Overview
- The ABC will advise on regulatory operations for the June 14 South Lawn event, and the UFC says all bouts will be officially licensed and sanctioned.
- ABC president Timothy Shipman said no state athletic commission is required because the fights take place on federal property.
- D.C. Combat Sports Commission chair Andrew Huff said the ABC has no authority in the District and called the move a dangerous precedent for commissions.
- UFC executives Hunter Campbell and Marc Ratner will work with the ABC to select referees, judges, and inspectors and to coordinate medical exams and athlete safety protocols.
- The six-fight card features title bouts Ilia Topuria vs. Justin Gaethje and Alex Pereira vs. Ciryl Gane, will stream on Paramount+ in the U.S., and is not open to the public with a large Ellipse watch party planned.