WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 15: Ilia Topuria walks through a White House hallway to his bout during UFC Freedom 250 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 Elizabeth Frantz - Pool/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 15: Ilia Topuria walks through a White House hallway to his bout during UFC Freedom 250 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 Elizabeth Frantz - Pool/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 15: Ilia Topuria walks through a White House hallway to his bout during UFC Freedom 250 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 Elizabeth Frantz - Pool/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 15: Ilia Topuria walks through a White House hallway to his bout during UFC Freedom 250 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 Elizabeth Frantz - Pool/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 15: Members of the honour guard wait for fighters to walk through a White House hallway to their bout during UFC Freedom 250 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 Elizabeth Frantz - Pool/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 15: Fans gather at the UFC Freedom 250 Fan Fest as they watch UFC Freedom 250 which is being held 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 Tom Brenner/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 15: Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje fight in a lightweight title bout at the UFC Freedom 250 fights taking place on the South Lawn of the White House on June 15, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump was 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)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 14: UFC Freedom 250 is seen on the South Lawn of the White House on June 14, 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 Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)