The UFC White House Card is officially set, and it will feature a blockbuster lightweight title showdown between Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje in the main event.
Dana White revealed the full lineup during the broadcast of UFC 326, confirming that the historic show, officially titled Freedom 250—will take place on June 14 as part of Donald Trump’s America 250 celebrations.
The UFC White House Card will be held on the South Lawn and feature a compact six-fight lineup packed with high-profile matchups.
Ilia Topuria returns to action after capturing the vacant lightweight title with a dominant knockout victory over Charles Oliveira. The belt became available after former champion Islam Makhachev moved on from the division.
Topuria has not fought since that win, largely due to personal issues that kept him out of competition for much of early 2026.
Recognized as one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the sport, Topuria now faces one of the toughest challenges of his career when he meets Gaethje in the main event of the UFC White House Card.
While Topuria was sidelined, the UFC booked an interim lightweight title fight between Justin Gaethje and Paddy Pimblett at UFC 324.
Gaethje delivered a dominant five-round performance, overwhelming Pimblett with relentless pressure and striking before securing a unanimous decision victory to claim the interim belt.
That win set up the championship unification bout against Topuria on the UFC White House Card.
The co-main event will see former two-division champion Alex Pereira move up to heavyweight to face Ciryl Gane for an interim heavyweight title.
The UFC booked the fight while reigning champion Tom Aspinall continues to recover from double eye surgery.
Full UFC White House Card Lineup
Ilia Topuria vs Justin Gaethje – lightweight title unification
Alex Pereira vs Ciryl Gane – interim heavyweight title
Sean O’Malley vs Aiemann Zahabi
Mauricio Ruffy vs Michael Chandler
Bo Nickal vs Kyle Daukaus
Diego Lopes vs Steve Garcia
Since the announcement of the event, several major stars pushed to be included on the UFC White House Card, including Conor McGregor and Jon Jones. However, neither fighter ultimately made the final lineup. Dana White admitted the card-building process was hectic, especially after a last-minute setback.
“I’ll tell you something about the White House fight,” White said during a livestream appearance. “We’ve been working on this thing nonstop, and one of the fights literally just fell out when I walked in here. One of the fights fell off tonight. Brutal.”
Despite the late hiccup, the UFC finalized the six-fight lineup and is now preparing for what could become one of the most unique events in the promotion’s history.
