The White House as an octagon, Gehazi's desire to take Topuria's zero, the Spaniard's desire to live the American dream

The White House will be home to the best UFC fighters tonight at 2:00 AM. The Octagon is set up for the first time in America's largest home in Washington, DC.

The main fight will feature the homegrown fighter Justin Gaethje and the Spaniard Ilija Topuria. Both fighters were optimistic about the duel.

"I was made for these fights, tomorrow I'll take a zero off your score. You'll see," said Gaethje, who has a record of 27-5.

The fighter with Spanish and Georgian passports, however, has a different goal.

"It's time for me to live the American dream too. I'm going to get another win, it'll be 18-0. I'm going to do it in style," replied Ilija, the lightweight belt holder.

"UFC Freedom 250" will be a real spectacle, with the main opening fight being for the heavyweight title between Alex Pereira (13-3) and Cyril Gane (13-2). Five more fights are on the program:

Sean O'Malley (19-3) vs. Ayman Zahabi (14-2); Mauricio Ruffi (13-2) vs. Michael Chandler (23-10); Bo Nickel (8-1) vs. Kyle Dokas (17-4); Diego Lopez (27-8) vs. Steve Garcia (19-5); Derrick Lewis (29-13) vs. Josh Hockitt (9-0).

At the official measurement, Gejdzi and Topuria weighed an identical 70,3 kilograms.

Weigh-in results: Topuria (70,3 kg) - Gejdzi (70,3 kg);

Pereira (113,8kg) - Ganea (112,4kg); O'Maley (61,4kg) - Zahabi (61,2kg); Rufi (70,3kg) - Čendler (70,7kg); Nikal (84,3kg) - Dokas (84,3kg); (120,2 kg) - Hokita (104,7 kg).

UFC President Dana White will pay each participant $400.000, and the two best UFC Freedom fighters will also be promised a bonus of $425.000 each.

And US President Donald Trump is a big fan of martial arts, so he met with the best boxer in the world, Aleksandr Usyk, in the Oval Office.

Not everyone approves of the move by President Trump, who does not claim to be personal friends with White.

"I'm a UFC fan too, but this is not an event for fans. It's a party for Trump and his rich friends. It's all about profit, while the fans will be watching at home and the fighters will be sweating in 32 degrees Celsius. I'm not going to watch it. That's ridiculous. The president built a stadium on the lawn of the State House, measuring up to the Lincoln Memorial... In a way, it's hallowed ground," criticized Arizona Senator Mark Kelly.