UFC White House fight card: Josh Hokit vs. Derrick Lewis among must-see undercard fights in Washington D.C.

The UFC is headed to the White House with a seven-fight card bursting with quality. Naturally, most of the attention is on the two title fights: Ilia Topuria vs. Justin Gaethje and Alex Pereira vs. Ciryl Gane. The heat between Topuria and Gaethje has intensified throughout the week in D.C. Topuria took exception to Gaethje father calling him "another short guy" as well as the interim champion appearing to reference his now ex-wife after a nasty divorce. Gaethje, for his part, doesn't believe he ever made a bad comment about Topuria's ex and believes that the champion is just looking for extra motivation.Sign up for Paramount+ and watch UFC Freedom 250 live for no additional fee -- every UFC numbered event and UFC Fight Night is included with your subscription! Plans start as low as…

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