Ultimate Fighting Championship White House card billing can win
a two-of-a-kind prize.
On Wednesday, the promotion
brought the four headliners of the
UFC White House event to the White House for some staredowns,
interviews and meet-and-greets with the president. President Donald
Trump showed off mockup images of the arena that will be
constructed specifically for the event. Additionally, he revealed
that there will be custom belts up for grabs.
Atop the billing is a unified lightweight championship pairing
between Georgian champ Ilia
Topuria and American interim titleholder Justin
Gaethje. In the co-main attraction, Brazilian former
two-division champion Alex
Pereira will move up to challenge French ex-interim titlist
Ciryl
Gane for the interim heavyweight strap. All four men were in
attendance clad in suits for the big day. Per the reveals, both
newly crowned champions will be taking home a specially created
gold belt for this event alone.
The belt of freedom
The center of the one-off championship belt will still have the
letters UFC, albeit in silver and not gold. Surrounding those
letters will be the American flag design, with the letters USA
vertically flanking either side. Three silver stars will be next to
each side of the USA lettering. Above the UFC logo will be a
gold-outlined silver star, with golden letters of 250 symbolizing
the 250 years of American independence. This event will be held on
Sunday, June 14, the date of Trump’s 80th birthday, and not
Saturday, July 4, the traditional day of the week for a major UFC
card and Independence Day.
The year, written in roman numerals—MDCC LXXVI for 1776, the date
the U.S. signed the Declaration of Independence—is in black below
the UFC logo, along with another gold-outlined silver star.
Surrounding the logos will be an octagonally arranged series of
diamonds around the outer edge, with small flags on each corner.
Silver and gold alternate on the edge, followed by a red leather
boundary and the standard black leather wrap for the belt itself.
The sides also have been modified to match the center design.
NEW: President Trump welcomes UFC fighters
to the Oval Office, showing off an America 250 UFC belt along with
renderings of the event set to take place at the White House in
June.President Trump, flanked by UFC fighters and managers, said the
competition will be the “biggest… pic.twitter.com/h1L8poqtPy— Fox News (@FoxNews)
May 6, 2026