The UFC hemorrhaged money with Donald Trump’s big White House birthday bash. The Freedom 250 event saw 4,300 people descend on the White House’s South Lawn, with tens of thousands more on the nearby Ellipse, to watch Justin Gaethje defeat Ilia Topuria at the top of the bill. Fans gather prior to a press conference at the Lincoln Memorial ahead of the UFC Freedom 250 fight. Freedom 250 had pushed for Donald Trump to be the center of what should have been nonpartisan celebrations of America’s 250th birthday. The UFC footed the bill, with the exception of federal agents detailed to work on the event.