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UFC fighters have never seen a bigger stage. Tonight, 14 elite athletes will step onto the White House South Lawn on a card that’s captured global attention. UFC Freedom 250 is finally here, with Ilia Topuria vs. Justin Gaethje in the marquee.
Many threads tie together tonight’s main event. What started as a lightweight title unification fight has disintegrated into a legitimate feud. Gaethje lobbed personal insults at Topuria, and Topuria got physical with his foe at Friday’s press conference. The drama takes a backseat once the Octagon door shuts. What’s left is a collision between Topuria, one of the sport’s top pound-for-pound fighters, and Gaethje, the most exciting fighter in UFC history.
History can be made in the co-main event. No fighter has captured three division titles, undisputed or interim, in UFC’s three-decade history. Alex Pereira can change that tonight. Some already consider “Poatan” the best combat sports athlete ever, thanks to his two-division titles in UFC and Glory Kickboxing. If he beats Ciryl Gane in tonight’s interim heavyweight title fight, UFC CEO Dana White and others believe he can surpass Jon Jones as MMA’s all-time great. That’s a big if against Gane, arguably the fastest and most athletic heavyweight in a land of giants.
Follow live results and highlights from UFC Freedom 250 with CBS Sports experts leading the way. Coverage begins at 8 p.m. ET on Paramount+.
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