UFC White House event to proceed despite weather, with one exception
Whether its rain or shine, UFC CEO Dana White says nothing will prevent UFC Freedom 250 from going off at the White House.
The UFC is preparing to go through with the upcoming event on the White House lawn no matter what the weather throws at it – with one exception. UFC Freedom 250 is set to take place June 14 on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. It will be an extremely rare outdoor event, just the second in promotion history, taking place on president Donald Trump's birthday.
It was the president who randomly came up with the idea for the event, and the promotion decided to make it a reality, even if it meant deviating from typical business practices by hosting an outdoor event with no ticket sales. The event is expected not to turn a profit . More details about how the event will actually look will be revealed Saturday during UFC 327, according to UFC CEO Dana White.
"This fight this Saturday will be the first look, people will see what the South Lawn is going to look like on the fight on Paramount this weekend," White said during a live stream with Adin Ross . "We have a spot for it, and it will actually show the setup of the South Lawn. " The event features two title fights: Ilia Topuria vs.
Justin Gaethje for the lightweight title unification in the main event and Alex Pereira vs. Ciryl Gane for the interim heavyweight title in the co-feature. In total, there are just six fights, another deviation from a typical UFC event, which typically features more than double that number.