Scott Fontana

The sport once bemoaned by Sen. John McCain as “human cockfighting” is about to take over the South Lawn of the White House on Flag Day.

They say Father Time is undefeated in the world of sports, but it's Mother Nature the UFC may have to contend with Sunday night on the South Lawn of the White House.

Everyone complains about the weather, and the only thing the UFC could do about it on Sunday night was submit to it.

Switch between CA and NY editions here. Better late than never for the UFC's one-of-a-kind event at the White House.

Forget winning for a moment; nobody had even attempted to make this sort of history.

The fighters brought fireworks to the South Lawn of the White House.

Forget winning for a moment; nobody had even attempted to make this sort of history.

“AI is here, boys and girls,” Dana White declared earlier this month, heralding Monday's debut of the UFC's overhauled rankings system.

Switch between CA and NY editions here. The Conor McGregor you knew is dead, and he isn't coming back.

Switch between CA and NY editions here. Out with The Notorious, and in with The Baddy.