The special UFC Freedom 250 event will go down in a few hours at the White House in Washington, D.C. It marks a notable part of the celebrations of the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence from British colonial rule.\u00a0<\/p>\n
McGregor’s name was conspicuously absent from the UFC Freedom 250 fight card. Instead, the UFC confirmed that the Irishman would return to headline UFC 329 during the organization’s traditional International Fight Week.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Well, UFC Freedom 250 will be headlined by a lightweight title unifier clash between Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje<\/a>. All things aside, McGregor has still expressed his excitement for UFC Freedom 250, and fight fans soon responded to the same.\u00a0<\/p>\n Fight fans react to Conor McGregor<\/a>‘s praise of UFC Freedom 250 and the U.S.A.<\/p>\n In an appearance on Fox & Friends last year, Conor McGregor alluded to his long-running feud against perennial UFC lightweight contender Michael Chandler<\/a>. McGregor, who hasn’t fought since 2021, was booked to fight the American in a welterweight matchup at UFC 303 in June 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n However, their fight fell apart because McGregor suffered a toe injury. Eventually, the expected rebooking didn’t come to fruition. Chandler went on to rematch Charles Oliveira and then fight Paddy “The Baddy” Pimblett, losing to both.\u00a0<\/p>\n Currently, Chandler is scheduled to take on Mauricio Ruffy<\/a>\u00a0at UFC Freedom 250. Ruffy, ironically, is often compared to McGregor due to their creative striking techniques.\u00a0<\/p>\n McGregor has now taken to X and directed his laudation toward the UFC MMA organization and the nation where it’s headquartered and where UFC Freedom 250 will transpire — the United States of America.\u00a0<\/p>\n Capping off his X post with an emoji of the U.S. flag and a folded hands emoji, McGregor wrote, “Good luck to the @ufc team tonight for their “Freedom 250″ event at the White House! What a company! God bless America”\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Good luck to the @ufc<\/a> team tonight for their \u201cFreedom 250\u201d event at the White House! <\/p>\n What a company! <\/p>\n God bless America \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83d\ude4f<\/p>\n \u2014 Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) June 14, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Fans weighed in with their responses to McGregor’s post. One X user lamented his absence from UFC Freedom 250, indicating that he and ex-UFC light heavyweight and heavyweight champion Jon Jones<\/a> should’ve been on the card.\u00a0<\/p>\n Another fan referenced the fight week festivities in Washington, D.C., noting, “Wish you were here…this weekend in DC has been insane.”\u00a0<\/p>\n\n