Get ready, America, for a big fight with the best fighters for the first-ever UFC matches to take place at the White House!
President Donald Trump promoted the upcoming UFC Freedom Fight event scheduled for June 14 at the Oval Office.
“As you know, June 14th. We’re having a big fight,” Trump said while flanked by several fighters. “It’s never gonna happen again. Never happened before. And it’s all of the best fighters, best four fighters standing right behind me, and all champions. And it is gonna happen right in front of the White House.”
He then showed renderings of how the lawn, where the fights will take place, and the crowds will be arranged on June 14th, which is Flag Day and Trump’s birthday.
“Our country is invited to this; it’s free,” Trump said of the Ellipse tickets. “And you know, in the park right across the street, they’re going to have, I guess, anywhere from 75,000 to 100,000 people free. They’re gonna set up eight big screens, and they’re gonna have the fight. And then out here, we’re gonna have 4,000 seats right in front of the front door of the White House. The hardest ticket I’ve ever had.”
🚨 JUST IN: President Trump has just called the press into the Oval Office—flanked by DANA WHITE — to reveal the RENDERINGS of what the America 250 UFC fight will look like on the White House South Lawn
Looks EPIC! 🔥
4,000 PEOPLE will be directly on the South Lawn for the… pic.twitter.com/hBSctNcpqj
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) May 6, 2026
The president also had a lighthearted moment with UFC fighter Ilia Topuria. After Topuria thanked Trump and God for the opportunity to fight at the White House, the fighter told the president he was surprised to learn that the president was “so kind.”
To which Trump replied, “Well, I have a false image.”
🚨 LMFAO! UFC fighter Ilia Topuria to President Trump: “I never thought you would be so kind!”
TRUMP: “Well, I have a false image.”
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) May 6, 2026
Plenty of folks agreed and shared in the excitement of the upcoming event:
To all the haters who think this is embarrassing or “UnAmerican”. This is the most American thing ever, we are not Europe, we were founded on a rebellion- Embrace It. TDR would have had a Monster Truck Rally on the White House lawn.
— Land War In Asia (@classicblunder7) May 6, 2026
The left built a monster in people’s heads and Trump keeps ruining it by being funny in person.
— Luca Taner (@LucaTaner) May 6, 2026
anyone who has ever met Trump knows that he goes out of his way to be friendly and funny. he just has natural charisma.
— Brooke Brandtjen (@BrookeBrandtjen) May 6, 2026
Lmao it’s gonna be cool and funny to see White House staff cheering on a UFC fighter. This is awesome though.
— Taylor Sabol (@TaylorSabol) May 6, 2026
I don’t think people understand how different a President Trump truly is I appreciate him.
— Judith Bouvier (@judy4freedom) May 6, 2026
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