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Justin Gaethje stuns Ilia Topuria at White House UFC event

sportsJun 15, 2026301,147

Justin Gaethje defeated Ilia Topuria by TKO to win the UFC undisputed lightweight title at UFC Freedom 250 on the White House South Lawn. All seven fights on the South Lawn ended by knockout, and Ciryl Gane also captured a championship at the event. President Donald Trump watched ringside, sitting next to UFC CEO Dana White as Gaethje clinched the title. Staging multiple championship bouts on the White House lawn highlighted an unusual fusion of a presidential backdrop with pay-per-view professional sports.

Otto English
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"After exiting the cage to present Trump with a necklace, Hokit delivered a rambling post-fight interview that veered from praise for the president to religion before concluding with the false conspiracy claim that “Michelle Obama is a man.” Says it all www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...

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Jimmy Reckon20

I would argue the event wasn’t marred by that. It was absolutely on brand.

Snigdha8

The pro-MAGA pro-Trump crowd also shouted “Canada is the 51st state!” Yuk.

Carl O'Kelleher7

Is it possible to say something like this is ‘marred’? It seems in keeping with the ugly spectacle.

PontsticInsect7

I don't know how you can mar something that is already a shitheap.

Jorge7

Honestly, what would you expect from a thug?

Elizabeth Freedman6

What a daft headline: how can such a grotesque event be ‘marred?’ Excrement isn’t marred by excrement.

Marcel Oosting🟥5

Mrs Obama being upgraded to the ranks of Mrs Macron. Bon chic bon genre.

Non threatening boy.4

Why this is in the sports section god only knows.

Liz4

Why are they fixated on alleging that certain women are men?

Nezaroo. I'm not an ism or an ist.4

Saying that this farce was 'marred' by that disgusting slur is like saying "The steaming pile of excrement was marred by the arrival of a fly."

Jack Churchill's Arrow3

Marred by the fact it was to celebrate the birthday of a paedo - as if it was ok before this dipshit gave his interview.

JBFittz3

How can something so tacky and gross be marred by some douchebag being tacky and gross. It’s all of a piece.

Liz Linnard3

Being ‘marred’ was a feature not a bug.

notsewmot.bsky.social2

Can't help but think people who have obsessions about secret sexual identities of famous people reveal more about their psychology than anything else. I bet this chap's browsing history tells a story.

doseydaisy.bsky.social2

Trump continues his gutter politics. He demeans his Office, a total embarrassing odious toad of a man. USA has no hope of recovery until he's gone.

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