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EarlG

(23,766 posts)
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 09:21 AM Jun 14

Safety tip: In the event of a thunderstorm, stand directly beneath the nearest giant metal arch

‘No matter what!’ — Dana White reassures fight fans that UFC White House card will happen at all costs

Dana White is “sick and tired” of hearing about bad weather and federal lawsuits. The UFC CEO just wants to focus on rolling out UFC Freedom 250 from the White House South Lawn this Sunday night.

No matter what.

(snip)

“Listen, the show goes on on Sunday. No matter what happens we’re going,” said White at Friday’s presser. “I don’t care if it rains, snows, whatever happens. We have a fight on Sunday.

“I’m sick and tired of hearing about the weather now and all the other bullsh-t surrounding this event. We are fighting on Sunday night on the White House lawn. No matter what!”

https://www.mmamania.com/ufc-white-house-2026-fight-card-start-time-full-results-dana-white-conor-mcgregor-cbs-mma/450203/no-matter-what-dana-white-reassures-fight-fans-that-ufc-white-house-card-will-happen-at-all-costs-video-freedom-250-weather



https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/washington/20006/hourly-weather-forecast/18-327659_1_al
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Safety tip: In the event of a thunderstorm, stand directly beneath the nearest giant metal arch (Original Post) EarlG Jun 14 OP
;-{) ACT OF GOD Goonch Jun 14 #1
My dearest Martha, tanyev Jun 14 #2
Hey, magats, wear NJCher Jun 14 #3
I've been hoping a lightning strike would take out TSF on one of his golf outings. 3catwoman3 Jun 14 #4
... Wednesdays Jun 14 #8
If rain comes with the lightening, Dr. T Jun 14 #34
He'd have Rubio.... SergeStorms Jun 14 #53
Ideal Conditions for Entertainment Kid Berwyn Jun 14 #5
A lightening strike would be such a shame. Swede Jun 14 #6
Smite! mcar Jun 14 #7
Safety be damned! Full speed ahead!! Totally Tunsie Jun 14 #9
HA HA HA HA HA HA Passages Jun 14 #10
He can attend a fight during a thunderstorm... Trueblue Texan Jun 14 #11
Should be fun catching the weather radar off and on this evening. paleotn Jun 14 #12
Grand finale Pinback Jun 14 #13
Hahahaaa! electric_blue68 Jun 14 #41
And if you are orange and obese, touch the metal arch for best protection. RockCreek Jun 14 #14
Perhaps holding your lovely wife or daughter's hand with your other hand, for stability displacedvermoter Jun 14 #18
Lord, smite my enemies, but if You shalt not, at least strike them with lightning so we shall recognize surfered Jun 14 #15
So mote it be! niyad Jun 14 #17
😁 surfered Jun 14 #23
That "ugly ass thunder dome" is the highest point on the White House grounds ...the flag poles might be Botany Jun 14 #16
Don't tease me with a good time! questionseverything Jun 14 #19
Upper 80 to 90 degree F, very humid, wind, possible thunderstorms, and bugs. Botany Jun 14 #22
bug the!##$$ out of them.! AllaN01Bear Jun 14 #37
Be still my racing heart! Lol. /nt slightlv Jun 14 #31
first the streamers , then the main grounding pulse ,and then zap with all those tall objects in the area, AllaN01Bear Jun 14 #33
LIghtening strikes thunder dome. (love it) Prairie_Seagull Jun 14 #38
Can it be mandatory for everyone... 3catwoman3 Jun 14 #39
Tomorrow's FOX chyron: Trump's poll numbers take rapid decline as DC fire & rescue fails to revive scores of fools Attilatheblond Jun 14 #54
Apparently... 2naSalit Jun 14 #20
And to keep rain from ruining orange make-up, be sure to stand under an umbrella. Auggie Jun 14 #21
This of course, offers a perfect cap for Orrex's daily hopeful posts. There could be no better justice than a fried... NNadir Jun 14 #24
I had been planning to ignore it entirely, but now it seems like it might be fun to check in on how it's going. Scrivener7 Jun 14 #25
I'm so gullible relogic Jun 14 #26
Come On Mother Nature BlueKota Jun 14 #27
yes Quiet Em Jun 14 #28
I can hear it now when lighting strikes. I survived another assassination attempt. Bengus81 Jun 14 #29
He stared at an eclipse... Daigan Jun 14 #30
It'll probably go swimmingly tbh SSJVegeta Jun 14 #32
I told my husband if lightening takes out the king, I will definitely be going to church and I'm an atheist. LOL. Vinca Jun 14 #35
The forecast is... WestMichRad Jun 14 #36
earlg: your headline is the absolute best! i laughed out loud, had to tell my daughter and she laughed out loud too! orleans Jun 14 #40
Good advice! 😄 electric_blue68 Jun 14 #42
Yeah, you are all "big men" Dana... Just stand under that full metal monstrosity and ignore hlthe2b Jun 14 #43
Thank you for the chortle. yellow dahlia Jun 14 #44
Sounds like when the Nazis opened the Ark SocialDemocrat61 Jun 14 #45
And hold your hands high. Rapture will come soon... Evolve Dammit Jun 14 #46
75% by 8:00 Figarosmom Jun 14 #47
Courtesy of Abraham Lincoln FakeNoose Jun 14 #48
Disasters are Routine for MAGAts NJCher Jun 14 #49
Creep fried Orange Chicken TACO. BHDem53 Jun 14 #50
Lightning has a strike range of 20 miles. Just saying.... nt allegorical oracle Jun 14 #51
My dream come true... Faux pas Jun 14 #52
I'm sure the event will be spectacular and electrifying. nt Xipe Totec Jun 15 #55

