Fighters in the White House UFC bout on Sunday will gather tonight at the Lincoln Memorial to deliver a press conference ahead of the highly anticipated first-ever fight at the White House. 

The fighters will participate in a weigh-in ceremony tomorrow night on the White House Ellipse.

The event, dubbed “UFC Freedom 250,” is scheduled to continue as planned on Sunday despite the left’s attempt to sue the Trump Administration in opposition.

As The Gateway Pundit reported, an Obama-appointed federal judge denied the lawsuit arguing that Trump broke the law by building the 92-foot-tall 600-ton “Claw” fight venue on the White House lawn and is using the fight to enrich himself.

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The White House gave reporters access to The Claw on Thursday for a first look ahead of the fight. The massive structure holds an octagon in the center with hundreds of seats and TV screens surrounding it. A giant plaque reads “UFC FREEDOM 250” on the North side, just feet from the White House doors.

WATCH:

Per CBS:

The UFC Freedom 250 stars are headed to the Lincoln Memorial. Every athlete competing on Sunday’s monumental card will take part in a pre-fight press conference on Friday at the historic site

Tensions are flaring in the lead-up to what many are calling the biggest spectacle in UFC’s history. The lightweight title unifier between Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje took a dramatic turn this week as the subject of family gave their feud an ugly hue. Friday’s press conference marks the first time they’ll address each other in person since the tension picked up.

Alex Pereira and Ciryl Gane fight for the interim heavyweight title, but “Poatan” will have a hard time trying to ignore a loud presence on the card. Heavyweight contender Josh Hokit was physically removed from an earlier press conference setting with all of the fighters after remarks about Pereira’s mom. Pereira refuses to acknowledge Hokit’s existence. Fortunately, Topuria has that covered. Topuria was so incensed about the remarks that he tried to pick a fight with Hokit, who competes four divisions above him, hurling a water bottle at his head.

Plus, former bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley returns to take on rising contender Aiemann Zahabi. Rising lightweight contender Mauricio Ruffy hopes to keep rolling against veteran Michael Chandler. Rising middleweight prospect Bo Nickal looks to take the next step up in his rise when he takes on veteran Kyle Daukaus. And featherweight sluggers meet in the opener when Diego Lopes battles Steve Garcia.

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