UFC Freedom 250, also branded UFC White House, takes place Sunday 14 June 2026 on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington DC.

It's the first professional sporting event ever staged at the presidential residence, built around the 250th anniversary of American independence.

Topuria vs Gaethje for the undisputed lightweight title headlines a stacked seven-fight card. If you're looking to bet on UFC, this is one of the most unique events on the calendar.

When and Where Is UFC White House?

The event runs Sunday 14 June 2026 from a purpose-built arena on the South Lawn, with seating capped around 4,300, mostly invited military personnel and VIPs.

Weigh-ins happen the day before at the Lincoln Memorial. There is no public ticketing to attend the event.

The card is built around the America 250 celebration and lands on Donald Trump's 80th birthday.

How to Watch UFC White House in Australia

This one breaks the usual pattern. The standard 2026 AU setup splits UFC three ways: Main Event PPV on Foxtel and Kayo for numbered main cards, Paramount+ for Fight Nights and numbered prelims, and Network 10 free-to-air for selected events.

Freedom 250 isn't a numbered PPV, so it skips the Main Event entirely. Instead, Network 10 has now confirmed it on the free-to-air listings, simulcast with Paramount+. In the US it streams on Paramount+ with a CBS simulcast, and the same free-to-air-plus-streaming logic applies here.

The AU pathways:

• Network 10 (free): confirmed to carry the two-hour pre-show plus the opening fights. Full details are still being finalised, so treat the exact run of bouts on 10 as TBC.
• Paramount+ (subscription): the lock-in for the complete card, including the Topuria vs Gaethje main event.
• Main Event on Foxtel and Kayo: not carrying this one, since it isn't a numbered event.

Short version: 10 gets you started for free, Paramount+ gets you everything.

What Time Does UFC White House Start in Australia?

Washington DC runs 14 hours behind eastern Australia, and the US broadcast is built around an 8pm ET Sunday start. That puts the action in the Monday daytime AEST slot rather than the usual overnight grind.

Expected windows for Monday 15 June:

• Coverage and pre-show: from 8am AEST on 10 and Paramount+
• First fights: from around 10am AEST
• Main event (Topuria vs Gaethje): early to mid afternoon AEST as the card closer

This is a compressed seven-fight one-off, not a standard numbered timeline, so there's no real early-prelims-prelims-main-card split. Exact times will firm up once the UFC and Paramount confirm the running order.

UFC White House Fight Card

The full card has been confirmed, with a championship double-header up top:

• Lightweight title: Ilia Topuria (c) vs Justin Gaethje
• Interim heavyweight title: Alex Pereira vs Ciryl Gane
• Bantamweight: Sean O'Malley vs Aiemann Zahabi
• Lightweight: Maurício Ruffy vs Michael Chandler
• Middleweight: Bo Nickal vs Kyle Daukaus
• Featherweight: Diego Lopes vs Steve Garcia
• Heavyweight: Derrick Lewis vs Josh Hokit

Topuria vs Gaethje unifies the lightweight title. Pereira vs Gane fills the interim heavyweight void left by Tom Aspinall's eye injury, with Pereira moving up from UFC light heavyweight weight to chase a third weight-class belt.

Sportsbet will have UFC fight card odds up across the card. For insights on the main event and undercard matchups, check out our UFC predictions.