MMA News updates UFC Freedom 250 results and highlights live as the action unfolds from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C. The main event will feature Ilia Topuria defending the UFC lightweight championship against Justin Gaethje. MMANews has you covered with all the results and highlights!
Topuria vs Gaethje: Lightweight Title Fight
This will mark Topuria’s first defense of the UFC lightweight championship. He won the title last year at UFC 317, where he scored a first-round knockout of Charles Oliveira. Topuria has not fought since, dealing with a child custody battle.
Gaethje earned his shot tonight by becoming interim champion with a win over Paddy Pimblett at UFC 324 in January. This is Gaethje’s second interim title, having earned such a distinction in 2020 with a win over Tony Ferguson. This will mark Gaethje’s third chance at winning undisputed lightweight gold, having previously come up short against Khabib Nurmagomedov and Oliveira.
The co-main event will also feature gold at stake, as Alex Pereira moves up to heavyweight, with him and Ciryl Gane battling to determine the interim UFC heavyweight champion.
Major UFC history will be on the line in this fight, as a win for Pereira will make him the first fighter in UFC history to win championships in three different weight classes.
Before vacating it in this move up to heavyweight, Pereira reclaimed the UFC light heavyweight title in his last fight, quickly finishing Magomed Ankalaev in their UFC 320 rematch.
Gane challenged heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall at UFC 321, a bout that ended in a no contest due to an accidental eye poke that sidelined Aspinall. Gane is a former interim champion and has lost undisputed title fights with Francis Ngannou and Jon Jones.
If you can’t watch the action, check here for all the latest results and highlights from UFC Freedom 250!
How to Watch UFC Freedom 250
- Date: Sunday, June 14, 2026
- Venue: South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
- Streaming: Paramount+
- Start Time: 8 PM ET / 5 PM PT (Note: Time could be altered due to inclement weather in D.C. area)
UFC Freedom 250 Results & Highlights
Main Card (Paramount+, 8 PM ET)
Featherweight: Diego Lopes vs. Steve Garcia
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Middleweight: Bo Nickal vs. Kyle Daukaus
Result:
Lightweight: Mauricio Ruffy vs. Michael Chandler
Result:
Heavyweight: Josh Hokit vs. Derrick Lewis
Result:
Bantamweight: Sean O’Malley vs. Aiemann Zahabi
Result:
Interim Heavyweight Championship: Alex Pereira vs. Ciryl Gane
Result:
Lightweight Championship: Ilia Topuria vs. Justin Gaethje
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