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UFC Freedom 250 is fast approaching after nearly a year of planning, and President Donald Trump gave fans a first look at renderings of what the Octagon will look like on the South Lawn.
Trump had the co-main event fighters behind him in the Oval Office on Wednesday – Alex Pereira will fight Cyril Gane, while Justin Gaethje will face Ilia Topuria.
While hosting the fighters, Trump showed images of what the event will look like, with the White House slamming in the background and 4,000 seats packed around the Octagon.
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President Donald Trump meets with UFC fighters Alex Pereira, Ilia Topuria, Justin Gaethje and Ciryl Gane in the Oval Office of the White House on May 6, 2026 to discuss the UFC Freedom 250 event on June 14 outside the White House. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
There will also be a makeshift arch covering the fighters which will be illuminated.
I’m a big sports fan – there are no people who are more into sports than the people behind me. These are the hardest. I know them all, Trump said in the Oval Office.
Trump said the “big fight” will be the “greatest show on earth.” He also said that up to 100,000 people will be able to watch the games in Washington, DC with eight big screens near the White House.
President Donald Trump attends the UFC 327 event with UFC President Dana White at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida on April 11, 2026. (Ed Mulholland/Zuffa LLC)
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“What an incredible honor… To have a president willing to go against an upstream and against the norm is really special. That’s why you got my vote. And that’s why we’re such a great nation right now compared to where we were,” Gaethje said.
Gaethje also credited Trump for the UFC’s popularity today, saying they would be “10 years behind” if it weren’t for Trump’s support in the early 90s, when the UFC was struggling to be a mainstay due to its violent nature.
Trump announced the event on July 3 of last year, and UFC CEO Dana White confirmed the event the following month. It was announced in October that the event would take place on June 14, Trump’s 80th birthday as well as Flag Day.
The event is part of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and an IndyCar race will also take place this summer as part of the America250 celebration.
President Donald Trump met with UFC fighters Ilia Topuria, Justin Gaethje and Ciryl Gane in the Oval Office of the White House on May 6, 2026 to discuss the UFC Freedom 250 fight scheduled for June 14 outside the White House. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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Michael Chandler will fight Mauricio Ruffy and other fighters on the card include Bo Nickal and Sean O’Malley.
