UFC Freedom 250 on White House lawn breaks streaming records

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleSeven 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. In fullUFC White House’s record-breaking viewership confirmed after bloody cage fightsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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