"White promised that this would be "the greatest fight card ever assembled," and the UFC CEO should have known better. After all, he was the promoter behind six of the seven UFC events that featured three championship fights. Those were the promotion's highest-stakes events, and sitting just below them are the many fight cards through the years with two championships on the line."
"Not very high, but that's less a knock on this card and more a nod to the great history of cards that have come before it. Let's just be honest, every time there is a big moment in the sport, it can't always compete with all of the other great moments before it. There have been plenty of better lineups over the past 30-plus years, with bigger headlines."
UFC CEO Dana White announced a six-fight card for Freedom Fights 250, scheduled for June 14 on the White House South Lawn in Washington, D.C. The main event features lightweight champion Ilia Topuria facing interim champion Justin Gaethje for the undisputed title. The co-main event pits Alex Pereira against Ciryl Gane for the interim heavyweight title. Twelve fighters won the White House sweepstakes, excluding Jon Jones and Conor McGregor. ESPN analysts evaluated the card's ranking among UFC's best events, noting that while significant, it falls short of White's "greatest fight card ever assembled" claim, as it features only one undisputed title fight compared to historical events with multiple championship bouts.
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