B/R Picks Ilia Topuria, Alex Pereira for 2 White House UFC Headliners
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Updated · Bleacher Report · Jun 11
B/R Picks Ilia Topuria, Alex Pereira for 2 White House UFC Headliners
3 articles · Updated · Bleacher Report · Jun 11
Summary
Sunday’s White House UFC card is projected by B/R staff to be led by Ilia Topuria retaining his lightweight title against Justin Gaethje, with both writers backing the champion by stoppage.
A second title fight split the panel: Lyle Fitzsimmons picked Ciryl Gane by decision, while Tom Taylor backed Alex Pereira by second-round TKO in an interim heavyweight bout.
Sean O’Malley was the clearest consensus pick on the undercard, with both writers forecasting a decision win over 38-year-old Aiemann Zahabi.
Josh Hokit, Mauricio Ruffy and Bo Nickal also drew strong support, while Diego Lopes vs. Steve Garcia produced the other notable disagreement.
The lineup falls short of Donald Trump’s earlier promise of title fights throughout, but B/R still framed the White House show as a stacked card of elite matchups.