"88 billion won a day" UFC White House match finally reveals lineup... Except "GOAT" John Jones

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The unprecedented UFC White House match to mark the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence and President Donald Trump's 80th birthday has been confirmed. Two weight champions Ilya Topuria and Alex Pereira will come to the front.

UFC confirmed the official name of the White House event to be held on June 14 as 'UFC Freedom Fights 250' during UFC 326 live broadcast on the 7th (Korea time) and released the match table in a surprise move.

According to multiple media outlets such as "ESPN," the competition will be held in time for President Trump's 80th birthday. The fighters walk out of the Oval Office of the White House and enter the Octagon installed on the South Lawn, adding to the unconventional production.

The main event is a lightweight integrated title match. Unbeaten champion Topuria and provisional champion Justin Gaic will clash.

Topuria, who dominated the two weight classes, topped Charles Oliveira in the first round in June last year. Topuria, who left the Octagon for a while due to personal reasons, will play his first defense through this return match. Against this, veteran Gaichi will take on his third official title challenge in his life after beating Paddy Pimblett to become a provisional champion in January.

The comedy event was also set up as a historic match. Current light-heavyweight champion Alex Pereira will play a tentative heavyweight title match against Cyril Gane. Pereira, who has already won the middle and light heavyweight classes, will write the milestone of UFC's first three-weight class if she wins this match. His opponent, France's Gane, is a former provisional champion who has recorded a no-contest with Tom Aspinall in the title race. Current heavyweight unified champion Tom Aspinall has been ruled out of this match to recover from an eye injury.

The return of "GOAT" John Jones, who had been highly anticipated in the past, was ultimately canceled. According to USA Today, UFC President Dana White reviewed Jones's match by maintaining extreme security enough to erase the whiteboard at every matchmaking meeting to prevent information leakage, but the name was omitted from the final match.

The White House match will be an astronomical amount of money. TKO Group President Mark Shapiro promised a full investment, saying, "We have no intention of making a profit at the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence," adding, "We will invest $60 million (about 88 billion won)."

In addition, a total of six matches have been confirmed, including a bantamweight match between Sean O'Malley and Eamonn Zahavi, a lightweight match between Moricio Rupee and Michael Chandler, a middleweight match between Bonical and Kyle Dowkaus, and a lightweight match between Diego López and Steve Garcia.

4,000 invited audiences enter the White House site, and 85,000 people gather at nearby Ellips Park to watch the game on a large screen. France has even adjusted the G7 summit schedule to meet the schedule with the tournament.

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