Earlier tonight, the UFC unveiled the fights that will take place on the South Lawn of the White House on June 14.<\/p>\n
The White House card,<\/a> which will be called UFC Freedom 250, will be headlined by Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje.\u00a0<\/p>\n Gaethje, who won the interim lightweight title earlier this year, while Topuria was on a hiatus due to personal reasons, will now get the opportunity to upgrade it to undisputed if he dethrones the reigning champ \u201cEl Matador\u201d on June 14.<\/p>\n In the co-main event, Ciryl Gane<\/a> and Alex Pereira will clash for the interim heavyweight title. \u201cPoatan,\u201d who has already attained two-division glory, now becomes the first fighter in the promotion to fight for the third belt.<\/p>\n Other than these two title bouts, there are four other fights locked in for June 14. Check the entire card below.<\/p>\n Fans had expected big names like Jon Jones, Alex Pereira, and especially Conor McGregor on the card<\/a>. However, after the announcement, many in the MMA community had mixed reactions, with some feeling the lineup did not fully live up to the massive hype surrounding the event.<\/p>\n MMA Community Reacts to UFC Freedom 250 card<\/p>\n Ryan Garcia posted on X:<\/p>\n We need Nate Diaz<\/a> vs Conor McGregor 3 UFC MAKE IT HAPPEN OR CANCEL THE WHITE HOUSE CARD NOW \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n We need Nate Diaz vs Connor McGregor 3 <\/p>\n UFC MAKE IT HAPPEN OR CANCEL THE WHITE HOUSE CARD NOW \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n \u2014 RYAN GARCIA (@RyanGarcia) March 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n In another post, Garcia added:<\/p>\n \u201cI was expecting the White House UFC card to be better, not going to lie?? They should\u2019ve went all out, you would think they would. I was hoping Jon Jones<\/a>, Conor, Alex, Make America proud type sh*t \ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<\/p>\n I was expecting the White House ufc card to be better not going to lie?? They shouldve went all out, you would think they would <\/p>\n I was hoping Jon jones, Connor, Alex <\/p>\n Make America proud type shit \ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<\/p>\n \u2014 RYAN GARCIA (@RyanGarcia) March 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Dillon Danis<\/a> also poked fun at the announcement and one of the bouts that is scheduled for June 14:<\/p>\n \u201cI almost fell out of my chair in excitement. Bo Nickal<\/a> vs. Kyle Daukaus on the White House lawn OMG \ud83d\ude31\ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n I almost fell out of my chair in excitement. Bo Nickal vs. Kyle Daukaus on the White House lawn OMG \ud83d\ude31\ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n \u2014 Dillon Danis (@dillondanis) March 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThe White House card is pure sh*t \ud83d\ude02\u201d<\/p>\n The White House card is pure shit \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n \u2014 Dillon Danis (@dillondanis) March 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Right after all the UFC White House fights were announced, Paulo Costa<\/a> quipped:<\/p>\n \u201cF**k White House\u201d<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Conor McGregor had a different sentiment, despite not being picked by Dana White and Co. to fight Michael Chandler<\/a> at the White House as \u201cThe Notorious\u201d had desired:<\/p>\n \u201cA great card! #CantWait \ud83c\udfe6\u201d<\/p>\n Derek Brunson posted on X:<\/p>\n \u201cThe UFC White House card is the best fight card in the history of the White House ! \ud83d\udc40\u201d<\/p>\n The UFC White House card is the best fight card in the history of the White House ! \ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n \u2014 Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) March 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n