On Jun. 14, 2026, UFC hosted its much-awaited Freedom 250 event on the White House. Completely free to observe and catered to the country’s military, Freedom 250 was considered a viewership success; nonetheless, not a lot financially.
After years of dialogue, TKO/UFC is finally done with its White House event, even though it got here at an enormous financial cost. Now, it seems, WWE won’t be going that path soon, despite their close relationship with the USA President, Donald Trump.
In line with sources near Wrestlevotes Radio on Fightful Select, a WWE White House show is just not on the cards. Nevertheless, there is a catch to it. Despite the possibilities of WWE not running a White House show, they potentially remain open to the offer based on how much sense the financials make. Recently, UFC President Dana White also added that the UFC missed out on loads of money as a result of their White House show. Nick Khan, Triple H, and Roman Reigns all represented WWE at UFC’s Freedom 250. Multiple WWE Superstars were also present on the UFC Freedom 250 Fan Fest.
Conor McGregor critical of Roman Reigns’ UFC Freedom 250 footage
Recently, in Latest York City, UFC veteran Conor McGregor opened up on Roman Reigns’ Freedom 250 appearance and heavily criticized it.
“I don’t know. They [UFC] should’ve platformed our own combatants,” he claimed. “Put them next to those guys. Put our guys next to those guys, what, so who the f**k are you? What’s up? Let or not it’s seen by the general public, after which we’d have something to look ahead to on our side. Bouts to look ahead to, guys to look ahead to. Remember, these guys crashed here and there. It builds the story.”
On Jun. 14, 2026, UFC hosted its much-awaited Freedom 250 event on the White House. Completely free to observe and catered to the country’s military, Freedom 250 was considered a viewership success; nonetheless, not a lot financially. After years of dialogue, TKO/UFC is finally done with its White House event, even though it got here at an enormous financial cost.