Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will stage its final UFC White House press conference later today for the upcoming “Freedom 250” fight card
on Sunday night (June 14), streaming live on Paramount+ from the White House South Lawn in Washington, DC.Today’s presser gets underway LIVE at 8 p.m. ET in the embedded video above.
Expected to be on the dais are lightweight headliners Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje. “El Matador” defends his 155-pound strap against “The Highlight.” In addition, co-headliners
Alex Pereira and Ciryl Gane are in town for the “Freedom 250” media festivities.
“Poatan” and “Bon Gamin” collide for the interim heavyweight title.
“It’s the 250th birthday of America,” UFC CEO Dana White told TIME. “What better place to celebrate it than the White House? I love this country like anybody on the left loves this country. I love this country like anybody on the right loves this country. This is basically me spending a shitload of money to celebrate the 250th birthday of America, with America and the rest of the world.”
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