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UFC White House event is DOOMED to flop
The UFC is heading to the White House lawn — and the crowd atmosphere might make the Apex look like Madison Square Garden. Luke Thomas breaks down why the guest list for this high-profile event is shaping up to be the worst fight crowd imaginable: not casual fans, not die-hards, but the McLean-to-Georgetown corridor crowd — think consultants, influencers, and tech executives who've never watched a full round of MMA in their lives.
Using his experience living in D.C., Luke explains the structural reality of who actually gets onto the White House lawn — and why that process all but guarantees…
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