The UFC Freedom 250 card features eight American among the 14 fighters headed to the White House for the June 14 event to be held on the South Lawn..

The entire White House card was announced at UFC 326 in March with an additional fight added at UFC 327 in April

Asakura (21-6 MMA, 0-2 UFC), a former Rizin FF champion, has gotten off to a less-than-ideal start in the UFC with back-to-back losses. He lost by rear-naked choke submission in his debut title fight vs. Alexandre Pantoja before most recently being submitted by Tim Elliott last August.

This year’s Road to UFC tournament kicks off on Thursday, May 28 at the Galaxy Arena in Macau with the bantamweight and featherweight quarterfinal matchups.

Around 1,200 active-duty service members will attend the Ultimate Fighting Championship match at the White House.

While the UFC Freedom 250 card might feel random to some, Dana White assures specific thought went into the fighters chosen.

Song Yadong secured the biggest win of his career when he closed out UFC Macau by submitting former UFC titleholder Deiveson Figueiredo.

The South Lawn at the White House is starting to look cage match ready. Here's a look at the venue in progress.