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The lawsuit says such approval violated National Park Service regulations prohibiting sporting events on federal parklands, Congress did not consent to the <span><a data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ufc-octagon-white-house-trump-america-250-4fa60d8e0cd34448b55f34f41b18c116\">towering arch<\/a><\/span>  overlooking the event space and no environmental review was conducted before the construction.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is fundamentally a private, commercial, corrupt use of our most sacred national monuments for private gain,&rdquo; said Brendan Ballou, a lawyer for the plaintiffs. &ldquo;And that is what is motivating this lawsuit.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>The White House said in a statement that the legal challenge was &ldquo;an obstructionist, baseless, and dilatory&rdquo; attempt to prevent Trump from hosting the fight and that the event was &ldquo;no different than the various other White House-hosted events on the South Lawn and properly permitted events on the Ellipse and National Mall throughout the year.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>UFC did not immediately respond to a request for comment Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Crews are erecting an octagon-shaped cage on the South Lawn. Trump has said the finished UFC project will feature &ldquo;a 5,000-seat arena right outside the front door of the White House.&rdquo; Additional large screens broadcasting the fights will be set up in a park at the nearby Ellipse, and the UFC has said it plans to issue as many as 85,000 free tickets to accommodate spectators at both locations. <\/p>\n<p>The octagon and surrounding structures are the latest project in the White House building boom Trump is leading. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/white-house-ufc-fight-lawsuit-trump-birthday-da95554d7137ca297dd47951a3b95cc8\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] NEW YORK (AP) &mdash; A federal lawsuit seeks to halt the upcoming UFC fight card on the White House South Lawn in a mixed martial arts show timed for President Donald Trump&rsquo;s 80th birthday and part of the celebration of the nation&rsquo;s 250th anniversary. 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