Donald Trump celebrates 80th birthday with Iran deal, White House cage fight

Washington: US President Donald Trump marked turning 80 on Monday, Australian time, by hailing an agreement to end the war in Iran hours before a birthday celebration that once would have seemed unfathomable: a cage-fighting show on the storied South Lawn of the White House.

The arena for UFC Freedom 250 stands on the South Lawn of the White House.Kevin Dietsch/Pool Getty via AP

Trump had been touting the emerging deal for weeks, and last-minute strikes in the conflict had threatened to overshadow the ostentatious UFC mixed martial arts extravaganza – where combatants sealed inside a wire-mesh octagon try to punch, kick, chop and pummel each other into submission.

While the crucial details are still to be negotiated, word of the deal will allow the president to be especially jubilant as he walks out of the White House for the fights.

Cabinet leaders, Republican lawmakers and 4000-plus spectators screaming themselves hoarse will join him in a temporary arena under “The Claw”, a spaceship-like metal arch fitted with lighting, sound equipment and large screens. Thousands more will be watching on big screens from the nearby Ellipse.

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