UFC CEO Dana White made headlines this week for an unexpected reason: a visit to the White House. He revealed “awesome” negotiations in D.C. about hosting a historic UFC card on the South Lawn next Fourth of July, promising more details shortly and generating significant buzz in the MMA community. The idea of fighters clashing on America’s most famous lawn instantly grabbed attention. But as interest in the potential event grew, so did a strange rumor.

The spark came from @RedWolfMMA’s X post, which read like breaking news. It said White was “jumped by thousands of angry UFC fans” on a subway after forcing them to wait hours for his announcement. The post even added a twist, claiming that the majority of the alleged attackers were from the UK, and ending with a tongue-in-cheek “maybe

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