Dana White has promised the UFC event to be held at the White House June 14 will be the greatest ever.
Now we know who will be fighting.
White and the UFC announced the card Saturday, March 7 during UFC 326, and the featured bouts will include:
- Ilia Topuria vs. Justin Gaethje, lightweight championship unification fight
- Alex Pereira vs. Ciryl Gane, interim heavyweight championship fight
- Sean O’Malley vs. Aimann Zahabi, bantamweight fight
- Mauricio Ruffy vs. Michael Chandler, lightweight fight
- Bo Nickal vs. Kyle Daukaus, middleweight fight
- Diego Lopes vs. Steve Garcia, featherweight fight
White said UFC officials were up all night putting together the card for the event, which is officially called UFC Freedom 250.
“It’s done,’’ he said on the UFC 326 broadcast. “We’re ready to roll. Here we come, Washington D.C.’’
The event, set to occur on President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday, will take place on the South Lawn of the White House and the temporary area will seat about 5,000.
White said the Topuria-Gaethje fight headlining the card ‘should be explosive.’ Beyond the lightweight unification fight, the event will see Pereira attempt to become a three-division champion.