UFC will hold its first White House press conference today at 5 p.m. ET for the Freedom 250 fight on June 14. Key fighters Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje will headline the event.
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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 06: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he meets with UFC fighters (L-R) Alex Pereira, Ilia Topuria, Justin Gaethje and Ciryl Gane in the Oval Office of the White House on May 06, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump was joined by UFC fighters to talk about the June 14th UFC Freedom 250 match to be held outside the White House. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will stage its first UFC White House press conference later today for the upcoming āFreedom 250ā fight card on June 14, streaming live on Paramount+ from the White House lawn in Washington, DC.
Todayās presser gets underway LIVE at 5 p.m. ET in the embedded video above.
The UFC White House press conference is scheduled for 5 p.m. ET today.
Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje are the main fighters, with Topuria defending his lightweight title.
The UFC Freedom 250 fight will take place on the White House lawn in Washington, DC.
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Expected to be on the dais are lightweight headliners Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje. āEl Matadorā defends his 155-pound strap against āThe Highlight.ā In addition, co-headliners Alex Pereira and Ciryl Gane are in town for the āFreedom 250ā media festivities.
āPoatanā and āBon Gaminā collide for the interim heavyweight title.
UFC CEO Dana White is expected to emcee the āFreedom 250ā press conference.
āOne of the myths that I would like to crush is I donāt care if youāre far right, far left, right down the middle, wherever you sit politically because everybody sits somewhere politically these days, this isnāt about politics,ā White said onĀ The Pat McAfee Show. āThis is about the United States, what this country is about, how it was built, where we all came from. If you love America, youāre going to love this event. It has nothing to do with politics. We just happen to be on the White House lawn and the President of the United States will be there.ā
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