Official Freedom 250 White House Thread

Accurate. I remember watching ufc during the ‘dark days’ when it was getting banned across the country - it was getting pulled from ppv providers and it truly seemed the sport would die out .. but look where it is now .. it’s amazing

This is so f-ing awesome, I can’t wait

Havnt heard cockfighting in a while.

https://x.com/joeroganhq/status/2065203674218103153?s=20

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3Eip

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Chama

https://twitter.com/i/status/2065146736562016469

But, the real headline came before the ink even dried.

Rubio claimed that one billion people around the globe will watch UFC Freedom 250 this weekend (Sun., June 14, 2026), which takes place on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., as part of America’s 250th birthday celebration.

“A billion people all over the world will be watching America celebrate its 250th birthday with the White House in the background and some of the best athletes in the world in that octagon,” Rubio said.

Yeah, okay.

For context, the UFC head honcho recently said the promotion is expecting “Super Bowl-type numbers” for the one-of-one event, but Rubio took that prediction and launched it straight into outer space — literally.

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Ha

Here he compares UFC Whitehouse to the moon landing

https://x.com/acyn/status/2065135173549936946?s=46

https://x.com/champrds/status/2065245815833035003?s=46

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No fucking way a billion people tune into this, especially on a Sunday night.

30 million viewers tops and that’s being generous. Rubio is a retard.

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https://x.com/full_send_mma/status/2065450840937164869?s=20

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It will get way more tha 30M but most for curiosity, not the full event. And well, it depends how easy or not it is to see it. Not everyone has Paramount! In some countries it’s a PPV, etc. And yeah, Sunday night is a factor.

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