tanyev

(49,933 posts)
2. My dearest Martha,
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 09:28 AM
Jun 14

Last edited Sun Jun 14, 2026, 12:55 PM - Edit history (1)

Even though foul weather approaches, our commander has ordered us to put ourselves in harm's way, no matter what. I fear the worst. I pray you remember me fondly.

Your loving husband,
Lightning Strike

P.S. I have been assured that should the worst happen, you will receive a generous cryptocurrency bonus in about two weeks. I beg you, spend it wisely.

3catwoman3

(30,151 posts)
4. I've been hoping a lightning strike would take out TSF on one of his golf outings.
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 09:31 AM
Jun 14

This would be even better.

Dr. T

(810 posts)
34. If rain comes with the lightening,
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 12:13 PM
Jun 14

Snowflake Donnie wouldn't want his hair to get wet. He'd look like a wet orange rat.

If anyone here is good with graphics art or AI, please conjure a giant snowflake with Dim Dong's face in the middle. I would appreciate it.

SergeStorms

(21,040 posts)
53. He'd have Rubio....
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 09:46 PM
Jun 14

stand behind him holding a giant cast-iron umbrella. Hopefully it gets the entire administration in one fantastic lightening bolt that we can watch on a continuous loop for the next week or two.

Does that make me a bad person? Like I care.

Trueblue Texan

(4,708 posts)
11. He can attend a fight during a thunderstorm...
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 09:50 AM
Jun 14

…but he can’t honor fallen soldiers if it sprinkles.

paleotn

(23,054 posts)
12. Should be fun catching the weather radar off and on this evening.
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 10:02 AM
Jun 14

Come on, mom nature, do your thing!! And I don't give a solid shite what happens to any of them, from Donnie Dumbass on down.

https://www.ventusky.com/
https://www.wunderground.com/wundermap

"Cage fighters" on the White House lawn. Just let that sink in. Idiocracy IS a documentary and unfortunately, we're living it.

Pinback

(13,712 posts)
13. Grand finale
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 10:11 AM
Jun 14

is the 14mph wind ripping the tarp off the Kennedy Center wall after 9 pm.

surfered

(15,023 posts)
15. Lord, smite my enemies, but if You shalt not, at least strike them with lightning so we shall recognize
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 10:13 AM
Jun 14

..them by their charredness. Amen!

Botany

(78,204 posts)
16. That "ugly ass thunder dome" is the highest point on the White House grounds ...the flag poles might be
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 10:18 AM
Jun 14

…. higher …. It has metal in its, it has electrical wires in it, the cage for the fight is made of metal,
the seating is made of metal, the atmosphere will have a lot of moisture in it, and if it rains there
will be water everywhere and all this stuff conducts electricity like a champ.

