To CNN, Alex Poatan talks about the UFC fight at the White House: "It will be special"

UFC Freedom 250, scheduled for this Sunday (14), starting at 9pm (Brasília time), will be held in an unprecedented setting: the White House, seat of the United States government. The event brings together high-level fights and features Brazilian participation, with Alex "Poatan" Pereira as one of the main highlights of the night.

In an exclusive interview with CNN, Alex Poatan commented on the uniqueness of the event. "Speaking of the White House, it's something unique," said the fighter. He highlighted that the organization itself recognizes the unrepeatable nature of the occasion: "As the president said there on the day, at his table, he said that this will only happen once. So, we know that it is something special, this whole structure."

Dispute for the interim heavyweight belt
Alex Poatan, champion of two categories, will dispute the interim heavyweight belt against Ciryl Gane, in a fight scheduled as the co-main event of the night. An eventual victory could put him in the organization's history as the only fighter to win three belts. The fighter expressed enthusiasm with the structure being assembled at the site: "We've seen some images here, how it's being organized there, the structure being built, it's going to be amazing."

Poatan also contextualized the event within his personal trajectory. "My story too, everything I've been doing, is a continuation and always improving this scenario", he declared. For him, fighting in the White House represents the highest point of this evolution: "I think it will be number one, because as the president said, this will happen once. So, let's take advantage of the opportunity."

Main card brings together belt unification fight
The main event of UFC Freedom 250 will be the confrontation between Ilia Topuria, lightweight champion, and Justin Gaethje, interim champion of the category, in a belt unification fight. Holding the UFC inside the White House is considered an unprecedented event in the organization's history.

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Source: CNN