The competitors of UFC Freedom 250 came face to face one last time before fight night, on Saturday evening’s ceremonial weigh-in show hosted at The Ellipse park in Washington, D.C. Following a unique and impressive pre-fight press conference on Friday night, the ceremonial weigh-in show delivered more of the same theatrics, with a bald eagle […]
On Friday evening, from the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., the last UFC Freedom 250 press conference took place, and in addition to each fighter getting their time on the mic, Dana White announced some big news for Sunday’s top performers. In the main event from the South Lawn of the White House, Ilia Topuria […]
The UFC has unveiled the UFC 329 poster featuring Conor McGregor (22-6) and Max Holloway (26-7) ahead of their welterweight headliner on July 11 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas during International Fight Week. It marks only the second time in five years McGregor has appeared on a UFC poster. His last appearance came on […]
UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski (28-4-0) has set his sights on a title defense against top contender Movsar Evloev (20-0), with a return penciled in somewhere between August and September. Volkanovski last stepped into the octagon at UFC 325 on January 31, where he beat Diego Lopes for the second time in their rematch. Evloev […]
The FBI has teamed up with the UFC to put roughly 300 agents through hand-to-hand combat training ahead of UFC Freedom 250, scheduled to take place on the White House grounds this weekend. FBI Director Kash Patel shared footage of the sessions on X, saying the collaboration has helped agents pick up valuable defensive tactics. […]
Justin Gaethje had an impressive performance against Paddy Pimblett earlier this year to take home the interim lightweight title, but still feels he missed an opportune moment to finish the fight in the fourth. With the win over Pimblett behind him, Gaethje will now attempt to capture the undisputed title when he meets champion Ilia […]
Dana White has predicted UFC Freedom 250 will draw Super Bowl-level viewership figures when the event takes place on the White House lawn on Sunday. Last year’s Super Bowl had over $125 million viewers, but aired on network television while UFC Freedom will be streamed on Paramount +, meaning it will be tough to match. […]
Max Holloway (26-7) says he has no concerns about stepping up from 155 to 170-pounds to face Conor McGregor (22-6) on July 11, which will be Conor’s first fight in 5 years. “My thoughts on the fight being at 170 was like, who cares? Weight is just a number. Real gladiators back in the day, […]
Several high-profile celebrities invited to UFC Freedom 250 at the White House on June 14 have no plans to attend. Adam Sandler, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Jared Leto and Mario Lopez were among the names UFC CEO Dana White had been invited to the card. Representatives for all four, along with a person close to […]
The UFC will use the broadcast of UFC Freedom 250 on June 14 to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary, with vignettes telling the story of the United States throughout the evening. Craig Borsari, the UFC’s head of production and chief content officer, echoed the sentiment: “This is a very patriotic moment for us to integrate a […]