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The USA's 250th birthday to be celebrated with Octagon UFC/MMA fight, possibly on the White House South Lawn

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Rugby is superior to American football in all aspects.
I was going to point out that an NFL game is 4 quarters at 15 mins each and lasts over 3 hours. I mean, just what..? But then I love cricket and that can last for 5 days. And often ends in a draw.
 
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Should our tax dollars go towards it?
If our taxes went towards the White House's LGBT flesh flash extravaganza, then most definitely.

Considering it's a sports event, it'll likely make more money than it costs to host.
 
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Jake Angeli was fined $2000 and spent 2.4 years in jail, how does that equal it being okay? Or are you saying Rose Montoya should've been fined and spent time in jail too?
I’m saying that your rage and standards are selective to serve your own needs and bias. In this case, your anti-trans and pro-January 6th agenda.
 
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UFC CEO Dana White says White House card is officially happening after meeting with Trump administration

UFC CEO Dana White announced on social media that he had productive meetings at the White House on Thursday and indicated they are really moving forward with the spectacle for next year's Fourth of July celebration:


Details for the card remain scarce, but White has hinted at the event being held on the South Lawn of the White House, while Trump spoke of setting enough seating for 20,000 to 25,000 people.

"The difference with the White House is I don't think they've ever had anything very heavy out on the lawn, and the Octagon alone weighs 20,000 pounds."

The event would be the first professional sporting event hosted at the White House in U.S. history, though there have been many recreational events.

President Donald Trump, who has ties to White and the UFC going back decades, floated the idea around this year's Fourth of July and the two sides quickly started working things out.

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There is a scene similar to this in the documentary will Luke Wilson and Maya Rudolph. A sobering concept.
 
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People hitting each other while rolling on the ground for the entertainment of their betters sounds like the perfect celebration of the occassion.

Let's hope the ring will be a permanent installation. There will be need for it in the future.
 
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People say Oh but the action always stops and starts etc! But thats whats good about it. You know when to look - and when you can do other important things like chat for second, eat, look at you phone, etc. You know when youre needed.

Compare it to the other football (soccer) where you have to be glued to it the whole time so you dont miss the unlikely event that something actually happens.
Do you enjoy Sumo wrestling?
 
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I asked about "Sumo" wrestling, not "professional" wrestling.
Aw you didn't get my joke about Trump being a sumo. Ya know, cause he's fat.

Anyways I hope that's the kinda entertainment we'll see at the White House next July.
 
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There’s an element of spectacle with our President that’s truly comedic when you consider the things he says and does. Most of the time I’m laughing at the enormity of his actions. No one else could get away with the same.

A UFC fight on the nation’s birthday would seem incredulous for another. But it’s on brand for him and there‘s more to come.

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Aw you didn't get my joke about Trump being a sumo. Ya know, cause he's fat.
There's a lot more to Sumo wrestling than being overweight.

I was asking since you were talking about enjoying long pauses in your sports entertainment.
 
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Do you enjoy Sumo wrestling?
I actually do. Not that I seek it out. But Ive enjoyed it. One time I was the first customer in a little Nagasaki sushi restaurant. So me and the sushi chef watched sumo for while over a beer before he had to start, and we mimed when crazy looking things happened because we couldnt talk to each other.
 
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Not when it comes to making a fat joke.

Huh?
I was trying to make an attempt at serious communciation with you.
 
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Do you enjoy Sumo wrestling?
NHK World shows lots of Japanese TV and occasionally they have sumo highlights - it's fascinating in a fifteen minute burst.
 
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I was trying to make an attempt at serious communciation with you.
I don't recall ever talking about enjoying long pauses in my sports entertainment. So that's why I said "huh?"
 
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