Overview
- President Trump hosted four UFC headliners in the Oval Office on Wednesday, showing stage renderings and revealing a special Freedom 250 belt.
- The June 14 South Lawn card features Ilia Topuria vs. Justin Gaethje for the lightweight title and Alex Pereira vs. Ciryl Gane for an interim heavyweight belt.
- Plans call for roughly 4,000 seats on White House grounds and eight big screens on the Ellipse for 75,000 to 100,000 viewers, with UFC planning 85,000 free tickets.
- Alex Pereira and Ciryl Gane staged a faceoff on the lawn, and Ilia Topuria pressed Trump in the Oval Office about giving his friend Gaethje the “toughest test.”
- Organizers say construction of the temporary arena will start later this month, and the event is set to stream on Paramount+.