UFC takes over the white house - in pictures

  • Joe Rogan interviews Justin Gaethje following the UFC lightweight championship fight. Getty Images
    Joe Rogan interviews Justin Gaethje following the UFC lightweight championship fight. Getty Images
  • Ilia Topuria of Spain strikes Justin Gaethje in the UFC lightweight championship fight. Getty Images
    Ilia Topuria of Spain strikes Justin Gaethje in the UFC lightweight championship fight. Getty Images
  • First Lady of the United States Melania Trump speaks with Justin Gaethje following the UFC lightweight championship fight. Getty Images
    First Lady of the United States Melania Trump speaks with Justin Gaethje following the UFC lightweight championship fight. Getty Images
  • Aleksandre Topuria (R) assists his brother, Georgia’s Ilia Topuria (C), as they leave after losing the lightweight title bout against US fighter Justin Gaethje during the "UFC Freedom 250" mixed martial arts event on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, early morning on June 15, 2026. AFP
    Aleksandre Topuria (R) assists his brother, Georgia’s Ilia Topuria (C), as they leave after losing the lightweight title bout against US fighter Justin Gaethje during the "UFC Freedom 250" mixed martial arts event on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, early morning on June 15, 2026. AFP
  • WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 14: (L-R) U.S. President Donald J. Trump shakes hands with Bo Nickal in a middleweight fight during the UFC Freedom 250 event on the South Lawn at the White House on June 14, 2026 in Washington, DC. Getty Images
    WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 14: (L-R) U.S. President Donald J. Trump shakes hands with Bo Nickal in a middleweight fight during the UFC Freedom 250 event on the South Lawn at the White House on June 14, 2026 in Washington, DC. Getty Images
  • WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 14: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY - MANDATORY CREDIT - ' WHITE HOUSE VIA X / HANDOUT' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) (R-L) Josh Hokit speaks with U.S. President Donald J. Trump following his win in a heavyweight fight during the UFC Freedom 250 event on the South Lawn at the White House on June 14, 2026 in Washington, DC, United States. Getty Images
    WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 14: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY - MANDATORY CREDIT - ' WHITE HOUSE VIA X / HANDOUT' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) (R-L) Josh Hokit speaks with U.S. President Donald J. Trump following his win in a heavyweight fight during the UFC Freedom 250 event on the South Lawn at the White House on June 14, 2026 in Washington, DC, United States. Getty Images
  • Ciryl Gane of France strikes Alex Pereira of Brazil in the UFC interim heavyweight championship fight. Getty Images
    Ciryl Gane of France strikes Alex Pereira of Brazil in the UFC interim heavyweight championship fight. Getty Images
  • Josh Hokit puts Derrick Lewis in an arm bar during their heavyweight fight. Getty Images
    Josh Hokit puts Derrick Lewis in an arm bar during their heavyweight fight. Getty Images
  • Bo Nickal fights with Kyle Daukaus in a middleweight fight. Getty Images
    Bo Nickal fights with Kyle Daukaus in a middleweight fight. Getty Images
  • Sean O'Malley, right, on his way to victory over Aiemann Zahabi in a bantamweight fight. Getty Images
    Sean O'Malley, right, on his way to victory over Aiemann Zahabi in a bantamweight fight. Getty Images