The UFC visits the highest seat in the nation on Sunday. UFC Freedom 250 takes place on the White House South Lawn, featuring a lean and mean seven-fight card that will likely be the best the promotion produces all year. In the main event, Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje unify the lightweight titles.
UFC Freedom 250 sells itself: top-quality fights at the most unique venue possible. Heading into the event, additional storylines are unraveling. Topuria and Gaethje are pointing the finger at each other for making things personal. It kicked into overdrive after Gaethje alluded to Topuria’s recent divorce, which Gaethje argued was retaliation for Topuria addressing Gaethje’s dad. That drama will all take a backseat on Sunday as Topuria, one of the best pound-for-pound stars, takes on Gaethje, the most exciting fighter in UFC history, making one final push towards an elusive undisputed title.
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The co-main event is historic. Former two-division champion Alex Pereira seeks an unprecedented third division title, interim or otherwise. Overcoming Ciryl Gane to achieve the feat will have Pereira knocking on the door of GOAT territory. With heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall’s future in limbo, it’s feasible the winner of Saturday’s co-main event could eventually graduate to undisputed status.
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The rest of the card features some interesting matchups of rising contenders and veterans looking to make a statement on the biggest stage imaginable. That’s especially true in the other heavyweight showdown set for Sunday when all-time knockout king Derrick Lewis takes on rising contender Josh Hokit. Lewis was a late add to the card after not being in the original plans. He gets one of the fastest rising names in the sport in Hokit who is coming off a fight of the year contender against Curtis Blaydes in April.
Plus, former bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley returns to take on rising contender Aiemann Zahabi. Rising lightweight contender Mauricio Ruffy hopes to keep rolling against veteran Michael Chandler. Rising middleweight prospect Bo Nickal looks to take the next step up in his rise when he takes on veteran Kyle Daukaus. And featherweight sluggers meet in the opener when Diego Lopes battles Steve Garcia.
The action goes down from the White House South Lawn in Washington, D.C., with coverage of the special seven-fight card beginning at 8 p.m. As with every UFC event, the fights will be available for every subscriber on Paramount+.
Where to watch UFC Freedom 250 on Paramount+
All times Eastern
Date: Sunday, June 14 | Location: The White House — Washington, D.C.
Start time: Coverage begins at 8 p.m.
Watch live: Subscribe to Paramount+
UFC Freedom 250 fight card, odds
Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook (as of June 14)
