UFC Freedom 250: Erika Kirk recounts sweet memory as she wishes fighters luck (AP/PTI) (AP04_18_2026_000003B) (AP)
The UFC event coincides with Trump’s birthday.
“When Charlie and I had just started dating, we went to a UFC fight together, so when we found out about it as a possibility for 250th we were so stoked and made plans to be there…what a memory that would’ve been to share with our grandkids one day,” Erika wrote on X.
“Good luck to the fighters tonight, and Happy Birthday to @POTUS and our great military!!” she added.
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Erika wrote the post as she reposted a throwback video shared by Turning Point USA, which shows Charlie talking about UFC Fight Night. TPUSA’s post is captioned, “In honor of Charlie, Turning Point USA is a proud sponsor of UFC Freedom 250”.
UFC Freedom 250 – full fight card
Sunday’s event marks the first time in history that the presidential residence will stage a professional combat sports event. During the main event, UFC Lightweight Champion Ilia Topuria will defend his title against fan-favorite Justin Gaethje. Light Heavyweight Champion Alex Pereira will move up in weight to face Ciryl Gane for the Interim Heavyweight Championship during the co-main event. Meanwhile, Light Heavyweight Champion Alex Pereira will move up in weight to face Ciryl Gane for the Interim Heavyweight Championship.
Here’s the full fight card:
Lightweight championship: Ilia Topuria vs. Justin Gaethje
Interim heavyweight championship: Alex Pereira vs. Ciryl Gane
Bantamweight: Sean O’Malley vs. Aiemann Zahabi
Heavyweight: Josh Hokit vs. Derrick Lewis
Lightweight: Mauricio Ruffy vs. Michael Chandler
Middleweight: Bo Nickal vs. Kyle Daukaus
Featherweight: Diego Lopes vs. Steve Garcia
