Pripreme za sutrašnju proslavu 80. rođendana američkog predsednika Donalda Trampa su u punom jeku, a u sklopu te manifestacije lider SAD biće u nedelju, 14. juna, domaćin takmičenja u ultimativnim borbama (UFC) u Beloj kući.
Kultni Južni travnjak, koji predsednici obično koriste za ukrcavanje u helikopter marinaca “Marine One” na putu do samita, sahrana i ratnih zona, prekriven je osmougaonom konstrukcijom, okruženom hiljadama sedišta u sklopu mini koloseuma, u okviru priprema za borbe u mešovitim borilačkim veštinama (MMA), prenosi danas "Gardijan".
Dominira čelična konstrukcija od 28 metara, teška 600 tona, koju su organizatori nazvali “Kandža“, slično vanzemaljskim stativima iz filma “Rat svetova“ iz 2005. godine.
Teniski teren je izgrađen u Beloj kući 1902. godine, a postoje i dve kuglane, dok je bivši predsednik Barak Obama dodao košarkaški teren 2009. godine.
Nikada ranije, međutim, nijedan veliki profesionalni sportski događaj nije održan na terenu u sklopu Bele kuće, navodi britanski list.
Ovaj izvanredni događaj bila je ideja samog Trampa, naveo je predsednik UFC-a, Dejna Vajt, čime su ojačane predsednikove veze sa ligom koja je okupila ogromnu bazu navijača.
Kritičari su, međutim, nazvali ultimativne borbe u mešovitim borilačkim veštinama "krvavim sportom".
Spektakl će biti strogo kontrolisan, a tribune pune pripadnika američkih oružanih snaga koji su morali da ispune stroge standarde težine i visine i kondicije.
Dok su radnici ove nedelje postavljali skele i šatore za prodavce na travnjaku, konačno odbrojavanje do turnira “UFC Freedom 250“ bilo je donekle zasenjeno zloslutnim vremenskim prognozama, kao i pravnim pokušajem da se događaj u potpunosti spreči.
UFC, naime, nikada ranije nije organizovao potpuno otvoreni događaj u svojoj 33-godišnjoj istoriji. Jedini prethodni pokušaj na otvorenom, nastup 2010. godine u Abu Dabiju, održan je na mestu koje je bilo barem delimično pokriveno, dok ova lokacija uopšte nema krov, navodi list.
Prognoza Nacionalne meteorološke službe za nedelju uveče trenutno pokazuje “verovatne“ šanse za grmljavinu u Vašingtonu, u vreme neposredno pred početak glavnog događaja. Liga UFC ima dva meteorologa na licu mesta, koji uzimaju podatke iz dva odvojena izvora i podnose ažurirane vremenske informacije svakog sata.
U međuvremenu, tužba koju je prošlog vikenda podnela grupa za zaštitu javnosti “Projekat integriteta“ tražila je hitnu zabranu čitavog događaja.
U tužbi se tvrdi da se administracija pogrešno oslonila na pravilo namenjeno federalno organizovanim obeležavanjima 250. godišnjice nacije kako bi opravdala događaj koji je, prema sopstvenom priznanju predsednika UFC-a, bio Trampova ideja.
Sudija je, međutim, juče odbacio tužbu, navodi "Gardijan".
U tužbi se, takođe, ukazivalo na podatke o Trampovim finansijskim transakcijama, koji su pokazali da je predsednik ranije ove godine kupio akcije u vrednosti do 50.000 dolara u TKO Group Holdings, matičnoj kompaniji UFC-a.
Administracija je, međutim, nastavila dalje sa pripremama za takmičenje, zalažući se za ono što je predstavila kao vrline UFC-a, od konstantnog testiranja boraca na droge, pa do diplomatije.
Državni sekretar Marko Rubio potpisao je memorandum o razumevanju kojim se uspostavlja javno-privatno partnerstvo između Stejt departmenta i UFC-a.
Rubio je promociju nazvao “Ujedinjenim nacijama borbi“, tvrdeći da su mesta na kojima publika prati UFC među retkim lokacijama gde se ljudi iz različitih sredina okupljaju oko nečega što dele.
Fokus se sada usmerava na dešavanja u nedelju uveče kada će biti prikazano sedam borbi na Južnom travnjaku. U okviru glavnog događaja, biće održana borba između neporaženog šampiona u lakoj kategoriji, Ilije Topurije iz Španije, i privremenog šampiona Džastina Gejdžija iz SAD.
Biće, takođe, održana i borba između Aleksa Pereire i Sirila Gejna, kojom će biti krunisan privremeni šampion u teškoj kategoriji.
Na tribinama se očekuje oko 4.300 ljudi, uključujući oko 1.200 mesta rezervisanih za aktivno vojno osoblje.
Ta mesta su bila uslovljena, a prema dopisu Pentagona, izabrani pripadnici vojske morali su da ispune standarde fizičke spremnosti specifične za službu.
U dopisu se, takođe, pozivalo da budu odabrani “pravi UFC fanovi“ i jasno je navedeno da će vojnici sami pokriti svoje putne troškove.
Preostale karte su dodeljene predsedniku, rukovodstvu UFC-a i dugoj listi donatora, lobista i članova Kongresa SAD, navodi "Gardijan".
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