[Verse 1]
FBI uncovered it, a plot against the crowd
Someone planned to strike the UFC, the agents would not allow
Court papers filed and published, the scheme got shut down cold
Before the cage fight ever started, that's the story being told
Authorities confirmed it, thwarted in the planning stage
A would-be attack on Pennsylvania's most unusual fight cage
[Chorus]
UFC at the White House, punches, plots, and press
Dana White said never again, too much stress
The FBI was watching, kept the danger clear
Biggest headline out of Washington this time of year
[Verse 2]
The fight went on regardless, a judge refused to block
Opponents tried through courtrooms but they couldn't stop the clock
Al Jazeera covered it, PBS and NPR
Dana White told ESPN — one White House fight, no more
"Never again," he told the cameras, done with this arrangement
One spectacular implosion dressed as entertainment
[Chorus]
UFC at the White House, punches, plots, and press
Dana White said never again, too much stress
The FBI was watching, kept the danger clear
Biggest headline out of Washington this time of year
[Verse 3]
The protesters were gathered and the lawyers made their case
Said the South Lawn wasn't sanctioned as a prizefighting place
The permits and the politics were tangled in a knot
Security was tightened over every single spot
They swept the grounds at midnight and they checked the fences twice
When you mix the octagon with politics, you pay the price
[Verse 4]
The fighters still competed while the chaos swirled around
Threw punches in the shadow of the most famous ground
The cameras caught the knockout and the crowds were on their feet
While somewhere in a field office the agents kept their beat
Two worlds colliding under lights on Pennsylvania's lawn
By morning all the scaffolding and staging had been gone
[Bridge]
Meanwhile the Knicks are heading to the mansion on the hill
James Dolan said they'll visit, first NBA team, what a thrill
And the ballroom cost debate keeps spinning round and round
Washington Post still tracking every dollar, every pound
[Outro]
June eighteenth headlines — foiled plots and cage fights done
Knicks bound for the White House, Dana White said he's only one
The news moves fast, the octagon is folded up and gone
But the FBI's the headline that'll echo on and on
[Chorus]
UFC at the White House, punches, plots, and press
Dana White said never again, too much stress
The FBI was watching, kept the danger clear
Biggest headline out of Washington this time of year