WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 10: Former UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira talks to reporters during the UFC Freedom 250 Media Day at the JW Marriott Hotel on June 10, 2026 in Washington, DC. Organized by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) -- the world's largest professional mixed martial arts promotion company -- the event is being hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump on his birthday and will take place on the White House's South Lawn on June 14. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 10: UFC interim lightweight champion Justin Gaethje talks to reporters during the UFC Freedom 250 Media Day at the JW Marriott Hotel on June 10, 2026 in Washington, DC. Organized by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) -- the world's largest professional mixed martial arts promotion company -- the event is being hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump on his birthday and will take place on the White House's South Lawn on June 14. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 10: UFC interim lightweight champion Justin Gaethje talks to reporters during the UFC Freedom 250 Media Day at the JW Marriott Hotel on June 10, 2026 in Washington, DC. Organized by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) -- the world's largest professional mixed martial arts promotion company -- the event is being hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump on his birthday and will take place on the White House's South Lawn on June 14. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 10: Championship belts are set up on stage during the UFC Freedom 250 Media Day at the JW Marriott Hotel on June 10, 2026 in Washington, DC. Organized by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) -- the world's largest professional mixed martial arts promotion company -- the event is being hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump on his birthday and will take place on the White House's South Lawn on June 14. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 10: UFC interim lightweight champion Justin Gaethje poses for photographs during the UFC Freedom 250 Media Day at the JW Marriott Hotel on June 10, 2026 in Washington, DC. Organized by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) -- the world's largest professional mixed martial arts promotion company -- the event is being hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump on his birthday and will take place on the White House's South Lawn on June 14. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 10: UFC interim lightweight champion Justin Gaethje talks to reporters during the UFC Freedom 250 Media Day at the JW Marriott Hotel on June 10, 2026 in Washington, DC. Organized by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) -- the world's largest professional mixed martial arts promotion company -- the event is being hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump on his birthday and will take place on the White House's South Lawn on June 14. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 10: Former UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira talks to reporters during the UFC Freedom 250 Media Day at the JW Marriott Hotel on June 10, 2026 in Washington, DC. Organized by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) -- the world's largest professional mixed martial arts promotion company -- the event is being hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump on his birthday and will take place on the White House's South Lawn on June 14. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 10: Former UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira talks to reporters during the UFC Freedom 250 Media Day at the JW Marriott Hotel on June 10, 2026 in Washington, DC. Organized by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) -- the world's largest professional mixed martial arts promotion company -- the event is being hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump on his birthday and will take place on the White House's South Lawn on June 14. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)