{"id":37198,"date":"2026-03-14T12:36:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T12:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Belal-Muhammad-compares-UFC-White-House-card-to-The-Hunger-Games-200454"},"modified":"2026-03-14T12:36:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T12:36:01","slug":"belal-muhammad-compares-ufc-white-house-card-to-the-hunger-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/belal-muhammad-compares-ufc-white-house-card-to-the-hunger-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Belal Muhammad compares UFC White House card to ‘The Hunger Games’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Belal
\nMuhammad<\/a> doesn\u2019t think there will be any real MMA fans at the
\n
\nUFC White House<\/a> card.<\/p>\n

The
\nUFC<\/a> will host a one-of-a-kind event at the White House on
\nPresident Donald Trump\u2019s birthday, June 14, on the South Lawn of
\nthe White House. The card, billed as Freedom Fights 250, will be a
\ncelebration of America\u2019s 250th year of independence. <\/p>\n

Muhammad recently compared the event to \u201cThe Hunger Games,\u201d the
\ndystopian series of movies based on the books written by Suzanne
\nCollins. The movies portray a survival competition where
\nparticipants must fight to the death until the last man stands.
\nMuhammad recalls a scene from the first movie where the protagonist
\nKatniss Everdeen, played by Jennifer Lawrence, goes for her
\ntryouts, while uninterested rich patrons go on with their
\ndiscussions. Muhammad believes the White House crowd will also not
\nbe paying much attention to the action inside the Octagon, barring
\nthe occasional highlight-reel knockout.<\/p>\n

No Real Fans<\/h2>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not open to the public, not open to real fans,\u201d Muhammad said
\non YouTube<\/a>. \u201cWhen I picture people who gonna be
\nthere watching, I picture \u2018The Hunger Games.\u2019 When Katniss was at
\nthe tryout and the rich, snobby people at the top, not paying
\nattention to her\u2026 They\u2019re just not gonna be paying attention to
\nwhat happens in the cage, if they see a little bit of a blood, they
\ndon\u2019t see a knockout. But they\u2019re not a real fans, so who cares?
\nThey get what they get.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Dana White said that there will be approximately 5,000
\nattendees at the White House, it\u2019s unclear how they will be
\nselected. Of those, 1,000 seats will reportedly be reserved for
\nmembers of the military. Meanwhile, the UFC is giving away 85,000
\nfree tickets for fans to watch the event on a screen at the
\nEllipse, which stands south of the White House fence. <\/p>\n