With the UFC finalizing its six-match fight card for its “Freedom 250” event on the White House lawn in Washington, D.C., on June 14, BetOnline.ag recently came out with betting lines for the card, which will be headlined by lightweight champion Ilia Topuria defending his title against current two-time interim champion Justin Gaethje.
Topuria (-600) is a heavy favorite to defeat Gaethje (+425) despite Topuria not having fought since June 28 of last year, when he knocked out Charlie Oliveria in the first round to win the vacant lightweight belt, becoming the 10th multi-division champion in UFC history.
Following the bout, Topuria was promoted to the top spot in the UFC’s pound-for pound rankings, only for the ranking to be given back to Islam Makachev last November after winning the welterweight championship.
Last November, Topuria announced he would not compete in the first quarter of 2026 due to personal reasons. That opened the door for Gaethje to compete for the interim lightweight title against Paddy Pimblett at UFC 324 last January. Gaethje won the fight by unanimous decision.
In the co-feature, Ciryl Game (-160) will take on current light-heavyweight champion Alex Pereira (+140) for the interim heavyweight championship. Current champion Tom Aspinall has been unable to fight since UFC 321 last October, when he was poked in both eyes by Gane in the first round of their championship bout, which was ruled a no-contest. On June 14, Gane will be competing for the heavyweight title for the fourth time.
Pereira, meanwhile, will attempt to become the first fighter in UFC history to win titles in three divisions. He won the middleweight championship in November 2022 at UFC 281 after defeating Israel Adesanya via technical knockout in the fifth round. In a rematch at UFC 287 in April 2023, Pereira lost the bout via knockout in the final minute of round two. Shortly after the bout, Pereira announced he would move up to light-heavyweight, where he defeated Jiri Prochazka at UFC 295 in November 2023 to win the vacant belt in that division.
Here are the other bouts on the card, along with their betting odds:
135 lbs.: Sean O’Malley -350 vs. Aiemann Zahabi +285
155 lbs.: Mauricio Ruffy -650 vs. Michael Chandler +475
185 lbs.: Bo Nickal -240 vs. Kyle Daukaus +205
145 lbs.: Diego Lopes -135 vs. Steve Garcia +115