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re: UFC White House Card announced: UFC Freedom 250

Posted on 3/8/26 at 5:55 am to
Posted by cfish140
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Posted on 3/8/26 at 5:55 am to
No Conor or Bones is a huge miss.

Main event is cool but Gaethje should be a heavy underdog. If he pulls the upset he'll be an American legend.

Gane and chandler


This post was edited on 3/8/26 at 6:01 am
Posted by uptowntiger84
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Posted on 3/8/26 at 6:35 am to
Pereira vs Jones fell thru. Gane was the backup fight.
Posted by uptowntiger84
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Posted on 3/8/26 at 6:40 am to
What were the numbers? How far apart were they? Jones is the biggest star but he's aging. Fighting at the White House would have been a perfect time to win and walk away as the GOAT!
Posted by cfish140
BR
Member since Aug 2007
9156 posts
Posted on 3/8/26 at 7:02 am to
I would have been so conflicted on who to root for if that fight happened. I absolutely love Pereira and hate Jones but it would be hard not to root for an American on a White House card.
Posted by TheOcean
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Member since Aug 2004
45934 posts
Posted on 3/8/26 at 7:24 am to
Jones is a POS. Can't root for him
Posted by PeteRose
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Member since Aug 2014
18165 posts
Posted on 3/8/26 at 7:33 am to
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Jones is the biggest star


Jon was never a high ppv draw. I’d say the biggest ufc stars as of now is Pereira, Ilia, Islam.

I said a while back that if Jone didn’t fight Aspinall, Dana will throw him under the bus every chance he gets. Dana doesn’t forget and hold grudges for making him and the ufc look bad.
This post was edited on 3/8/26 at 7:40 am
Posted by PeteRose
Hall of Fame
Member since Aug 2014
18165 posts
Posted on 3/8/26 at 7:49 am to
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Conor is never fighting in the UFC again. Let it go


McGregor will fight Olivera for the bmf later this year.
Posted by cfish140
BR
Member since Aug 2007
9156 posts
Posted on 3/8/26 at 8:14 am to
As big of a Conor fan as i am, that is an absolute nightmare matchup for him and wouldnt even be a fight
Posted by JimTiger72
LA
Member since Jun 2023
18895 posts
Posted on 3/8/26 at 8:52 am to
Posted by diat150
Louisiana
Member since Jun 2005
47797 posts
Posted on 3/8/26 at 11:00 am to
quote:

As big of a Conor fan as i am, that is an absolute nightmare matchup for him and wouldnt even be a fight


yeah that fight makes zero sense unless you just want to see conor get mauled.
Posted by Big4SALTbro
Member since Jun 2019
24414 posts
Posted on 3/8/26 at 11:08 am to
Connor and Jones are liabilities to back out and Covington is washed.

Posted by diat150
Louisiana
Member since Jun 2005
47797 posts
Posted on 3/8/26 at 11:14 am to
honestly the fight they missed out on was strickland vs chimaev. thats the fight that would have been perfect for this card but maybe they didnt want the heat that fight would bring or chimaev couldnt get the proper clearance.
Posted by Lucky_Stryke
central Bama
Member since Sep 2018
3182 posts
Posted on 3/8/26 at 11:17 am to

This is kind of a let down card for the white house. No jones, McGregor (lol just for the views he would bring), Islam, olivera, aspinal, volk, kamzhat etc. I will say it would have been pretty crazy for a nate diaz and McGregor match. Talk about views
Posted by Big4SALTbro
Member since Jun 2019
24414 posts
Posted on 3/8/26 at 11:20 am to
Yea that would have been a good fight but they probably didn’t want Sean talking at the White House and chimaev probably couldn’t clear security
Posted by PeteRose
Hall of Fame
Member since Aug 2014
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Posted on 3/8/26 at 11:21 am to
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As big of a Conor fan as i am, that is an absolute nightmare matchup for him and wouldnt even be a fight


To be honest, any champion or contender at LW and up is a nightmare matchup. Dude is old and been out of the game for so long.
Posted by Mikes My Tiger
Louisiana
Member since Oct 2007
3021 posts
Posted on 3/8/26 at 11:47 am to
This is just the announced card. If you don't like this then wait until everyone starts pulling out due to injuries or whatever. It's also funny that the main event is set up for an American to get KTFO by a guy the fans will think is Mexican.
Posted by TigerFanatic99
South Bend, Indiana
Member since Jan 2007
35923 posts
Posted on 3/8/26 at 12:18 pm to
quote:

What were the numbers? How far apart were they? Jones is the biggest star but he's aging. Fighting at the White House would have been a perfect time to win and walk away as the GOAT!


All that talk about rejecting Aspinal because it did nothing for his legacy like Poatan would and now he refuses Poatan.

Dude can say whatever he wants, but at the end of the day he's just scared of losing
Posted by ArcticTiger
North Pole
Member since Nov 2018
2850 posts
Posted on 3/8/26 at 1:40 pm to
Considering all of the Hype this card is very underwhelming!
Posted by JimTiger72
LA
Member since Jun 2023
18895 posts
Posted on 3/8/26 at 9:32 pm to
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Not sure which fight fell through


Seeing reports now that Ilia vs Islam was the main one that fell through

Hard to believe we’d have a Dagestani Muslim on the White House though

Islam vs Ilia AND Pereira vs Gane at “UFC Freedom 250”? I’m not buying it

…but this report from Gaethje kind of tracks

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This post was edited on 3/8/26 at 9:34 pm
Posted by JimTiger72
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18895 posts
Posted on 3/8/26 at 9:35 pm to
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