WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 15: Ciryl Gane punches Alex Pereira in a heavyweight interim title bout during UFC Freedom 250 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 Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump watches as France's Ciryl Gane is displayed on a monitor in front of him during the "UFC Freedom 250" mixed martial arts event on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, June 14, 2026. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 14: Ciryl Gane and Alex Pereira face off in a heavyweight interim title bout during UFC Freedom 250 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 Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump sits with First Lady Melania Trump during the "UFC Freedom 250" mixed martial arts event on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, June 14, 2026. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump attends the "UFC Freedom 250" mixed martial arts event on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, June 14, 2026. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 14: Ciryl Gane and Alex Pereira face off in a heavyweight interim title bout during UFC Freedom 250 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 Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 14: Brazil's Alex Pereira walks through the Blue Room of the White House before his fight against France's Ciryl Gane during the "UFC Freedom 250" mixed martial arts event on the South Lawn of the White House on June 14, 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)

US President Donald Trump sits with First Lady Melania Trump during the "UFC Freedom 250" mixed martial arts event on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, June 14, 2026. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)