US President Donald Trump unveiled the official poster for UFC Freedom 250 on Saturday, local time, before proceeding to take part in UFC 327 in Miami.
The event, originally teased by Trump last July to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the United States, was confirmed by UFC boss Dana White in August.
Earlier speculation suggested that the event would take place in July, on the occasion of US Independence Day.
However, UFC Freedom 250 will take place a little less than a month before July 4 — June 14.
UFC Freedom 250 poster and details
The first UFC Freedom 250 poster released by Trump features lightweight title contenders Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje as well as interim heavyweight title contenders Alex Pereira and Cyril Gane with the White House in the background.
The caption on the poster reads: “The most historic sporting event of all time.
The full UFC Freedom 250 fight card includes:
Ilia Topuria vs Justin Gaethje
Alex Pereira vs Cyril Gane
Sean O’Malley vs Aiemann Zahabi
Michael Chandler vs Mauricio Ruffy
Kyle Daukaus vs Bo Nickal
Steve Garcia vs Diego Lopes
Trump is attending UFC 327
Shortly after sharing the UFC Freedom 250 poster on his Truth Social platform, Trump was spotted at UFC 327 in Miami, Florida on Saturday night.
Accompanied by several family members and UFC boss Dana White, Trump entered the Kaseya Center shortly after 9:00 p.m. local time and was seen greeting attendees on the floor, as was podcaster and supporter Joe Rogan.
The Secretary of State was waiting for Trump at his residence, while US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor was also close to the US President.
The American president was at the event to watch the local heavyweight match between Carlos Ulberg and Jiří Procházka.
With former champion Alex Pereira vacating the belt to fight for the interim heavyweight title at UFC Freedom 250 in the White House, Ulberg (14-1-0) has earned his spot across from Procházka (32-5-1) in the main event of Saturday’s card.
In the main undercard, fellow light heavyweights Azamat Murzakanov (16-0-0) and Paulo Costa (15-4-0) will fight in what could end up being a qualifier for the winner against the winner of Ulberg and Procházek.
