The UFC’s plans to host a fight night at the White House were confirmed in September of last year, and the organization shared a series of renderings at the time to show what the venue might look like and build some hype around the event.
Now, as the biggest fight night in MMA history quickly approaches, the UFC has finally announced the full card for what they have dubbed ‘UFC Freedom 250’, which will be taking place on the White House lawn on June 14th.
What UFC fighters are competing at the White House?
The stacked card for UFC Freedom 250 will feature 6 total bouts:
- Ilia Topuria vs Justin Gaethje (World Lightweight Championship)
The bout between the Spanish/Georgian Ilia Topuria and American Justin Gaethje will be the headlining event of the match.
- Alex Pereira vs Ciryl Gane (Interim Heavyweight Championship)
Alex Pereira of France will be moving up a weight class to take on Ciryl Gane of France for a shot at the Interim Heavyweight Champion title.
- Sean O’Malley (American) vs Aiemann Zahabi (Canadian) (Bantamweight)
- Maurício Ruffy (Brazilian) vs Michael Chandler (American) (Lightweight)
- Bo Nickal (American) vs Kyle Daukaus (American) (Middleweight)
- Diego Lopes (Brazil) vs Steve Garcia (American) (Featherweight)
There was allegedly a seventh fight planned for the card, but it fell through earlier in the planning phase and was subsequently scrapped entirely.
Notably, there are a few major UFC stars that many were hoping to see make the bout list; two names in particular stand out, neither Jon Jones nor Conor McGregor will be making their UFC comeback at the White House.
