Justin Gaethje celebrates his UFC title with Trump in the Oval Office
The lightweight champion, who beat an undefeated fighter, visited the White House with his parents two weeks after one of the highest-rated fights in television history.
WHITE HOUSE — Justin Gaethje visited the Oval Office with his parents to celebrate his UFC lightweight title victory,Donald Trump said on a Truth Social post on July 3, 2026 at 3:02 PM EST.
Here is the full post (see truthsocial): “Justin Gaethje came to the Oval Office to celebrate, with his parents, his Great Victory two weeks ago. It was one of the Highest Rated Fights in the History of Television, and what a Fight it was! Great Honor to see The Champ – He beat another truly Great Fighter who had never lost before.Donald Trump”
Trump praised the bout as one of the highest-rated fights in television history and hailed Gaethje as “The Champ.” He said the fighter defeated an opponent who had never lost before, mentioning the source (see static-assets-1.truthsocial). The president extended what he called a “Great Honor” to receive the athlete at the White House.
Gaethje, born in Safford, Arizona, on November 14, 1988, is the current UFC Lightweight Champion and the first fighter in UFC history to win the interim lightweight title twice (see wikipedia.org). Nicknamed “the Highlight,” he competes out of Denver, Colorado, and holds the record for the most Fight of the Night bonuses in UFC history, with 11 (see wikipedia.org). At 37 years old, he became the oldest fighter to win a UFC lightweight title (see wikipedia.org).
A former NCAA Division I All-American wrestler at the University of Northern Colorado, Gaethje built a professional mixed martial arts record of 28 wins and five losses, with 21 victories by knockout (see wikipedia.org). His father worked as a copper miner at the Morenci mine for 36 years, and Gaethje himself spent a summer there before college (see wikipedia.org).
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