Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) recently released the “official art” for the upcoming UFC White House event on Paramount+, streaming live on Sunday, June 14, 2026 from the White House lawn in Washington, DC.
Dubbed “Freedom 250” in celebration of the nation’s birthday, the UFC White House card will be topped by Ilia Topuria vs. Justin Gaethje for the 155-pound title, as well as Alex Pereira vs. Ciryl Gane for the interim heavyweight strap.
“Zac Brown is going to be playing that night, and for the first time in a long time, he will be doing the National Anthem,” UFC CEO Dana White told Entertainment Tonight.
“We don’t do the National Anthem,” White added. “So one of the things that drives me crazy about boxing is they have to sing two National Anthems and all the stuff before the fight starts, we’re an international business, we have people from everywhere. We could end up singing two National Anthems that are not even from this country and the whole world is watching us, we’re in over a billion homes worldwide so I don’t do it. This will be the first time in a very long time since UFC double digits that we’ve done the National Anthem.”