UFC Freedom 250 Live Results: Ilia Topuria battles Justin Gaethje in unification bout; Alex Pereira chases historic third title at the White House; Diego Lopes knocks out Steve Garcia & more
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Hello everyone, and welcome to Khel Now’s LIVE COVERAGE & RESULTS of UFC Freedom 250, aka the White House card. The action is underway at the South Lawn! I’m your host, Abhijit, and I’ll be keeping you company through what promises to be a historic night in Washington. Please wait 30 seconds for the Live blog to load.
UFC Freedom 250: Results
- Featherweight bout: Diego Lopes defeated Steve Garcia (strikes) at 2:42 of Round 2
- Middleweight bout: Bo Nickal vs. Kyle Daukaus
- Lightweight bout: Mauricio Ruffy vs. Michael Chandler
- Heavyweight bout: Derrick Lewis vs. Josh Hokit
- Bantamweight bout: Sean O’Malley vs. Aiemann Zahabi
- Interim Heavyweight Championship: Alex Pereira vs. Ciryl Gane
- Lightweight Championship Unification Bout: Ilia Topuria (c) vs. Justin Gaethje (ic)
The first professional sporting event ever held at the White House will take place on June 14, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C. The card features seven total fights, with two title bouts in the main and co-main events.
The event will be headlined by a unification bout between Lightweight Champion Ilia Topuria and interim titleholder Justin Gaethje. It is a rare collision of two genuine finishers, with Topuria making the first defense of his lightweight belt after knocking out Charles Oliveira last June.
The co-main event sees former two-division champion Alex Pereira step up to heavyweight to face Ciryl Gane for the interim UFC Heavyweight Championship. A win would make Pereira the first fighter in UFC history to hold belts across three weight classes, a historic milestone that has driven enormous interest in the bout.
Pereira is aiming to capture gold in three different divisions, after successful Championship reigns at Middleweight and Light Heavyweight, while Gane is looking to bounce back after the controversial no-contest caused by an accidental eye poke by Gane against reigning Champion Aspinall at UFC 321.
Rounding out the card are Sean O’Malley vs Aiemann Zahabi at bantamweight, Josh Hokit vs Derrick Lewis, and Bo Nickal vs Kyle Daukaus, Mauricio Ruffy vs Michael Chandler, and Diego Lopes vs Steve Garcia.
Who will headline UFC Freedom 250 at the White House?
The seven-bout main card is headlined by a lightweight title unification bout between Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje.
What time does the UFC Freedom 250 main event between Topuria and Gaethje start?
The main event cage walks for UFC Freedom 250 are expected at approximately 10:30 PM ET in the United States, 3:30 AM BST in the UK, and around 8:00 AM IST in India on Monday, June 15.
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