UFC is told one fight can ‘compete’ with White House success after 34 million global viewers

The UFC would do well to ever come near topping the success of June 14.

On that date, the long-discussed UFC event on the White House lawn finally took place.

Star fighters like Ilia Topuria, Justin Gaethje, Alex Pereira, and Sean O’Malley made the walk on illustrious ground at an event that was described as a celebration of America’s 250th birthday.

UFC Freedom 250 was a domestic and global success, becoming essentially the most watched MMA event the world over in the game’s history. And moving forward, one analyst sees just one strategy to potentially match the monstrous numbers.

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The White House event closed with Justin Gaethje beating Ilia Topuria to finally grow to be undisputed UFC lightweight champion in his third attempt.

On Paramount+ in the US and Latin America, the event peaked at 17 million viewers, matching what was achieved by Ronda Rousey’s MMA comeback on Netflix in May.

That number doubled when the worldwide figures got here in, with 34 million people watching UFC Freedom 250 all over the world, a tally that smashed UFC and MMA records.

In accordance with former fighter-turned-analyst Michael Chiesa, the promotion will need certainly one of the White House headliners and the game’s biggest-ever star to collide in the event that they are to have any likelihood of replicating that level of interest.

“Let’s say Conor McGregor beats Max Holloway, what higher fight is there to do straight away from a viewing standpoint?” Chiesa said during a recent appearance on The Bohnfire podcast with MMA Junkie’s Mike Bohn.

“Conor McGregor vs. Justin Gaethje, if Conor beats Max Holloway, does it get much greater than that straight away? That’s the matchup to make by way of bringing in eyes.

“It’s the one thing that may compete with the White House, is Gaethje and Conor,” he added.

Gaethje will attend McGregor’s UFC 329 return against Holloway, which headlines International Fight Week in Las Vegas on July 11.

‘The Highlight’ seems less keen on rematching ‘Blessed’, having just defeated a person who knocked the Hawaiian out.

But Gaethje has long targeted a showdown with McGregor, and he may look to finally make that a reality if the Irishman has his hand raised following a five-year layoff from MMA competition.