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Why Trump is hosting a UFC fight for his birthday

The president’s predictably weird White House cage fight, briefly explained.

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Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump’s Ultimate Fighting Championship takeover at the White House is coming up fast — and it’s exactly as weird as you’d expect.

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