We could be looking @ a mass casualty event.

Botany

(78,204 posts)
22. Upper 80 to 90 degree F, very humid, wind, possible thunderstorms, and bugs.
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 10:43 AM
Jun 14

Last edited Sun Jun 14, 2026, 11:14 AM - Edit history (1)

10 a.m. - The National Weather Service has increased its chance of rain to 70%, forecasting "likely" showers and thunderstorms for the D.C. area before 10 p.m. ET. That puts the rain squarely in the window for the 8 p.m. start time of the Freedom 250 card.

On Friday night, UFC delayed a press conference at the Lincoln Memorial due to nearby lightning strikes.

Update Humidity will be >80 %.

AllaN01Bear

(30,094 posts)
33. first the streamers , then the main grounding pulse ,and then zap with all those tall objects in the area,
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 12:09 PM
Jun 14

positive lightning. even worse .

Prairie_Seagull

(4,896 posts)
38. LIghtening strikes thunder dome. (love it)
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 12:23 PM
Jun 14

rips hole in space/time, above the event. Problem solved.

Attilatheblond

(9,475 posts)
54. Tomorrow's FOX chyron: Trump's poll numbers take rapid decline as DC fire & rescue fails to revive scores of fools
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 10:09 PM
Jun 14

NNadir

(38,846 posts)
24. This of course, offers a perfect cap for Orrex's daily hopeful posts. There could be no better justice than a fried...
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 10:59 AM
Jun 14

...orange pedophile.

Scrivener7

(60,335 posts)
25. I had been planning to ignore it entirely, but now it seems like it might be fun to check in on how it's going.
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 11:04 AM
Jun 14

relogic

(369 posts)
26. I'm so gullible
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 11:10 AM
Jun 14

I thought for a glancing moment that by EO our great leader, elevator of all baser instincts, UFC fan forever, with his omnipotent range of suspending America’s laws and order would by decree-

“I djt ( greatest felon of all time) have directed Zeus (my biggest buddy) to clear the skies for at least 3 hours Sunday night and if He sees fit to incinerate all liberals with his mighty bolts.”

Bengus81

(10,564 posts)
29. I can hear it now when lighting strikes. I survived another assassination attempt.
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 11:28 AM
Jun 14

I have Patel flying to Vegas to check out leads

Vinca

(54,536 posts)
35. I told my husband if lightening takes out the king, I will definitely be going to church and I'm an atheist. LOL.
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 12:13 PM
Jun 14

He's also an atheist and said he'd join Opus Dei.

WestMichRad

(3,512 posts)
36. The forecast is...
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 12:15 PM
Jun 14

… obviously a liberal plot to dis him on his hatching date. (I refuse to believe he was born the usual way: he’s not human.) There will be retribution.

orleans

(37,440 posts)
40. earlg: your headline is the absolute best! i laughed out loud, had to tell my daughter and she laughed out loud too!
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 12:49 PM
Jun 14

good job! & thank you!

hlthe2b

(115,160 posts)
43. Yeah, you are all "big men" Dana... Just stand under that full metal monstrosity and ignore
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 01:29 PM
Jun 14

those lightning zaps. Can't hurt tough guys like you all!

Figarosmom

(14,617 posts)
47. 75% by 8:00
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 04:24 PM
Jun 14

Yeah those arches are their best protection.
Hope the orange guy decides that's the best place. Just think of the mosquitos they will get in that hot moist air.

I'll put this here:

?is=ij18ChrButhK2kzn

FakeNoose

(42,977 posts)
48. Courtesy of Abraham Lincoln
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 04:27 PM
Jun 14


"... and don't even THINK about putting your ugly mug on Mount Rushmore!"

NJCher

(43,801 posts)
49. Disasters are Routine for MAGAts
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 05:42 PM
Jun 14

Remember this boat fiasco during his first term? Oh, did we laugh:



And then there was the time he left his rally supporters standing in bad weather and he took off. There were no buses or anything to get his supporters back to their cars so they had to walk in horrible temperatures.

Faux pas

(16,593 posts)
52. My dream come true...
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 08:51 PM
Jun 14

get a large crowd of "the others" together and let the Universe take them out

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