the long awaited UFC White House Card It’s finally here.
As promised by UFC CEO Dana WhiteUFC officials took a moment during Saturday’s session. UFC 326 Card from Las Vegas, Nevada, to announce the official fight card for the next White House card. Fight fans have long wondered what the card would look like and with so many rumors swirling in the combat community, no one knew for sure where the promotion would land.
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Well, it’s finally time to sink in! And if, Conor McGregor is being jumped as expected.
Leading the UFC White House card will be the main event showdown between rising MMA superstar and UFC Lightweight Champion Ilia Topuria as he looks to unify belts with fan favorite and interim lightweight champion Justin Gaethje. Fight fans may have liked to see a lightweight showdown between Topuria and Paddy Pimblett more than Gaethje, but “Highlight” did more than enough at UFC 324 this past January to win interim gold (highlights). HERE) and its place on the White House lawn.
The co-main event will be an interim heavyweight title fight between former UFC middleweight and light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira and former UFC interim heavyweight champion Ciryl Gane. Many expected Pereira to face UFC legend Jon Jones for one of the most important matchups in sportbut I suppose an agreement could not be reached. An interim title fight between Pereira and Gane is still a solid consolation prize, especially since “Poatan” still has a chance to become the first UFC fighter to win titles in three different weight classes.
As expected, the UFC White House card will be even deeper than this. Check out the official lineup below and let us know your thoughts on what’s being touted as the “greatest card ever.”
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Main event
Ilia Topuria (c) vs. Justin Gaethje (ic) for the undisputed UFC lightweight championship
Co-main event
Alex Pereira vs. Ciryl Gane for the interim UFC Heavyweight Championship
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Sean O’Malley vs. Aiemann Zahabi
Mauricio Ruffy vs. Michael Chandler
Bo Nickal vs. Kyle Daukaus
Diego Lopes vs. Steve García
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