Gaethje’s path to victory played out exactly as written. Was patient, then sucked him into a war. That terrain was familiar territory for Gaethje, but not Ilia.

Justin Gaethje is the UNDISPUTED lightweight champion!!! Nobody deserves it more. The fights that this man has given us, the blood, the sweat and the heart. The highlight moment in the career of The Highlight.

10-9 Gaethje in R3, bordering on a 10-8 I have it 29-28 Topuria with the first round being close Now we see what Topuria is made of. Sink or swim.

I have it 20-18 Topuria heading into the third This fight has been incredible

I have it 10-9 Topuria in an incredible first round. That being said, this is Gaethje’s sort of fight and he is performing excellently

Future odds via @betonline_ag: Ciryl Gane -110 Tom Aspinall -110

The path for Gane played out accordingly. As soon as it was clear Pereira felt the depths of his power, he did not relent until he found the finish.

Just spoke to Josh Hokit, who was very impressed with Ciryl Gane’s win. He assumes that this sets up the rematch between Aspinall and Gane to unify the titles and, if that’s the case, his preferred next opponent is Alex Pereira.

Ciryl Gane stops Pereira in the second. Herb Dean gave him every chance to survive, but Gane kept his foot on the gas and got the win, setting up a big rematch with Aspinall

10-9 Gane Landed the more impactful strikes

O’Malley gets the second round TKO. Felt like the stoppage was a bit early

10-9 O’Malley in R1 Was close until that late connection from O’Malley

Hokit finds the finish near the end of the 2nd Both fighters looked tired, but Hokit was the less tired of the two and it showed

Lewis survives the first 10-9 Hokit

Just spoke with Diego Lopes who hopes to speak with the UFC soon about a move to lightweight. After two chances against Volkanovski, he does is unsure if he can get another title shot at featherweight and is happy to face someone ranked in the bottom half of the top-15 at 155.

Just spoke with Diego Lopes who hopes to speak with the UFC soon about a move to lightweight. After two chances against Volkanovski, he does not know how soon he can get another title shot at featherweight and is happy to face someone ranked in the bottom half of the top-15 at lightweight.

Ruffy finishes Chandler in the first round. That fight looked as lopsided as the odds implied.

Tyson Fury says on the Freedom 250 broadcast that he hopes to face Anthony Joshua later this year and that Dana White will potentially be involved, teasing a big announcement soon

Bo with the TKO His striking looked much improved tonight

Right winner and round, wrong method as Lopes gets it done.

Diego Lopes decided to turn the fight into a war and let the cards fall where they may. He comes out the other side with a knockout over Garcia!

10-9 Garcia. Solid first round, despite getting tagged by Lopes a few times, felt that he landed the more impactful offence.

UFC Freedom 250 picks: Lopes -140 Ruffy/Chandler O1.5 -105 Hokit/Lewis does not start R2 -135 Gane -104 Topuria by KO/TKO in R1, 2 or 3 -140 Zahabi +3.5 +150 Darts 🎯 Zahabi by decision +490 Gane by KO/TKO in R3, 4 or 5 +800 Daukaus inside the distance +370

Likely 50-45 Bonfim A new contender in a division stacked with contenders. This is the deepest that the welterweight division has ever been.

I have it 40-36 Bonfim He is locked in tonight

30-27 Bonfim Belal likely needs a finish and Bonfim does not look to be slowing down

20-18 Bonfim This is where the fight gets more interesting with Bonfim’s gas tank being questionable in the past

10-9 Bonfim in a close first. This is a fight that I imagine Belal expects to take over down the stretch

Well, I need to know the story behind @bullyb170’s walkout music

Great fight between Allen and Edmen I have it 30-27 Allen. First round was very close, thought Allen won two and three more definitively.

Similar round with Allen starting strong and Edmen finishing strong. I have it 20-18 Allen, first round closer than the second. Close fight overall.

Very close first round between Allen and Edmen Allen started strong, Edmen finished strong

Tom Nolan gets the unanimous decision victory (29-28 x3) and will join his countryman Quillan Salkilld in the lightweight rankings

Nice showing for Tom Nolan, but a lot for the judges to score in that fight. Interested to see how they score it.

If you had Bryce Mitchell by submission, you’re probably losing your mind right now. Great performance from Mitchell

10-9 Mitchell Tough start for the prospect Luna

Iwo possesses the legendary Polish power

Just announced on the broadcast, the UFC are developing a new rankings system that is based on “measurable performance”, which will evaluate who fighters beat, their strength of competition, activity and consistency.

One of those stoppages that looks bad in hindsight, but in the moment, there was nothing that constituted as intelligent defence. Herb Dean made the right call based on the information that he had to work with.

I have it 30-27 McGhee, but the fight was closer than I expected. Good showing from Yannis considering the level of competition.

Chairez with a beautiful performance over an always-durable Silva

Chandler submits Cachoeira with the armbar She set that up nicely and was very patient on the ground A lot of finishes so far tonight

Brito catches Leavitt with the ninja choke and puts him away in the first round He turned up the aggression and did not let up

Ketlen Souza starts off the card in a big way, finishing Carnelossi to avenge her previous loss in the rematch

Muhammad vs Bonfim picks Muhammad -112 Allen by submission or decision -115 Ziam by KO/TKO +230 Chairez +100 Brito inside the distance +150 Chavez/Duben does not go distance -125 Darts 🎯 Muhammad by KO/TKO +700 Costa by submission +480 McGhee by submission +460

Song vs Umar makes sense next

Odds on Song by submission were +1400

Song Yadong gets his first UFC submission Well done!

Menifield rises to the occasion and stops Mingyang in the first round Mingyang ran out of gas in a hurry

Pavlovich is a straight up beast when he fights this level of heavyweight