US President Donald Trump talks to UFC CEO Dana White during UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 15, 2026. (Photo by Evan Vucci / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump talks to UFC CEO Dana White during UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 15, 2026. (Photo by Evan Vucci / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump smiles as he sits next to US First Lady Melania Trump and UFC CEO Dana White while posing for a photo with other guests during UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 15, 2026. (Photo by Evan Vucci / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump talks to UFC CEO Dana White and other guests during UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 15, 2026. (Photo by Evan Vucci / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump talks to UFC CEO Dana White and other guests during UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 15, 2026. (Photo by Evan Vucci / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

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)