Overview
- The UFC lightweight titles will be unified on June 14 at UFC Freedom 250 on the White House South Lawn in Washington, D.C.
- Topuria says he will stop Gaethje in the first round, pointing to Gaethje’s constant forward pressure as an opening for counters.
- The champion says his UFC 317 payday gave him stability, which he believes removed anxiety and made him “extremely dangerous.”
- Topuria enters 17-0 after a first-round knockout of Charles Oliveira at lightweight and prior stoppage wins over Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway at featherweight.
- Gaethje is the interim titleholder from a January win over Paddy Pimblett, while betting markets and media list Topuria as the favorite for a card expected to draw a huge audience on CBS and Paramount+.