Major WWE Names Present At UFC Freedom 250 (WWE News)

Plenty of big WWE names were in attendance for UFC Freedom 250.

By Andrew Pollard / June 15, 2026

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With UFC Freedom 250 now in the books, several major WWE names were present at that event.

As shown on the Paramount broadcast, WWE COO Paul 'Triple H' Levesque - a part of Donald Trump's President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition - and current World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns were in attendance on the South Lawn of the White House. Elsewhere, WWE President Nick Khan, Shane McMahon, and Shane's son Declan were also at UFC Freedom 250, though not shown on camera.

☝? https://t.co/BxmA7eXKJJ— Roman Reigns (@WWERomanReigns) June 15, 2026

Of course, WWE and UFC are nowadays sister companies under the TKO banner, and various WWE wrestlers were a part of the pre-UFC Freedom 250 fan fest over the weekend.

For those non-MMA fans, UFC Freedom 250 made history by taking place on the South Lawn of the White House yesterday, marking the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence and also US President Donald Trump's 80th birthday.

In the UFC Freedom 250 main event, Interim UFC Lightweight Champion Justin Gaethje sensationally defeated the previously undefeated Ilia Topuria to become the new UFC Lightweight Champion. The rest of the card saw Ciryl Gane defeat Alex Pereira by TKO to become the Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion in the co-main event; Sean O'Malley defeated Aiemann Zahabi by TKO; Josh Hokit defeated Derrick Lewis by TKO; Mauricio Ruffy defeated Michael Chandler by TKO; Bo Nickal defeated Kyle Daukaus by TKO; and Diego Lopes defeated Steve Garcia by KO.

Authored by Andrew Pollard

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Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main day job, his role as the lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Adrienne Barbeau, Rob Zombie, Katharine Isabelle, Leigh Whannell, Bruce Campbell, and Tony Todd, to Kevin Smith, Ron Perlman, Elijah Wood, Giancarlo Esposito, Simon Pegg, Charlie Cox, the Russo Brothers, and Brian Blessed, to Kevin Conroy, Paul Dini, Tara Strong, Will Friedle, Burt Ward, Andrea Romano, Frank Miller, and Rob Liefeld, to Bret Hart, Sting, Mick Foley, Ricky Starks/Saints, Jamie Hayter, Britt Baker, Eric Bischoff, and William Regal, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, Brian Flynn, Denis Smith, Gary Bennett, Karl Connolly, and Bryan Robson - and that's just the tip of an ever-expanding iceberg. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is a long-standing season ticket holder and an FSA Award-winner for his time co-hosting the Fearless in Devotion podcast.

Posted On: 15th Jun 2026

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