Trump shows renderings for UFC White House event: 'Greatest show on earth'

UFC Freedom 250 is accelerated approaching aft astir a twelvemonth of planning, and President Donald Trump gave fans a archetypal look astatine renderings of what the octagon volition look similar connected the South Lawn.

Trump had the fighters for the co-main events down him successful the Oval Office connected Wednesday - Alex Pereira volition combat Cyril Gane, portion Justin Gaethje volition spell up against Ilia Topuria.

While hosting the fighters, Trump showed pictures of what the lawsuit volition look like, with the White House smack dab successful the inheritance and 4,000 up-close seats surrounding the octagon.

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President Donald Trump meets with UFC fighters Alex Pereira, Ilia Topuria, Justin Gaethje and Ciryl Gane successful the Oval Office of the White House connected May 6, 2026, to sermon the June 14 UFC Freedom 250 lawsuit extracurricular the White House. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

There volition besides beryllium a makeshift arch covering the fighters that volition beryllium lit up.

I’m a large sports instrumentality – determination are nary radical tougher successful sports than the radical down me. These are the toughest. I cognize them all," Trump said successful the Oval Office.

Trump said that the "big fight" volition beryllium the "greatest amusement connected earth." He besides said that upwards of 100,000 radical volition beryllium capable to ticker the fights successful Washington, D.C. with 8 ample screens adjacent the White House.

President Donald Trump attends the UFC 327 lawsuit with UFC President Dana White astatine Kaseya Center successful Miami, Florida, connected April 11, 2026. (Ed Mulholland/Zuffa LLC)

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"What an unbelievable honor... To person a president that's consenting to spell against an upstream and against the norms is genuinely special. That's wherefore you got my vote. And, it's wherefore we're specified a large federation close present compared to wherever we were," Gaethje said.

Gaethje besides credited Trump for UFC's popularity today, saying they'd beryllium "10 years behind" if it wasn't for Trump's enactment successful the aboriginal 90s portion UFC was struggling to beryllium a mainstay owed to its convulsive nature.

Trump announced the lawsuit connected July 3 past year, and UFC CEO Dana White confirmed the lawsuit the pursuing month. It was announced successful October that the lawsuit would instrumentality spot connected June 14, Trump's 80th day arsenic good arsenic Flag Day.

The lawsuit is portion of the 250th day of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and an IndyCar contention volition besides instrumentality spot this summertime arsenic portion of the America250 celebration.

President Donald Trump met with UFC fighters Ilia Topuria, Justin Gaethje and Ciryl Gane successful the Oval Office of the White House connected May 6, 2026, to sermon the UFC Freedom 250 lucifer scheduled for June 14 extracurricular the White House. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

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