It’s fight night. UFC Freedom 250 goes live tonight from the South Lawn of the White House — the most unusual venue in the promotion’s history, and one of its most stacked cards. Here is everything you need to know before the first punch is thrown.
Start Time & How to Watch
| Early prelims | 5 p.m. ET |
| Prelims | 6 p.m. ET |
| Main card | 8 p.m. ET |
| Broadcast | Paramount+ |
| Venue | South Lawn, The White House, Washington, D.C. |
| Date | Sunday, June 14, 2026 |
Full Fight Card — Main Card
Ilia Topuria (c) vs. Justin Gaethje (ic)
Lightweight — Title Unification
The most anticipated lightweight fight in years. Topuria is -600; Gaethje at +430 is the live underdog number of the year.
Alex Pereira vs. Ciryl Gane
Heavyweight — Interim Title
History on the line: a Pereira win makes him the first three-division UFC champion ever. Gane is the narrow pick by most oddsmakers.
Sean O'Malley vs. Aiemann Zahabi
Bantamweight
O'Malley rebuilds after a rocky stretch. Zahabi is quieter than his record suggests — and he's very good.
Mauricio Ruffy vs. Michael Chandler
Lightweight
The most violence per minute on the card, almost certainly. Two men who do not know how to have a boring fight.
Bo Nickal vs. Kyle Daukaus
Middleweight
Nickal (8-1) is back to reset the hype. His takedown numbers are absurd, and Daukaus needs to keep this vertical to have a chance.
Derrick Lewis vs. Josh Hokit
Heavyweight
The most talked-about non-title fight on the card. Lewis owns the all-time UFC knockout record; Hokit says he doesn't care.
Prelims — What to Watch
Diego Lopes vs. Steve Garcia (featherweight)opens the main prelims and is a sneaky finish-rate special. Both men finish the overwhelming majority of their wins. Don’t skip it.
The Numbers Behind Tonight’s Card
2
Title Fights
17-0
Topuria's Record
1st
UFC Event at White House
June 14
Fight Night
The Three Fights That Define the Night
Topuria vs. Gaethjeis the headline, but the card has two other fights that could reshape their divisions by midnight. Pereira vs. Gane determines whether the sport gets its first three-division champion — a moment that would rank among the biggest in UFC history. And Lewis vs. Hokit is the fight everyone has been talking about for a month, for reasons that range from legitimate heavyweight intrigue to a kidnapping threat involving mimes.
All three outcomes will be covered here as soon as they happen. Full post-fight stat breakdowns go live tonight on Damage Index.
All fight statistics powered by Damage Index. Results and post-fight stat breakdowns will be published here following tonight’s event.