UFC
UFC opens ticket requests to watch White House event from Fan Fest
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usatoday.com
The UFC has started taking ticket requests for the Fan Fests being held in conjunction with UFC Freedom 250 on June 14 at the White House.
The tickets are free and will give 85,000 fans the ability to watch the fights on large screens across the street from the White House at Ellipse Park, according to the UFC. The first of two Fan Fests, which will also feature stages, music, and meet-and-greets with UFC fighters, will take place June 13.
Fans have the opportunity to request two free tickets to the Fan Fests, but requesting tickets is no guarantee of getting them.
They will be selected by random drawing, according to the UFC, which says registrants will be notified by email if their requested tickets can be fulfilled.
The request window closes on Friday, May 22 at 11:59 p.m. ET, according to the UFC.
• Streaming: Paramount Plus (free with monthly subscription, as low as $8.99.)
• Time: Prelims are scheduled to start at 4 pm ET and the main card is scheduled to start at Prelims are scheduled for 8 p.m. ET, according to the UFC.
About 4,000 people will watch the fights from outside the temporary arena on the South Lawn at the White House, according to White. He said President Donald Trump has 1,000 tickets, White has 200 tickets and another 200 have gone to Ariel Emanuel, CEO of the holding company that owns UFC.
The remaining tickets will go to different branches of the military, according to White.