Rubio inks public-private partnership with UFC ahead of WH cage fights
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding with UFC to create a public-private partnership with the mixed martial arts company ahead of this weekend’s cage fights on the White House’s South Lawn. Rubio referred to the UFC as the “United Nation.

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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated politics brief. The source report from The Hill says: Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding with UFC to create a public-private partnership with the mixed martial arts company ahead of this weekend’s cage fights on the White House’s South Lawn. Rubio referred to the UFC as the “United Nation.
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- Primary source: The Hill
- Published: Jun 11, 2026, 7:08 PM UTC
- Coverage area: Politics
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