UFC fighters, bug concerns and a lawsuit: A breakdown of the $60 million event at the White House this weekend [View all]

(Yahoo News) The White House's Ultimate Fighting Championship event is proceeding as planned, even as the Trump administration fights a federal lawsuit that's seeking to stop it from taking place at one of the most iconic landmarks in the world this weekend.

The main event of UFC Freedom 250 will be a series of mixed martial arts fights on June 14, which marks Flag Day and President Trump's 80th birthday. On the South Lawn of the White House, a roughly 90-foot-tall arched lighting grid, which the UFC calls "The Claw," towers over a temporary 5,000-seat arena, complete with an octagonal fight cage.

A lawsuit filed Saturday by the Public Integrity Project on behalf of two Virginia residents, a Vietnam War veteran and a civic activist, sought a temporary restraining order to halt the UFC event. They argue that officials failed to follow federal rules and regulations to allow a privately run event to take place on government property. They also allege that the event is "corrupt" because it will benefit Trump, who owns stock in UFC's parent company, TKO.

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