{"id":2614030,"date":"2026-06-14T21:03:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T01:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-arrives-for-ufc-fight\/"},"modified":"2026-06-14T21:05:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T01:05:12","slug":"trump-arrives-for-ufc-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-arrives-for-ufc-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump arrives for UFC fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">10<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-arrives-for-ufc-fight%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2614030&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump attended the UFC fights on the White House\u2019s South Lawn to celebrate America\u2019s 250th birthday and his own 80th birthday. He arrived dressed with a UFC pin, walking from the Oval Office through various parts of the white House to the South Portico, where the national anthem was performed by the Zac Brown Band, followed by a military flyover. Trump joined his family, including children and grandchildren, at the octagon, surrounded by a 4,300-person crowd and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/there-it-is-fired-cyber-expert-chris-krebs-admits-in-senate-hearing-that-dominion-voting-machines-linked-to-the-internet\/\" title=\"THERE IT IS: Fired Cyber ...Expert\u201d Chris Krebs Admits in Senate Hearing that Dominion Voting Machines Linked to the Internet\">top government officials<\/a>, including Vice President JD Vance, Cabinet members, and White House aides. <\/p>\n<p>The event included pre-fight VIP receptions, and notable UFC fighters Ruffy MMA and Mike Chandler arrived for the celebration, which was organized with a $60 million budget amid concerns over weather and legal issues. The fights, featuring bouts with Justin Gaethje, Ilia Topuria, Alex Pereira, and Ciryl Gane, were broadcast on ParamountPlus. The weekend also featured other festivities in Washington, such as face-offs and weigh-ins at the Lincoln Memorial, a fan festival with musical performances, and events at the Trump-aligned Executive Branch Club.<\/p>\n<p>Despite celebrating his milestone, Trump expressed reluctance about turning 80, telling Dr. Mehmet Oz he was not happy about his age but was present to celebrate. The event was part of a broader patriotic celebration coinciding with his personal and national milestones.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\"> Donald Trump<\/a> arrived alongside Dana White for the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ufc\/\">UFC<\/a> fights on the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\">White House\u2019s<\/a> South Lawn for America\u2019s 250th birthday and his 80th. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump, donning a UFC pin, walked from the Oval Office, through the West Colonnade off of the Rose Garden Patio, through the lower level of the White House and onto the South Portico to Hail to the Chief. The Zac Brown Band performed the national anthem before a military flyover of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4608110\/skydivers-plane-crash-missouri\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>12 dead after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/12-dead-after-plane-carrying-skydivers-crashes-in-missouri-police\/\" title=\"12 dead after plane carrying skydivers crashes in Missouri: Police\">plane carrying skydivers crashes<\/a> in Missouri: Police<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4589280\/july-social-security-payment-17-days\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>July Social Security direct payment worth $994 goes out in 17 days<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4607842\/ice-obtained-local-voter-files-illegal-immigrant-voting\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>ICE obtained local voter files to identify illegal immigrant voting: Report<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump then walked into the Octagon to take his seats near his family, including Donald Trump Jr, Ivanka Trump, Eric Trump, Tiffany Trump, Barron Trump, and their spouses, including Trump Jr\u2019s new wife, Bettina.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"7658\">JD Vance<\/a>, Cabinet secretaries, and top West Wing aides, including <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/stephen-miller\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2967\">Stephen Miller<\/a>, were spotted making their way to the pre-fight VIP reception before becoming part of the 4,300-person crowd gathered around the make-shift Octagon against the backdrop of the White House.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhether it\u2019s under Friday night lights, on the court or in the octagon, competition reminds us of the qualities that keep America strong, like determination and perseverance, and the belief that anything is possible with hard work,\u201d White House chief of staff <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/susie-wiles\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11678\">Susie Wiles<\/a> wrote on X. \u201cWelcome to the biggest stage on earth, UFC. Job incredibly well done.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Growing up in a sports family, I learned how competition builds character.<\/p>\n<p>Sports teaches discipline, accountability, resilience and the rewards of hard work \u2013 values which have always been the heart of the American spirit. <\/p>\n<p>Whether it\u2019s under Friday night lights, on the court\u2026<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Susie Wiles (@SusieWiles47) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SusieWiles47\/status\/2066285045984452822?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 14, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fights, headlined by Justin Gaethje and Ilia Topuria in the lightweight bout and Alex Pereira and Ciryl Gane in the heavyweight counterpart, have been organized by the UFC with the Freedom 250 group with a $60 million price tag amid concerns about the weather, bugs, and legal challenges. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHistory hits different,\u201d the UFC shared in a social media post.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud835\udc07\ud835\udc08\ud835\udc12\ud835\udc13\ud835\udc0e\ud835\udc11\ud835\udc18 \ud835\udc07\ud835\udc08\ud835\udc13\ud835\udc12 \ud835\udc03\ud835\udc08\ud835\udc05\ud835\udc05\ud835\udc04\ud835\udc11\ud835\udc04\ud835\udc0d\ud835\udc13<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/UFCWhiteHouse?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFCWhiteHouse<\/a> broadcast begins at 8pmET on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/paramountplus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ParamountPlus<\/a>!<\/p>\n[ B2YB: IBM ] <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VADsGnbXUl\">pic.twitter.com\/VADsGnbXUl<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 UFC (@ufc) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ufc\/status\/2066205805842407510?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 14, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Both here to put on a show \ud83e\udd29<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Ruffymma?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RuffyMMA<\/a> &#038; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MikeChandlerMMA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MikeChandlerMMA<\/a> have arrived for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/UFCWhiteHouse?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFCWhiteHouse<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>UFC Freedom 250 coverage begins at 8pmET on<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/paramountplus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ParamountPlus<\/a>!<\/p>\n[Presentedby[Presentedby<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/cryptocom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Cryptocom<\/a> &#038; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RamTrucks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RamTrucks<\/a> ] <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cHksJ1HFdk\">pic.twitter.com\/cHksJ1HFdk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 UFC (@ufc) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ufc\/status\/2066301441288163675?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 14, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fights cap a weekend of programming around the capital, including the official face-offs and weigh-ins at the Lincoln Memorial, the Zac Brown Band performing on the Ellipse as part of a fan festival, and even Ja Rule performing at the Trump-aligned Executive Branch Club in Georgetown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4607206\/trump-turning-80-celebrates-age-ufc-birthday\/\"><strong>TRUMP, TURNING 80, CELEBRATES HIS AGE WITH BIG UFC BIRTHDAY BASH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But despite looking forward to seeing the fast fists and high kicks of the fighters, Trump, who hours before the fights announced a peace deal with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a>, expressed his reluctance this week about turning 80.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou don\u2019t have to wish me happy birthday because I\u2019m not happy about that birthday that I\u2019m having,\u201d Trump told Dr. Mehmet Oz, his Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator, in a video posted by Oz. \u201cThat\u2019s a number that I never thought really too much about. It\u2019s not a number I like, but I\u2019m here, nevertheless.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">President Trump offered a great birthday present\u2026 I get to attend his! <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PHuMeGLreU\">pic.twitter.com\/PHuMeGLreU<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 DrOzCMS (@DrOzCMS) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DrOzCMS\/status\/2065044105365688349?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 11, 2026<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump joins UFC fights at White House for 250th, turns 80<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2614031,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26165460474718_5398a7.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[81193,42907,3634,8095],"class_list":["post-2614030","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-fighter-arrival","tag-sports-event","tag-trump","tag-ufc"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26165460474718_5398a7.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2614030","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2614030"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2614030\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2614034,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2614030\/revisions\/2614034"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2614031"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2614030"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2614030"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2614030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}