Trump family, UFC selling $12,000 'Freedom 250'-themed coins ahead of White House fight night

[riversedge]

Source: msn.com


Story by Ben Blanchet • 2h •

As President Donald Trump is set to soak in a bloody UFC brawl outside the White House on his birthday Sunday, his family is getting behind $12,000 gold coins promoting the fight card.

The Trump Organization — run by the president’s sons, Eric and Donald Jr. — and the multibillion-dollar mixed martial arts company have partnered to sell a collection of “Freedom 250”-themed silver and gold coins branded with the president’s face and in a case that features a label with his signature on it.

The coins, which are set to drop Tuesday, range from nearly $250 to $12,000 apiece and also include a portrait of Trump’s bud, UFC boss Dana White, on the label.

The medallions are billed as a way to commemorate both America’s 250th birthday and a “defining patriotic moment” between Trump and the UFC, per the website of Trump Coins, which says it partners with the Trump Organization and suggests the president “designed” the medallions and other coins.

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The coins are set to go on sale just days before the fight card is overseen by a company that’s long been cozy with Trump. ........................




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The UFC event is set to air on a streaming platform operated by a Trump-aligned CEO, as well. (Note: A lawsuit filed by a watchdog group that looks to block the event from taking place on Sunday is awaiting further judicial review.)

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— (@oceancalm.bsky.social) 2026-06-08T21:16:24.748Z

[Permanut]

1. We're gonna need some new words to describe how bizarre this is

Meanwhile, I would advise every Trump cult member to stock up on these coins; cash in your IRAs and 401ks, sell the house and the truck with the 10 foot flag in the back, borrow every penny and max out every credit card to take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

[EarthFirst]

3. Maybe they could liquidate what's left of their Trump NFT's or World Liberty Financial crypto...

The pennies on the dollar from that grift may cover shipping.

[GenThePerservering]

2. I'm not sure which is worse (or sillier)

the obvious grift surrounding this ridiculous event, or the yabbering about it being blood-soaked as if it was a gladiatorial combat to the death with rusty knives. It's a UFC event - half of it is kayfabe and the other is just the usual MMA.

I'm more interested in seeing it turn into a ridiculous debacle.

[sinkingfeeling]

4. Grifters gotta grift.

[Initech]

5. Can't we just make him president of the Home Shopping Channel and be done with it?

That seems to be all he cares about is hawking stupid shit with his name on it.

[FakeNoose]

12. Think it's bad now? Wait till he launches the "ChumpChatbot"

He'll take over every phone and computer in the US, even after he's dead.

[Maeve]

6. Put that in the lawsuit

[Figarosmom]

7. Well, I guess they are expecting a lot of deep pockets😚.

[Diraven]

8. And yet again

Every single thing they're using to promote the 250th anniversary of our country has to have Trump's ugly face on it.

[hibbing]

9. Is there a hole for me to get sick in?

B. Dylan

[trusty elf]

10. ...

[bif]

11. Good one!

Thanks for sharing!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

13. MaddowBlog-Trump-branded UFC 'medallions' go on sale ahead of scheduled White House match

For just under $12,000, you too can buy a coin, “designed” by the president, celebrating the UFC Freedom 250 event.

For just under ,000, you too can buy a Trump-branded gold “medallion,” “designed” by the president, celebrating the UFC’s White House event.

This is not to be confused with Trump-branded shoes, guitars, Bibles, watches, digital trading cards, or phones. #grift
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— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2026-06-09T19:56:15.884Z

https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-branded-ufc-medallions-white-house-match

In the months leading up to Election Day 2024, when Donald Trump was ostensibly focused on his candidacy, the Republican launched a dizzying merchandising campaign, pitching everything from Trump-branded watches to silver Trump commemorative coins, batches of digital trading cards to a weird cryptocurrency project, and gold sneakers to Trump-endorsed Bibles....

MS NOW’s Jake Traylor and Soorin Kim reported Tuesday that there are Trump-branded “medallions” on sale, tied to this weekend’s UFC event on the White House’s South Lawn.

The souvenir gold and silver coins range in price from $249.99 to $11,999.99. That’s not a typo: A website called RealTrumpCoins.com is actually selling UFC Freedom 250 “medallions” that people can purchase for just under $12,000. (The website boasts that the coins were “designed” by the president himself.)

Donald Trump is selling UFC-branded coins for ,000 to promote the UFC fight on the White House lawn

— FactPost (@factpostnews.bsky.social) 2026-06-09T17:20:05.074565128Z

....To be sure, the scheduled UFC bout, set to coincide with the president’s 80th birthday, was already controversial, and not just because of the bizarre structure that continues to take shape at the White House. There have also been related questions about Trump’s stock purchase in UFC’s parent company before the upcoming match on the South Lawn.....

The $12,000 gold coins, however, take this mess to a new and unsettling level.

This week, a new lawsuit was filed alleging corruption in connection with the upcoming UFC event, with the hopes of derailing the plans for the gathering, and a judge is expecting a response by Tuesday. Watch this space