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)

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 in Washington, DC, in the early morning hours of June 15, 2026. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 15: U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth attends 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: U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth attends 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 14: The UFC Freedom 250 fights take place on the South Lawn of the White House on June 14, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump is hosting a series of Ulitmate Fight 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 Jacquelyn Martin- Pool/Getty Images)