The selected few who will be a part of the White House Card, aka UFC Freedom 250 have reacted after the promotion announced the entire lineup for June 14 earlier today, during UFC 326.
There will be six bouts contested on the South Lawn of the White House, two of which will be title fights.
Ilia Topuria, Justin Gaethje, and others react after being chosen to fight at UFC Freedom 250
This once-in-a-lifetime event will be headlined by Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje, who will meet in a lightweight title unification bout.
Topuria, who was confident that he would be a part of the June 14 event, reacted right away after the announcement, as his prediction came true. Sending a chilling warning to his next opponent Gaethje, “El Matador” posted on Instagram:
“18-0 🌹”
The other half of the main event, Justin Gaethje, was at the T-Mobile Arena for UFC 326 when the announcement was made. “The Highlight,” said:
“I kind of knew. It’s amazing. I’m not almost crying, but I’m very proud.”
One half of the UFC Freedom 250 co-main event, Ciryl Gane, reacted after the promotion announced that he will fight Alex Pereira on June 14 for the interim 265-pound title.
“🫱🏾🫲🏽🗿💥”
Sean O’Malley, who was not expecting to fight at the White House, reacted after the promotion announced that he would take on Aiemann Zahabi. The former bantamweight champ confessed how much he had to plead to be a part of this once-in-a-lifetime card.
“I told UFC, ‘I would love to fight at the White House card. Please let me fight at the White House. I’ll fight anybody.”
O’Malley’s opponent, Zahabi, was super excited after finding out he would fight at the White House and shared his excitement through multiple posts on social media. Check a few of them below:
Meanwhile, Bo Nickal, who wanted to fight archrival Colby Covington on June 14, will now be fighting Kyle Daukaus. Nickal reacted:
“See you at the White House”
Daukaus posted on Instagram:
“Honored. Grateful. Undeniable. #UFC #Freedom250 #MMA”
Check out Michael Chandler, Mauricio Ruffy, and Diego Lopes’ reactions below:
Lastly, check out what Dana White had to say after announcing the UFC Freedom 250 bouts.