Judge rejects legal effort to cancel White House's UFC event

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A federal judge rejected a legal challenge to a UFC event scheduled for the White House's South Lawn, clearing the way for the fight card to proceed. The ruling sided with the administration against whoever filed the lawsuit seeking to block the event. Details about the grounds for the original challenge or the judge's reasoning weren't specified in the brief announcement, but the decision represents a win for the White House's plan to host the mixed-martial-arts spectacle on its grounds.