STORY: U.S. President Donald Trump and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) CEO Dana White arrived to attend mixed martial arts bouts at a specially built arena on the White House’s South Lawn on Sunday (June 14).

At the event titled "UFC Freedom 250", Trump is set to watch 14 mixed martial arts fighters from five countries try to kick, punch and grapple their way to a victory before an expected audience of 4,000 people inside a 92-foot-tall (28 meters) makeshift venue, nicknamed "The Claw."

The headline fight, scheduled for up to five rounds, features UFC lightweight champion Ilia Topuria against former interim titleholder Justin Gaethje.

The event comes as Trump grapples with the four-month-old Iran war that has pushed consumer prices to a three-year high and, as shown in public opinion polls, unnerved many voters. It also coincides with his 80th birthday and his efforts to counter perceptions that he is becoming a lame duck president.

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Trump and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) CEO Dana White arrived to attend mixed martial arts bouts at a specially built arena on the White House’s South Lawn.

VIDEO SHOWS: U.S. PRESIDENT, DONALD TRUMP, ARRIVING FOR UFC FREEDOM 250 EVENT

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SHOWS: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (JUNE 14, 2026) (UNRESTRICTED POOL - Access all)

1. U.S. PRESIDENT, DONALD TRUMP, AND ULTIMATE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP (UFC) CEO, DANA WHITE, WALKING OUT TO BALCONY AT WHITE HOUSE

2. VARIOUS OF TRUMP SALUTING AND WHITE WITH HAND ON CHEST DURING U.S. NATIONAL ANTHEM

3. VARIOUS OF TRUMP AND WHITE WALKING TOWARDS ARENA

4. TRUMP AND WHITE SEEN BEHIND FENCING OF EIGHT-SIDED CAGE KNOWN AS THE "OCTAGON"

5. CROWD AROUND OCTAGON