2026-06-12T17:04:24.213Z / 路透社
华盛顿，6月12日（路透社）——一名联邦法官周五驳回了阻止唐纳德·特朗普总统在白宫场地举办一场特别终极格斗冠军赛（UFC）综合格斗赛事的请求，这场原定于周日在一座新建高塔结构内举行的赛事将按计划进行。
美国地区法官阿米特·梅塔
驳回了两名华盛顿地区居民的诉讼，他们在诉讼中称特朗普政府为举办这场被命名为“UFC自由250”的赛事越权，其中包括未获得国会授权。原告曾寻求司法命令叫停该赛事。
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梅塔表示，这两名挑战者“未能证明他们‘直接受到被告行为的影响’”，且不合理地拖延了诉讼提起时间。
白宫发言人在一份声明中表示，法官“正确驳回了一起不合时宜且 frivolous（无意义）”的企图。美国司法部民事部门负责人布雷特·舒马特在社交媒体上发帖称：“比赛如期举行。”
原告律师表示他们对裁决感到失望，但尊重该结果。
“这不是一场关于体育赛事的案件，而是关于腐败，少数个人和公司将从我们的公共纪念场所中获利，”他们在一份声明中说道。
这场UFC赛事定于特朗普80岁生日当天举办，作为这位共和党总统庆祝美国建国250周年计划的一部分。赛事将在八角形格斗笼中进行综合格斗对决，该格斗笼被安置在最近几周在白宫南草坪搭建的一座92英尺高（约28米高）的爪状结构内。
原告于6月6日提起诉讼，称该场地禁止举办职业体育赛事，而为赛事搭建的场馆未获得国会要求的授权。
“这个国家的公共纪念场所不应被出借用于私人牟利，”诉讼中写道。
UFC的母公司是上市企业TKO集团控股公司（TKO.N）。TKO同时也是职业摔跤组织世界摔角娱乐（WWE）的母公司。WWE长期前高管琳达·麦克马洪担任特朗普政府的教育部长。
原告反对该赛事的商业动机，称其在联邦土地上举办，并称其“严重腐败”。
特朗普政府在一份法庭文件中表示，原告未证明他们将如何因这场UFC赛事受到损害。司法部告诉梅塔，白宫南草坪上举办公共活动已有先例。
政府方面表示，预计将有超过4000名观众到场观赛。
特朗普与UFC的渊源可追溯至21世纪初，当时他同意在其后来破产的新泽西州大西洋城泰姬陵赌场举办赛事。UFC首席执行官达纳·怀特是特朗普的亲密盟友。
特朗普还面临其他针对白宫及美国首都其他地区建筑项目的诉讼，包括他计划在已拆除的东翼场地建造一座9万平方英尺的宴会厅，以及他提出的关闭并翻新约翰·F·肯尼迪表演艺术中心的计划。
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US judge won’t block Trump’s White House UFC mixed martial arts event
2026-06-12T17:04:24.213Z / Reuters
A view of the setup ahead of the UFC Freedom 250 fights on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 11, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci Purchase Licensing Rights
WASHINGTON, June 12 (Reuters) – A federal judge declined on Friday to block President Donald Trump from hosting a special Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts event on the White House grounds, letting the fights set to be held on Sunday inside a towering new structure proceed.
U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta
ruled against two Washington-area residents who argued in a lawsuit that Trump’s administration exceeded its authority in staging the event, dubbed “UFC Freedom 250,” by among other things failing to obtain congressional authorization. The plaintiffs had sought a judicial order to block the event.
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Mehta said the two challengers “fall short of showing they are ‘directly affected’ by defendants’ actions” and had unreasonably delayed bringing their lawsuit.
A White House spokesperson in a statement said the judge “rightly rejected an untimely and frivolous” effort. Brett Shumate, the head of the Justice Department’s civil division, said in a post on social media: “Fight’s on.”
Lawyers for the plaintiffs said they were disappointed but respected the ruling.
“This isn’t a case about a sporting event, it’s about corruption, as a handful of people and companies stand to profit from our public monuments,” they said in a statement.
The UFC event is scheduled to take place on Trump’s 80th birthday as part of the Republican president’s plans to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the founding of the U.S. The event features mixed martial arts bouts contested in an octagonal cage situated inside a 92-foot-tall (28-meter-tall) claw-like structure erected in recent weeks on the White House’s South Lawn.
The plaintiffs sued on June 6, arguing that professional sporting events are barred at the site and that the arena constructed for the fights lacks required authorization from Congress.
“This nation’s public monuments should not be loaned out for private exploitation,” the lawsuit said.
The UFC’s parent company is publicly traded TKO Group Holdings
(TKO.N). TKO is also the parent company of the professional wrestling organization WWE. Longtime former WWE executive Linda McMahon serves as Trump’s education secretary.
The plaintiffs objected to the commercial motives of the event, which is being held on federal land, and called it “deeply corrupt.”
The Trump administration said
in a court filing that the plaintiffs had not shown how they would be harmed by the UFC event. There is a history of holding public events on the White House South Lawn, the Justice Department told Mehta.
The administration said more than 4,000 spectators are expected to attend.
Trump’s ties with UFC date back to the early 2000s, when he agreed to host events at his since-bankrupt Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. UFC Chief Executive Dana White is a close Trump ally.
Trump is facing other lawsuits over construction projects on the White House and elsewhere in the U.S. capital, including his plan to build a 90,000-square-foot ballroom on the site of the East Wing that he had demolished, and his proposal to close and renovate the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Reporting by Mike Scarcella; Editing by David Bario, Will Dunham and Andrea Ricci
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