititz campus, where some of the biggest names in live entertainment design, build, and rehearse their shows and tours.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/secretive-pennsylvania-soundstage-few-heard-234835333.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Secretive Pennsylvania soundstage few have heard of quietly hosts superstars everyone has heard of;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Secretive Pennsylvania soundstage few have heard of quietly hosts superstars everyone has heard of&quot;}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Secretive Pennsylvania soundstage few have heard of quietly hosts superstars everyone has heard of <\/a><\/p>\n<p>The structure was later taken apart to be reassembled at the White House.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Justin Gaethje and Ilia Topuria will headline the fight. The UFC is releasing limited free tickets for a UFC Freedom 250 Fan Fest and is expected to cover costs for the event.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc27.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to ABC27.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to ABC27.&quot;}\" class=\"link \"> For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to ABC27. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. 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