It’s time for one of the most unique sporting events of all time. UFC Freedom 250 touches down on the South Lawn of the White House on Sunday for a seven-fight card, headlined by two title fights. Lightweight champion Ilia Topuria looks to unify his title against interim champ Justin Gaethje in the main event while an interim heavyweight champion is crowned when Alex Pereira takes on Ciryl Gane. It all goes down as part of a celebration of America’s 250th birthday as well as President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday.
The heat between Topuria and Gaethje has intensified throughout the week in D.C. Topuria took exception to Gaethje father calling him “another short guy” as well as the interim champion appearing to reference his now ex-wife after a nasty divorce. Gaethje, for his part, doesn’t believe he ever made a bad comment about Topuria’s ex and believes that the champion is just looking for extra motivation.
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A win on Sunday for Gaethje would be a fitting cap to an incredible career in which he twice held the interim title. “The Highlight” is known for racking up performance bonuses, but has never been able to get over the hump for the full title.
The co-main event on Sunday night is equally compelling to fight fans. Pereira, in just 12 fights over five years, has become one of the most beloved action stars of a generation. After conquering both middleweight and light heavyweight, the Brazilian looks to make history by taking a piece of the heavyweight title, which would make him the first fighter to do so across three divisions. He faces Gane, who has repeatedly come up short in these spots. Gane holds a 10-2, 1 NC record in UFC since joining the promotion in 2019. He earned the interim title once before, defeating Derrick Lewis by TKO in 2021. But he failed to unify the title in a decision loss to Francis Ngannou and then was quickly submitted by Jon Jones in 2023 for the vacant title. Gane then returned to the title picture in 2025 and looked strong against Tom Aspinall before delivering a brutal double eye poke that ended the fight in a no contest.
Below is the complete fight card for UFC Freedom 250, along with the recent odds. Check back all week long for the recent news, features and other content around this massive event.
Where to watch UFC Freedom 250
- Date: Sunday, June 14 | Location: The White House — Washington, D.C.
- Start time: 8 p.m. ET (Main card)
- Watch live: Subscribe to Paramount+
UFC Freedom 250 fight card, odds
Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook (as of June 12)
- Ilia Topuria (c) -520 vs. Justin Gaethje (ic) +390, undisputed lightweight title
- Ciryl Gane -115 vs. Alex Pereira -105, interim heavyweight title
- Sean O’Malley -425 vs. Aiemann Zahabi +330, bantamweights
- Josh Hokit -410 vs. Derrick Lewis +320, heavyweights
- Mauricio Ruffy -650 vs. Michael Chandler +470, lightweights
- Bo Nickal -310 vs. Kyle Daukaus +250, middleweights
- Diego Lopes -148 vs. Steve Garcia +124, featherweights
UFC Freedom 250 countdown
- Complete viewer’s guide for Sunday’s action
- All fighters on weight for event, Lopes weighs in twice as backup
- Staff predictions and expert picks for every fight on the card
- Brookhouse: Ranking the greatest 25 American fighters in UFC history
- Mahjouri: Topuria opens up about ‘tough’ public divorce
- Brookhouse: Best bets to consider in each fight on Sunday
- Campbell: Pereira nearing MMA immortality with Teixeira leading the way
- Brookhouse: The most unique venues in MMA history ahead of The White House
- Hummer: How Hokit transformed from college football walk-on to breakout star
- Campbell: An inside look at how the White House event structure came together
- Mahjouri: Gaethje blames Topuria for sparking family drama ahead of title fight
- Mahjouri: Undercard fights to watch this weekend
- Topuria says Gaethje “crossed the line” with comments about ex-wife
- Campbell: Five biggest storylines to follow in Washington D.C.
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