WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 15: Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje face off in a lightweight title bout during UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn of the White House on June 15, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump is hosting a series of Ultimate Fighting Championship matches on his 80th birthday, which the White House is calling "a once-in-a-generation celebration of the American fighting spirit.” (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 15: A view of the lightweight title bout between Georgia's Ilia Topuria and America's Justin Gaethje during the "UFC Freedom 250" mixed martial arts event on the South Lawn of the White House on June 15, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump is hosting a series of Ultimate Fighting Championship matches on his 80th birthday, which the White House is calling "a once-in-a-generation celebration of the American fighting spirit.” (Photo by Saul Loeb - Pool/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 15: A view of the lightweight title bout between Georgia's Ilia Topuria and America's Justin Gaethje during the "UFC Freedom 250" mixed martial arts event on the South Lawn of the White House on June 15, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump is hosting a series of Ultimate Fighting Championship matches on his 80th birthday, which the White House is calling "a once-in-a-generation celebration of the American fighting spirit.” (Photo by Saul Loeb - Pool/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 15: Fireworks go off ahead of the final bout between Georgia's Ilia Topuria and America's Justin Gaethje during the "UFC Freedom 250" mixed martial arts event on the South Lawn of the White House on June 15, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump is hosting a series of Ultimate Fighting Championship matches on his 80th birthday, which the White House is calling "a once-in-a-generation celebration of the American fighting spirit.” (Photo by Saul Loeb - Pool/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 15: Georgia's Ilia Topuria walks through the Cross Hall of the White House on his way to his lightweight title bout against America's Justin Gaethje during the "UFC Freedom 250" mixed martial arts event on the South Lawn of the White House on June 15, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump is hosting a series of Ultimate Fighting Championship matches on his 80th birthday, which the White House is calling "a once-in-a-generation celebration of the American fighting spirit.” (Photo by Saul Loeb - Pool/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 15: US President Donald Trump (R) watches the lightweight title bout between Georgia's Ilia Topuria and America's Justin Gaethje during the "UFC Freedom 250" mixed martial arts event on the South Lawn of the White House on June 15, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump is hosting a series of Ultimate Fighting Championship matches on his 80th birthday, which the White House is calling "a once-in-a-generation celebration of the American fighting spirit.” (Photo by Saul Loeb - Pool/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 15: US Marines salute as America's Justin Gaethje walks into the Blue Room of the White House before the start of his lightweight title bout against Georgia's Ilia Topuria during the "UFC Freedom 250" mixed martial arts event on June 15, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump is hosting a series of Ultimate Fighting Championship matches on his 80th birthday, which the White House is calling "a once-in-a-generation celebration of the American fighting spirit.” (Photo by Saul Loeb - Pool/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 15: U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and his wife, Jennifer Rauchet, attend UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn of the White House on June 15, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump is hosting a series of Ultimate Fighting Championship matches on his 80th birthday, which the White House is calling "a once-in-a-generation celebration of the American fighting spirit.” (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)