Pentagon Recruiting Troops to Watch UFC Fights

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Pentagon Recruiting Troops to Watch UFC Fights

May 29, 2026 at 2:26 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 137 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2026/05/29/pentagon-recruiting-troops-to-watch-ufc-fights/

“The Pentagon is moving to recruit hundreds of troops to appear as spectators at President Donald Trump’s UFC cage-fighting event at the White House, and requiring those who attend to pay their own way and meet height and weight requirements," the Washington Post reports.

[3catwoman3]

1. How pathetic.

[purr-rat beauty]

2. Fraud Waste Abuse

Coercion, extortion, and grooooooming

[Irish_Dem]

3. Disgusting display of US troops. They are Trump's trained monkeys now.

[Ilsa]

4. I've heard you don't own yourself any more

when you're in the military, but can they make people do this and pay for it? I'd be looking for a fat suit to get out of doing it.

[Dave Bowman]

5. Ridiculous and pathetic.

[Wounded Bear]

6. "Volunteers"

[Vinca]

7. In other words, central casting.

[Midnight Writer]

8. And no women, I am sure.

[MustLoveBeagles]

9. This thing is a total bust already

I'm sorry for the troops that will be subjected to this idiotic display.

[C_U_L8R]

10. Forced to be props for a flailing tyrant

At least they can punish him with silence.

[IcyPeas]

11. VIP tickets are $1.5M

Fans without VIP access will reportedly watch from nearby Ellipse Park, where tens of thousands of free viewing tickets are expected to be distributed.

Still, critics online quickly zeroed in on the reported seven-figure packages. “A $1.5 million VIP buy-in at a White House event is pay-to-play dressed up as a birthday party,” public relations expert Amore Philip told OK! Magazine.

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/white-house-hosting-high-roller-200315371.html

[City Lights]

12. Completely absurd. nt

[Sequoia]

13. Height and weight requirements?

[Bristlecone]

14. Is it like an audition and only the "beautiful people" need apply?

Or more like getting on Space Mountain at Disney?

[BeneteauBum]

15. Not surprised

They’ll be required to cheer……

Peace ☮️

[Totally Tunsie]

16. Strange - I've seen nothing about their "Commander in Chief" being required

to meet height and weight requirements. Did this just somehow get lost in the reporting?
It wouldn't, couldn't, be because chump wouldn't be allowed to attend his own event, right??
"Rules for thee, but not for me."

[jmowreader]

17. I went to lots of mandatory fun events when I was in the Army

I was never expected to pay admission or get weighed in, though.