WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 14: Mauricio Ruffy walks through the White House before his fight with Michael Chandler (not pictured) in a lightweight bout of UFC Freedom 250 fights taking 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)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 14: Mauricio Ruffy walks through the White House before his fight with Michael Chandler (not pictured) in a lightweight bout of UFC Freedom 250 fights taking 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)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 14: Mauricio Ruffy waits in the Red Room of the White House before his fight with Michael Chandler (not pictured) in a lightweight bout of UFC Freedom 250 fights taking 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)

US President Donald Trump speaks to Brazil's Mauricio Ruffy after Ruffy defeated America's Michael Chandler 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: Mauricio Ruffy stretches in the White House before his fight with Michael Chandler (not pictured) in a lightweight bout of UFC Freedom 250 fights taking 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)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 14: Mauricio Ruffy waits in the Red Room of the White House before his fight with Michael Chandler (not pictured) in a lightweight bout of UFC Freedom 250 fights taking 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)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 14: Mauricio Ruffy waits in the Red Room of the White House before his fight with Michael Chandler (not pictured) in a lightweight bout of UFC Freedom 250 fights taking 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)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 14: Fans gather at the UFC Freedom 250 Fan Fest to watch UFC Freedom 250 which is being held 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)