- Seven UFC fights took place on the South Lawn of the White House, celebrating 250 years of the United States and President Donald Trump's 80th birthday.
- The event, known as "UFC Freedom 250," achieved record-breaking viewership for Paramount+, drawing 17 million viewers in the US and Latin America.
- This made it Paramount+'s most-watched exclusive live event ever, a figure that does not include delayed or multi-person viewing.
- The fight card saw Justin Gaethje secure an upset stoppage win over Ilia Topuria for the lightweight championship and Ciryl Gane win the interim heavyweight title.
- Paramount+ became the UFC's main broadcast partner in January, transitioning the mixed martial arts promotion from a pay-per-view to a subscriber-based model.
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