The fighters brought fireworks to the South Lawn of the White House.
With the iconic edifice as a backdrop, Justin Gaethje and Ciryl Gane went home from Washington with championship gold around their waists to close out one-of-a-kind UFC Freedom 250 on Sunday night. Gaethje stunned previously unbeaten Ilia Topuria to unify the lightweight title in a wild main event as Topuria’s corner threw in the proverbial towel following the fourth round, following Gane’s second-round victory over Alex Pereira to capture the vacant interim heavyweight belt.
The pair of bombastic endings to the title fights capped an all-knockout affair in the nation’s capital, with the president’s residence as a backdrop and the athletes entering the cage via the corridors of the landmark. Both Topuria and Gaethje began their respective walkouts from the Oval Office, walking past the portraits of every U.S. president along the way.
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