Erika Kirk wished luck to the fighters ahead of the UFC Freedom 250, to be held on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, June 14. She took to X to share a fond memory involving her late husband, Charlie Kirk, while wishing the fighters luck and President Donald Trump a happy birthday.
The UFC event coincides with Trump’s birthday. Erika wrote on X, “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.”
She added, “Good luck to the fighters tonight, and Happy Birthday to @POTUS and our great military!!”
The event marks the first time in history that the presidential residence will stage a professional combat sports event. The main event features UFC Lightweight Champion Ilia Topuria defending his title against Justin Gaethje, while the co-main event sees Light Heavyweight Champion Alex Pereira 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
