POTUS at play
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Theodore Roosevelt practiced jujitsu. Herbert Hoover inspired a new sport ("Hoover-Ball"). Athletic pursuits — common and niche — have long been a fixture at the White House.
Why it matters: Just like renovations to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, sports speak to trends du jour and the president's taste.
Zoom in: Trump's UFC cage fight is a first, but past presidents have added both permanent and pop-up courts, hoops and rinks to the White House grounds.
Flashback: A look at some White House athletics through the ages.
An ice rink was set up on the South Lawn for former Olympic star Peggy Fleming, who performed for former President Carter and guests at a holiday party in 1980.
The original White House bowling alley was installed as a birthday gift to former President Harry Truman, aka "the Missouri Southpaw," in 1947.
The "Great American Workout" came to the South Lawn in 1992 to encourage fitness in school kids.
Former President George H.W. Bush installed a horseshoe pit on the South Lawn in 1989.