The Octagon (“the cage”) is already set up, along with a massive structure nicknamed “the Claw”—a 92ft tall, 154ft wide lighted arena expected to draw over 4,300 in-person spectators, with the fight headlined by something like Ilia Topuria vs. Justin Gaethje.
It’s the first professional UFC event on White House grounds, and it’s been controversial (lawsuits, debates about decorum, etc.), but a judge cleared it to proceed.
