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Where To Watch UFC Freedom 250 And No Kings Concert Events In MI

Multiple bars and restaurants across Michigan will show the event live on Pay-Per-View.

Two distinct events take place this weekend with themes related to the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, both with opportunities to participate in Michigan.

President Donald Trump is celebrating his 80th birthday on Sunday — which also falls on Flag Day — by hosting a massive Ultimate Fighting Championship event on the South Lawn of the White House. The nationally televised UFC Freedom 250 doubles as a commemoration of the nation’s 250th anniversary.

The two-day UFC Freedom 250 includes a free, ticketed Zac Brown Band concert Saturday and a caged fighting match Sunday, with 4,000 ticketed guests expected. The main event, which starts at 8 p.m. Eastern Time, will be broadcast live by Paramount+.

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Multiple bars and restaurants across Michigan will show the event live on Pay-Per-View, including:

  • Gilly’s Clubhouse and Rooftop, Detroit
  • Dream Girls - Detroit, Lincoln Park
  • Lava Lounge Too, Dearborn Heights
  • Social Hookah Lounge, Shelby Township
  • Don Christo’s Cigar Room, Shelby Township
  • Northville Sports Den, Northville
  • Revel and Roll, Ann Arbor
  • Déjà Vu Showgirls locations in Flint, Lansing
  • Little Darlings, Kalamazoo
  • Buffalo Wild Wings locations in Kalamazoo, Coldwater, Sturgis, St. Joseph

Also Sunday night, the No Kings organization is hosting watch parties across the country for the “Rise Up, Sing Out: A Concert for the First Amendment" at The Town Hall in New York City. The concert, presented by Jane Fonda’s Committee for the First Amendment, begins at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

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Along with Fonda, the event features performances and appearances by Bette Midler, Patti Smith, Rufus Wainwright, Sasha Allen, Joy Reid, Wilson Cruz, and the Broadway Inspirational Voices. Fonda is the

Organizers said the national concert “celebrates the freedoms that belong to all of us: speech, assembly, protest, religion, press and expression.”

Local watch parties across the country provide the opportunity to sing along, make art, share food, connect with neighbors and “take meaningful action together,” according to the No Kings group.

Those locations in Michigan include:

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