We are now just one day shy of UFC Freedom 250, which will determine if Ilia Topuria or Justin Gaethje walks away the undisputed UFC lightweight champion. Get the latest from all of today’s weigh-ins in Washington, D.C., here with MMANews!
Topuria will be making his first defense of the lightweight championship in this matchup. He earned the title at UFC 317 last year, knocking out Charles Oliveira. Topuria has been on the sidelines due to a personal child custody dispute.
Gaethje earned this fight by defeating Paddy Pimblett for the interim lightweight title in the UFC 324 main event this past January. Gaethje will be fighting for the undisputed title for a third time, having previously fallen short in title bouts with Khabib Nurmagomedov and Oliveira.
The co-main event will see an interim heavyweight champion crowned as Alex Pereira steps up to heavyweight to take on Ciryl Gane. The bout was set up due to Tom Aspinall still not being fully recovered from the eye injury he suffered against Gane at UFC 321.
Pereira moves up in weight after conquering the middleweight and light heavyweight divisions. In fact, Pereira’s most recent fight saw him quickly finish Magomed Ankalaev to re-capture the UFC light heavyweight title at UFC 320.
Gane is a former interim champion, claiming that title with a win over Derrick Lewis in 2021. Gane, however, has fallen short in title fights with Francis Ngannou and Jon Jones.
UFC Freedom 250 Official And Ceremonial Weigh-Ins
You can find the YouTube video to view the official UFC Freedom 250 weigh-ins (video courtesy of MMAJunkie and USA Today Sports) below, as well as the updated results as the fighters weigh in.
The official weigh-ins begin at 11:00 am ET/8:00 am PT.
UFC Freedom 250 Card (Paramount+, 8 PM ET)
- Lightweight Championship: Ilia Topuria (155) vs. Justin Gaethje (155)
- Interim Heavyweight Championship: Alex Pereira vs. Ciryl Gane (248)
- Bantamweight: Sean O’Malley (135.5) vs. Aiemann Zahabi (135)
- Heavyweight: Josh Hokit vs. Derrick Lewis (265)
- Lightweight: Mauricio Ruffy (155) vs. Michael Chandler (156)
- Middleweight: Bo Nickal (186) vs. Kyle Daukaus (186)
- Featherweight: Diego Lopes (146) vs. Steve Garcia (146)
While the UFC will not be holding a morning weigh-in show for UFC Freedom 250 on its YouTube channel, it will broadcast the ceremonial weigh-ins.
You can watch the UFC Freedom 250 Ceremonial Weigh-Ins in the video player below.