(L/R) UFC Chief Operating Officer Ike Lawrence Epstein speaks as UFC President and CEO Dana White and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio look on during a Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony at the State Department in Washington, DC, on June 11, 2026. According to the State Department, the new partnership aims to "enhance sports diplomacy initiatives and collaborate on the global growth of mixed martial arts." (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony with UFC President and CEO Dana White at the State Department in Washington, DC, on June 11, 2026. According to the State Department, the new partnership aims to "enhance sports diplomacy initiatives and collaborate on the global growth of mixed martial arts." (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) speaks during a Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony with UFC President and CEO Dana White at the State Department in Washington, DC, on June 11, 2026. According to the State Department, the new partnership aims to "enhance sports diplomacy initiatives and collaborate on the global growth of mixed martial arts." (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony with UFC President and CEO Dana White at the State Department in Washington, DC, on June 11, 2026. According to the State Department, the new partnership aims to "enhance sports diplomacy initiatives and collaborate on the global growth of mixed martial arts." (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) and UFC President and CEO Dana White attend a Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony at the State Department in Washington, DC, on June 11, 2026. According to the State Department, the new partnership aims to "enhance sports diplomacy initiatives and collaborate on the global growth of mixed martial arts." (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony with UFC President and CEO Dana White at the State Department in Washington, DC, on June 11, 2026. According to the State Department, the new partnership aims to "enhance sports diplomacy initiatives and collaborate on the global growth of mixed martial arts." (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on during a Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony with UFC President and CEO Dana White at the State Department in Washington, DC, on June 11, 2026. According to the State Department, the new partnership aims to "enhance sports diplomacy initiatives and collaborate on the global growth of mixed martial arts." (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony with UFC President and CEO Dana White at the State Department in Washington, DC, on June 11, 2026. According to the State Department, the new partnership aims to "enhance sports diplomacy initiatives and collaborate on the global growth of mixed martial arts." (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)