D.C. Commission: UFC White House card requires permit to be sanctioned

The UFC White House card could lose its official status over a $100 permit.

The UFC will host a one-of-a-kind card at the White House on President Donald Trump’s birthday on June 14. The card billed as Freedom Fights 250 is a tribute to America’s 250th year of independence.

However, the card now faces the threat of losing its official status over a $100 permit. The UFC needs a $100 permit to sanction the event. However, the chairman of the District of Columbia Combat Sports Commission, Andrew Huff, claims that UFC officials have refused to obtain the permit as the event is taking place on “federal land.” Huff says that the fights would be unsanctioned without the permit and wouldn’t go down…