{"id":2614168,"date":"2026-06-15T09:43:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T13:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-who-attended-the-ufc-freedom-250-cage-match\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T09:45:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T13:45:51","slug":"heres-who-attended-the-ufc-freedom-250-cage-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-who-attended-the-ufc-freedom-250-cage-match\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s who attended the UFC Freedom 250 cage match"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fheres-who-attended-the-ufc-freedom-250-cage-match%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=2614168&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 hosted a festivity on the White House lawn for his 80th birthday and the country&#8217;s 250th anniversary, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/celebrities-backing-harris-could-make-dnc-the-party-of-the-year-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Celebrities backing Harris could make DNC the &#039;party of the year&#039;- Washington Examiner\">attracting celebrities<\/a>, politicians, and businesspeople. Notable attendees included Mark Zuckerberg, who met with fighters and Trump, and Louis Prevost, Pope Leo XIV\u2019s brother, known for his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sephora-cuts-ties-with-beauty-influencer-for-being-a-conservative-says-republicans-arent-aligned-with-their-values\/\" title=\"Sephora Cuts Ties With Beauty Influencer for Being a Conservative, Says Republicans \u2018Aren...t Aligned... With Their Values\">conservative views<\/a> and support for Trump. The event featured UFC fighter Alex Pereira greeting Zuckerberg after a match. Other prominent guests included david Ellison, CEO of Paramount skydance, celebrating his company&#8217;s merger approval, and members of Trump&#8217;s family, such as his children and grandchildren. Many Republican lawmakers and Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-big-here-we-go-pentagon-halts-biden-transition-defense-briefings-biden-team-unaware-of-directive\/\" title=\"BREAKING BIG: Here We Go \u2014 Pentagon Halts Biden Transition Defense Briefings \u2014 Biden Team Unaware of Directive\">administration officials<\/a>, including Senators Lindsey Graham, Ted Cruz, and others like Secretary of State Marco Rubio and health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.,also attended. The gathering highlighted ongoing political alliances and social ties among Trump&#8217;s supporters and allies.  <\/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> brought celebrities, businesspeople, and politicians to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"8767\">White House<\/a> lawn on Sunday night for the UFC Freedom 250 fight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From podcasters such as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-rogan\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"315\">Joe Rogan<\/a> to House Speaker <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"7043\">Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA), prominent names and Trump allies braved the heat wave and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/weatherchannel\/status\/2066159583085940897?s=20\">mosquito swarms<\/a> to celebrate the president\u2019s 80th birthday and the country\u2019s 250th anniversary. 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The Facebook founder spoke with several fighters and met with Trump at the Freedom 250 event.<\/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\">Alex Pereira greets Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg after his <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >interim heavyweight title bout loss<\/a> to Ciryl Gane at UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn of the White House, Monday, June 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zuckerberg has aligned himself with the Trump administration throughout the president\u2019s second term after sparring with Trump prior to the 2024 elections. Zuckerberg and Trump\u2019s relationship has transformed throughout the past decade, going from Meta suspending Trump\u2019s accounts in the wake of the Jan. 6, 2021, riots to paying Trump $25 million to settle his lawsuit over the account suspensions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since the billionaire and current president made amends, Meta donated $1 million to Trump\u2019s inaugural fund, Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/4502757\/trump-names-mark-zuckerberg-larry-ellison-leaders-technology-council\/\">tapped Zuckerberg<\/a> to serve on his science and technology council, and Zuckerberg attended Trump\u2019s 80th birthday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rnc-chairwoman-mainstream-media-out-as-hosts-of-2024-rnc-sponsored-debates\/\" title=\"RNC Chairwoman: Mainstream Media Out As Hosts Of 2024 RNC-Sponsored Debates\">cage match<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-pope-leo-xiv-s-brother\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pope Leo XIV\u2019s brother<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3409252\/pope-leo-xiv-trump-could-be-bumps-not-woke\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"3409252\">Louis Prevost<\/a>, the older brother of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pope-leo-xiv\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11789\">Pope Leo XIV<\/a>, also attended the UFC event on Sunday evening. Prevost is an outspoken Trump supporter who has met administration officials before, including Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"7658\">JD Vance<\/a>, whom he <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/natalie_allison\/status\/2066475238972436785?s=20\">spoke to<\/a> during the event.