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  • UFC Freedom 250 Headliners Meet President Trump, USA Belt Unveiled

    UFC Freedom 250 Headliners Meet President Trump, USA Belt Unveiled

    UFC Freedom 250 comes next month on June 14, 2026 on a special Sunday event. Headlining the card will be Ilia Topuria vs. Justin Gaethje for the UFC Lightweight Championship. In the co-main event, Alex Pereira and Ciryl Gane will battle for the UFC Interim-Heavyweight Championship.

    Today, all four headliners met President Trump at the White House and accompanied him in the Oval Office where Trump put over the magnitude of each fighter. A comparative USA UFC Championship belt was also revealed, but it’s unclear if this is a comparative piece for Trump, or other plans are in tow for the title.

    The White House event is undoubtably UFC’s biggest show ever. During this meeting, renderings for the event were shown, granting fans a look at how the stage will be presented come fight night.

  • Alex Pereira And Ciryl Gane Face-Off Outside Of The White House

    Alex Pereira And Ciryl Gane Face-Off Outside Of The White House

    UFC Freedom 250 is only a month away. That event will be taking place on the White House lawn. The event is headlined by Ilia Topuria vs. Justin Gaethje for the UFC Lightweight Championship, and co-main evented by Alex Pereira vs. Ciryl Gane for the UFC Interim-Heavyweight Championship.

    Earlier today, Ilia Topuria took to social media to reveal that he was on his way to meet the President, and posted a photo on a plane with Alex Pereira. Now, Alex’s coach Glover Teixeira has taken to instagram to post a video of Alex Pereira and Ciryl Gane having a face-off in front of The White House.

    This is most likely for promotional purposes that UFC will release soon. But, we thank Glover for giving us a first-look! Justin and Ilia will most likely be doing the same.

    UFC Freedom 250 goes down live Sunday, June 14.

  • Alex Pereira Throws Out First Pitch For Yankees Game

    Alex Pereira Throws Out First Pitch For Yankees Game

    He can fight, and he can pitch. Chama. Alex Pereira is on a roll recently and apparently he’s a solid baseball pitcher, too.

    UFC 328 is this Saturday in Newark, New Jersey and to promote the event, Alex Pereira (who is not on the 328 card) took the small trek over the New York yesterday to throw out the first pitch at the Yankee’s game. And he did a pretty good job at doing so, considering some celebrities have pitched some very terrible balls.

    The Yankees did win, so, it looks like Pereira ringing in the game was good luck. While Alex isn’t on the UFC 328 card this weekend, he is fighting at The White House June 14 for UFC Freedom 250 when he moves up to Heavyweight to battle Ciryl Gane for the interim-Heavyweight Championship.

  • Zac Brown Band Set To Headline UFC Freedom 250 Fan Fest

    Zac Brown Band Set To Headline UFC Freedom 250 Fan Fest

    UFC Freedom 250 will have a special fan event on the weekend June 14th’s UFC event on the White House Lawn. On June 13 and 14, fans can attend a free fan fest that will have meet & greets, the ceremonial weigh-ins, Q&A’s and even a free concert. At UFC 327, it was announced that Zac Brown Band will headline the free concert set.

    You can read the full UFC press release regarding the UFC Freedom 250 fan fest below;

    Zac Brown Band Headlines Fan Fest

    UFC Freedom 250 Fan Fest takes place
    Saturday, June 13 and Sunday, June 14
    Las Vegas – UFC® today announced that Zac Brown Band, the multi-platinum Grammy-winning American country-rock group, will serve as the headlining concert fueled by Monster Energy for the UFC Freedom 250 Fan Fest at The Ellipse in Washington D.C. on Saturday, June 13. The UFC Freedom 250 Fan Fest will be free to attend with a registered ticket.
    One of the most popular groups touring today, Zac Brown Band have 14 Billboard Hot Country Number 1 singles and have sold over 11 million albums to date, which has solidified them as a major force in country and rock music. This past winter, the band completed an eight-night limited engagement at Sphere in Las Vegas. This summer Zac Brown Band will embark on their headline “Love & Fear Tour” behind their eighth studio album. The album Love & Fear was released on December 5, 2025. For more information on Zac Brown’s full 2026 tour schedule, visitZacBrownBand.com.
    UFC Freedom 250 Fan Fest, as part of the historic UFC Freedom 250 event taking place at The White House on Sunday, June 14, will be a two-day event taking place Saturday, June 13 and Sunday, June 14 beginning at 3:30pm ET. Fans attending can expect to enjoy interactive experiences, live shows featuring UFC athletes, celebrity appearances, and exclusive on-stage moments, plus meet & greets, ceremonial weigh-ins, live music, and more. This all builds toward the once-in-a-lifetime UFC Freedom 250 watch party on Sunday night. Learn more at UFCFreedom250.com.
    UFC Freedom 250 Fan Fest is free to attend with a registered ticket. Fans can register for early access to tickets now through Thurs., April 16 at 11:59 p.m. by visiting UFCFreedom250.com. Early registrants will receive a unique ticket request link on Fri., April 17 for the chance to secure tickets ahead of the general public.  Fans who miss the early registration opportunity can apply with the general public starting Tuesday, April 21.
    You can read more about UFC Freedom 250 here.
  • UFC Freedom 250: Derrick Lewis vs. Josh Hokit Added

    UFC Freedom 250: Derrick Lewis vs. Josh Hokit Added

    UFC’s White House event now has a new bout added to the card. Named UFC Freedom 250, the first ever sporting event taking place at the White House goes down on Sunday, June 14. Originally, the card had six fights only, but a seventh has now been added.

    At UFC 327 in Miami, Florida, Dana White went live on Instagram during the main card. He was even filming himself live while sitting cage-side, where he revealed he had an announcement. This was right after Josh Hokit picked up a decision victory over Curtis Blaydes in a brutal fight, and Dana announced that Hokit would be on the card.

    His opponent? Derrick Lewis. Dana explained that President Trump, who was sitting next to White at UFC 327, asked him why Derrick Lewis wasn’t on the UFC Freedom 250 card. Dana went on to say he immediately called up Derrick, who accepted the fight over the phone before going back to see Hokit, where he then also accepted the fight.

    Dana White attributed the fight being made to Donald Trump and Joe Rogan. The latter mentioned on commentary immediately after Josh Hokit’s win that he needed to be on the UFC Freedom 250 card, thus, it was made.

    https://x.com/bodyslamnetmma/status/2043168732252438748?s=46

    Josh Hokit versus Derrick Lewis joins a star-studded card, which you can see below.

    • UFC Lightweight Championship: Ilia Topuria(c) vs. Justin Gaethje
    • Interim UFC Heavyweight Championship: Alex Pereira vs. Ciryl Gane
    • Sean O’Malley vs. Aiemann Zahabi
    • Mauricio Ruffy vs. Michael Chandler
    • Bo Nickal vs. Kyle Daukus
    • Diego Lopes vs. Steve Garcia
    • Derrick Lewis vs. Josh Hokit

    Again, not Saturday as usual, UFC Freedom 250 will be live on Paramount+ on Sunday, June 14.