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Luke Thomas UFC Freedom 250 Preview- How Does Gaethje BEAT Topuria? Alex Pereira vs. Ciryl Gane!

Wrestling

Year2026

Duration59m

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We're finally here and my good friend Luke Thomas is back to preview all the action from the UFC Freedom 250 card! We look at Justin Gaethje's best path to victory, Ilia Topuria and the future of the division, if Alex Pereira can find success at heavyweight against Ciryl Gane and much more! As always make sure to follow @LukeThomasand @MorningKombat and subscribe to Luke's SubStack now: Download SAILY in your app store and use our code SUBMISSION at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase! For further details go to ⛵ Thanks to MANSCAPED for sponsoring today’s video! Get 15% OFF + Free Shipping on The Lawn Mower® 5.0 Ultra in colorway Desert Sand with code SUBMISSION at Manscaped.com! 0:00 Intro 1:18 Luke on media attention around UFC Freedom 3:02 Concerns about weather, bugs and security 8:35 Rating the UFC Freedom card 12:15 Viewership expectations and CBS broadcast 15:03 Justin Gaethje vs Ilia Topuria buildup 17:41 What happens if Topuria loses? 20:13 Justin Gaethje's path to victory 24:55 Ilia Topuria vs Ryan Garcia boxing discussion 27:14 What's next for the lightweight division? 29:02 Would Topuria move to welterweight? 30:43 Topuria vs Arman Tsarukyan 31:03 Alex Pereira's move to heavyweight 35:30 Sponsor break 37:14 Alex Pereira vs Ciryl Gane breakdown 39:25 Tom Aspinall's situation and UFC future 44:53 Josh Hokit vs Derrick Lewis 46:09 UFC Freedom fight week expectations 48:54 Bo Nickal vs Kyle Daukaus 50:13 Sean O'Malley vs Aiemann Zahabi 51:12 Diego Lopes vs Steve Garcia 52:08 Fan questions and World Cup talk 53:27 What's next after the White House card? 55:44 Luke's fight week plans 56:00 Could UFC do another White House event? 57:14 Media obligations during fight week