UFC White House is sort of right here. As a part of the continuing 250th celebration 12 months of the United States of America, U.S. President Donald Trump and UFC CEO Dana White have organized a star-studded seven-fight combined martial arts card — dubbed UFC Freedom 250 — to happen within the nation’s capital this summer season.
Here’s everything you want to know in regards to the historic event.
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When is the UFC Freedom 250 fight?
UFC Freedom 250 takes place on Sunday, June 14 — the identical day as Flag Day within the United States, in addition to Trump’s eightieth birthday. The latter truth could or is probably not coincidental, relying on who you ask.
The complete event begins at 8 p.m. ET.
Where will the UFC Freedom 250 fight be held?
The South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C. will play host to the fight.
Yes, actually.
A sneak peak at what’s in retailer for June 14.
(Heather Diehl through Getty Images)
As you may see above, development on the huge stage the UFC plans to make the most of has been underway on the South Lawn for months.
Where to watch the UFC Freedom 250 fight
The complete UFC Freedom 250 card will air reside on Paramount+.
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Considering the UFC’s $7.7 billion broadcast deal with CBS and Paramount, which kicked off this 12 months, it is a real shock that at the least some of the cardboard can also be not being simulcast on CBS, comparable to what occurred with the UFC’s kickoff present for the deal in January. But, at the least for now, it does certainly seem to be a streaming-only event.
Who’s headlining the UFC Freedom 250 card?
A title unification match between UFC light-weight champion Ilia Topuria and interim champion Justin Gaethje is about to shut out the present.
The undefeated Topuria (17-0) is a two-division champion and one of many greatest stars within the UFC. A harmful knockout artist who first gained the UFC featherweight title (145 kilos) with historic finishes of future Hall of Famers Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway, Topuria, 29, captured his light-weight belt (155 kilos) with a first-round knockout of former champion Charles Oliviera in June 2025.
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Gaethje (27-5) is broadly thought-about some of the entertaining in-cage fighters in MMA historical past. He’s a two-time interim champion, having additionally gained an interim belt again in 2020. Gaethje, 37, is nevertheless winless in undisputed UFC title bouts, falling brief to Khabib Nurmagomedov in 2020 and then Oliveira in 2022.
Who is favored to win the fight?
Topuria is a heavy betting favourite to win the bout, listed wherever from -500 to -800 relying in your sportsbook of alternative.
Gaethje is at the moment listed as wherever from a +350 to +500 underdog.
Who else is on the UFC Freedom 250 card?
The card options six further fights except for the primary event, together with former two-division champion Alex Pereira transferring up to heavyweight in pursuit of historical past towards Ciryl Gane in a battle for the UFC interim heavyweight championship. Pereira already claimed gold at middleweight (185 kilos) and mild heavyweight (205 kilos); if he defeats Gane, he’ll have the declare of being the first-ever three-division UFC champion.
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Check out the entire UFC Freedom 250 fight card beneath.
Fight Card (8 p.m. ET, Paramount+)
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Lightweight championship: Ilia Topuira vs. Justin Gaethje
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Interim heavyweight championship: Alex Pereira vs. Ciryl Gane
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Bantamweight: Sean O’Malley vs. Aiemann Zahabi
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Heavyweight: Josh Hokit vs. Derrick Lewis
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Lightweight: Mauricio Ruffy vs. Michael Chandler
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Middleweight: Bo Nickal vs. Kyle Daukaus
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Featherweight: Diego Lopes vs. Steve Garcia