Justin Gaethje returns to White House with UFC title, meets Trump

Mike Bohn, MMA JunkieSat, July 4, 2026 at 3:45 PM UTC

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Justin Gaethje returned to the scene of his most triumphant MMA moment on Friday when he visited the White House grounds in Washington DC.

Nearly three weeks after his stunned Ilia Topuria (17-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) to capture the undisputed lightweight championship at UFC Freedom 250, Gaethje (28-5 MMA, 11-5 UFC) was invited back to the White House alongside his family to greet President Trump and other members of his cabinet.

Trump first revealed the visit on social media, praising Gaethje for his massive win as a sizeable underdog against Topuria to close the historic event in positive fashion on the American side (via X):

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Shortly after, Gaethje shared his side of the experience with a photo slideshow on Instagram (not embeddable), where his family apparently shared a lunchtime meal with the U.S. leader.

Check out some more footage and images from the visit below.

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