UFC Freedom 250 brings fights to the White House South Lawn on June 14. Fans watch from the Ellipse on big screens with 85,000 free tickets available through a lottery.Dana Whiteannounced the giveaway in March and pushed fans to visit Washington, D.C., that week.
Weigh-ins happen Friday at the Lincoln Memorial starting 8 p.m. ET, open to all for free. The main card streams live on Paramount+ from the White House grounds. A fan fest runs with Zac Brown Band headlining a Monster Energy concert.
Ilia Topuria defends his lightweight title againstJustin Gaethjein the main event. Alex Pereira facesCiryl Ganefor the heavyweight interim belt next. Sean O’Malley meets Aiemann Zahabi at bantamweight, whileBo Nickaltakes on Kyle Daukaus at middleweight. Other matchups include Mauricio Ruffy vs.Michael Chandler, Diego Lopes vs. Steve Garcia, and Derrick Lewis vs. Josh Hokit.
Registration opened April 12 atufcfreedom250.comorufc.com/freedom250. Entrants entered a $1 authorization hold for ID check, no charge kept. Max two tickets per person. Winners learned results by email after the random draw. Tickets stay non-transferable and non-resellable.
Dana White says there will be 4,300 people at the#UFCWhiteHouseevent and most of them will be military.Video also shows renderings of The Ellipse for the event.pic.twitter.com/1v7fB5IGQm
White urged trips for the full week around the president’s 80thbirthday. Fighters appear at Lincoln Memorial face-offs. Fan fest entry requires tickets from the same lottery. Plan D.C. stays for events tied to the U.S. 250th anniversary.
Check ufc.com/freedom250 for updates or resale alerts, though rules block official flips. Security limits direct venue seats low, around 3,000-4,000.
Source: LowKickMMA.com