<\/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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prevost has been open about the fact that he has conservative political views and that his brother, the first American pope, is \u201cprobably much more liberal\u201d than he is. Prevost\u2019s appearance at Trump\u2019s birthday celebration comes in the wake of a rocky year for his brother and the president. After several public statements and speeches where the pope criticized Trump\u2019s war in Iran, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4525981\/trump-criticizes-pope-leo-weak-on-crime-terrible-on-foreign-policy\/\">Trump blasted Pope Leo<\/a> as \u201cweak on crime\u201d and \u201cterrible on foreign policy.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vice President JD Vance attends UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn of the White House, Monday, June 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Mark Schiefelbein)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-david-ellison\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">David Ellison<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">David Ellison, CEO of Paramount Skydance, attended the UFC fight just days after the Department of Justice gave the green light<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/4607328\/doj-greenlights-warner-bros-paramount-merger\/\"> <\/a>to his company\u2019s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. The move, set to shake up the media and streaming industry, comes after months of debate among pundits over the massive merger and a monthslong, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/4473675\/warner-bros-discovery-paramount-skydance-bid-superior-netflix\/\">high-profile bidding war<\/a> with Netflix.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ellison, whose father, Larry, is one of Trump\u2019s biggest supporters and also on the technology council with Zuckerberg, celebrated the merger at the cage match on Sunday with the Trump administration.<\/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<h2 id=\"h-trump-family\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trump family<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s family also gathered around the octagon on Sunday night to celebrate the 80-year-old president\u2019s birthday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Eric Trump, Lara Trump, and other guests gather inside the Octagon after UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, June 15, 2026. (Evan Vucci\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president\u2019s children \u2014 Barron Trump, Ivanka Trump, Tiffany Trump, Eric Trump, and Donald Trump, Jr. \u2014 each attended the cage match. They brought their spouses, including Jared Kushner, Michael Boulos, Lara Trump, and Trump Jr.\u2019s wife, Bettina Trump, whom he recently married. Several of Trump\u2019s grandchildren, including Kai Trump, also attended the event.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-republican-lawmakers-and-trump-administration-officials\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Republican lawmakers and Trump administration officials<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many GOP leaders from <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"260\">Washington, D.C., <\/a>also descended upon the White House lawn on Sunday. Johnson, Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lindsey-graham\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"737\">Lindsey Graham<\/a> (R-SC), Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ted-cruz\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"185\">Ted Cruz<\/a> (R-TX), and Senate Majority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-thune\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"178\">John Thune<\/a> (R-SD) made up the Capitol Hill contingent under the 90-foot overhang.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., 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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Administration officials such as Secretary of State <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marco-rubio\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"51\">Marco Rubio<\/a>, Commerce Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/howard-lutnick\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11711\">Howard Lutnick<\/a>, FBI Director <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kash-patel\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11691\">Kash Patel<\/a>, War Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pete-hegseth\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1991\">Pete Hegseth<\/a>, Health and Human Services Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/robert-f-kennedy-jr\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"8011\">Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.<\/a>, and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles were also in attendance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 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<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump hosts celebs, politicians at UFC event for his 80th<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2614169,"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\/AP26166199093958.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[81206,81207,69516,81205,8095],"class_list":["post-2614168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-cage-fight","tag-event-attendance","tag-freedom-250","tag-mixed-martial-arts","tag-ufc"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26166199093958.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2614168","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\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2614168"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2614168\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2614172,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2614168\/revisions\/2614172"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2614169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2614168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2614168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2614168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}