‘UFC White House: Freedom 250’ press conference scheduled for Friday

UFC 328 fight week will have a promotional press conference for

UFC White House: Freedom 250.

The UFC White House card, billed as Freedom Fights 250, is a
one-of-a-kind event celebrating America’s 250th year of
Independence. The event will go down on President Donald J. Trump’s
80th birthday, June 14, at the South Lawn of the White House.

The card is a star-studded affair including some of the biggest
names in the sport. Ilia
Topuria will look to defend his lightweight title against
interim champion Justin
Gaethje in the main event. Meanwhile, Alex
Pereira and Ciryl Gane
will clash for the interim heavyweight title in the co-headliner.
The bill also includes Sean O’Malley, Diego
Lopes, Derrick
Lewis, Josh Hokit
and others.

The UFC is hosting a press conference with all the fighters on the
White House card on Friday, May 8 at Prudential Center in Newark,
New Jersey. The presser will begin at 4:30 pm ET and will be open
to the public. The event will be followed by the ceremonial
weigh-ins for UFC 328.