{"id":2614065,"date":"2026-06-15T00:53:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T04:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ufc-freedom-250-white-house-event-photos\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T00:54:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T04:54:59","slug":"ufc-freedom-250-white-house-event-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ufc-freedom-250-white-house-event-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Freedom 250 White House event: Photos"},"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\">14<\/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%2Fufc-freedom-250-white-house-event-photos%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=2614065&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>The UFC Freedom 250 event took place without issues on the South Lawn of the White House during President Donald Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sebastian-maniscalco-goes-nuclear-on-woke-snowflakes\/\" title=\"Sebastian Maniscalco Goes Nuclear on Woke Snowflakes\">80th birthday party<\/a>, despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lee-swells-to-category-5-hurricane\/\" title=\"Lee becomes a Category 5 hurricane.\">earlier concerns<\/a> about weather. The event featured fights honoring America\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >250th birthday<\/a>, attended by Trump\u2019s family, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and hosted by Joe Rogan. Notable moments included Diego Lopes fighting Steve Garcia and first lady Melania Trump attending the event. On the same day, Trump announced that a peace deal had been signed with Iran. The event was part of festivities that also included UFC Fan fest on the White House Ellipse, where fans showcased tattoos and celebrated the occasion. Trump entered the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newt-gingrich-says-desantiss-glitchy-twitter-rollout-did-not-reflect-his-positive-skills\/\" title=\"Gingrich: DeSantis&#039;s Twitter launch didn&#039;t show his positive abilities.\">event accompanied<\/a> by UFC CEO Dana White.  <\/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\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ufc\/\">UFC<\/a> Freedom 250 event<span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">, held Sunday at the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\">White House<\/a> on President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> 80th birthday, occurred without issue despite earlier rumors of potential weather issues<\/span>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Diego Lopes fights Steve Garcia in a featherweight bout during UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn of the White House, Sunday, June 14, 2026, in Washington.(Evan Vucci\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fights celebrating America\u2019s 250th birthday featured most of Trump\u2019s family, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and were hosted by Joe Rogan.<\/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<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg attends UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn of the White House, Sunday, June 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">First lady Melania Trump walks out to the UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn of the White House, Sunday, June 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The events took place the same day Trump announced a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4608191\/trump-peace-deal-united-states-iran\/\">peace deal<\/a> had been signed with Iran.<\/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<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Diego Lopes, stands on the ring fence during the featherweight bout against Steve Garcia during UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn of the White House, Sunday, June 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nic Becker, of Houston, shows off a Freedom 250 tattoo he got earlier in the day during UFC Fan Fest on the White House Ellipse ahead of the fights on the South Lawn, Sunday, June 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Allison Robbert)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump entered the event with UFC CEO Dana White.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC Freedom 250 at White House on Trump\u2019s 80th went smoothly<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3238,"featured_media":2614066,"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\/AP26166042312441.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4439,8095,32127],"class_list":["post-2614065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-freedom","tag-ufc","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26166042312441.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2614065","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\/3238"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2614065"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2614065\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2614069,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2614065\/revisions\/2614069"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2614066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2614065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2614065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2614065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}