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UFC Freedom 250 is quickly approaching after nearly a year of planning, and President Donald Trump gave fans their first look at renderings of what the Octagon will look like on the South Lawn.
Trump had the fighters behind him for the co-main events in the Oval Office on Wednesday: Alex Pereira will fight Cyril Gane, while Justin Gaethje will face Ilia Topuria.
While receiving the fighters, Trump showed images of what the event will be like, with the White House right in the background and 4,000 nearby seats surrounding 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 June 14 UFC Freedom 250 event outside the White House. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
There will also be a makeshift arch that will cover the fighters and will be illuminated.
I’m a big sports fan; There are no tougher people in 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 more than 100,000 people will be able to watch the fights in Washington, D.C. with eight large 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 who is willing to go against the grain and the norms is truly special. That’s why you got my vote. And that’s why we are 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, as the UFC struggled 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. In October it was announced that the event would take place on June 14, Trump’s 80th birthday and Flag Day.
The event is part of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and an IndyCar race will also be held 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.
