How UFC White House Freedom 250 card made history with perfect knockout rate originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.With the White House background providing some incredible visuals, UFC had about as successful a "Freedom 250" event as possible especially considering the weather wasn't as much of an issue as originally anticipated.Between the spectacle of the event and the presence of some celebrities, regardless of how the fights went, UFC accomplished its goal of putting together a premier show on President Donald Trump's birthday. But all seven bouts on the card also lived up to the hype, including a massive upset in the Ilia Topuria vs. Justin Gaethje main event.Making some UFC history, every fight on the Freedom 250 card also ended in a knockout or technical knockout.Here's a look at how UFC Freedom 250 made history with its 100% rate of knockouts.MORE:Full results, highlights from UFC Freedom 250How many UFC cards have had all knockouts?It should be noted that UFC Freedom 250 was a smaller card than most UFC events, with just seven fights. But it still made promotion history.For the first time, every fight on a UFC card ended in a knockout. And that came on the White House lawn, an event that has been meticulously planned for nearly a year as one of the most unique sports events ever put together.While there hasn't been a 100% rate of knockouts before, there have been two known previous instances of a card having a 100% rate of finishes. At UFC Fight Knight 55 in 2014, all 11 fights resulted in stoppages via either knockouts, technical knockouts or submission, and the same could be said of all 10 fights at UFC Vegas 59 in 2022.UFC White House Freedom 250 knockoutsHere's a look at each of the seven knockouts at the White House on Sunday night.Diego Lopes vs. Steve GarciaThe first bout of the night saw Diego Lopes make a comeback effort against Steve Garcia.In the second round, Lopes sent Garcia to the ground with a left jab, and after a few more swings, it was over.WHAT A START TO THE NIGHT @DiegoLopesMMA rose to the occasion and found the RD2 TKO!#UFCWhiteHouse LIVE NOW on @ParamountPlus![ UFC Freedom 250 Presented by @Cryptocom & @RamTrucks ] pic.twitter.com/mxqJjOzUlY UFC (@ufc) June 15, 2026Bo Nickal vs. Kyle DaukausBo Nickal, a former collegiate wrestler, handled Kyle Daukaus in round one.Nickal landed a right-handed punch that sent Daukaus falling, and with a few elbows to follow, he was victorious.BO NICKAL DOESN'T NEED ANY TIME TO GRAB THE TKO![ #UFCWhiteHouse | LIVE ON @ParamountPlus ] pic.twitter.com/H61vYuZq8z UFC on Paramount+ (@UFConParamount) June 15, 2026Mauricio Ruffy vs. Michael ChandlerThe third fight of the night saw Mauricio Ruffy send Michael Chandler into the cage after a right hand, and once Chandler fell, he was hit with a knockout punch to decide the bout.MAURICIO RUFFY IS OFFICIALLY A PROBLEM!He knocks out Michael Chandler in R1 at #UFCWhiteHouse![ LIVE ON @ParamountPlus ] pic.twitter.com/ONpOS7yZ0L UFC on Paramount+ (@UFConParamount) June 15, 2026Josh Hokit vs. Derrick LewisIn a heavyweight fight, Josh Hokit took on Derrick Lewis and with Lewis looking sluggish, Hokit took advantage.Once Hokit found himself with a chance to strike, he connected on a few huge uppercuts to send his opponent to the ground, yet another technical knockout.JOSH HOKIT IS AN ABSOLUTE FORCE IN THE OCTAGON!He takes out Derrick Lewis in R2 for a massive win![ #UFCWhiteHouse | LIVE ON @ParamountPlus ] pic.twitter.com/CPAP0tb9O9 UFC on Paramount+ (@UFConParamount) June 15, 2026Sean O'Malley vs. Aiemann ZahabiThe action at the White House continued with Sean O'Malley vs. Aiemann Zahabi, and by round two, it was over.O'Malley had one clean left-handed punch that took Zahabi down, then landed another with his right hand to end the fight.SUGA SEAN GETS A MASSIVE TKO IN ROUND 2![ #UFCWhiteHouse | LIVE NOW ON @ParamountPlus ] pic.twitter.com/HfPZEJVP8q UFC on Paramount+ (@UFConParamount) June 15, 2026Ciryl Gane vs. Alex PereiraIn the co-main event, Ciryl Gane and Alex Pereira met for the interim heavyweight title.Gane ended Pereira's run at making history as a potential three-division champion, using a quick right-handed punch to get Pereira to the ground, then following it with some more violent right-handers and elbows. Pereira managed to get up after that, but he was slowed down enough for Gane to take advantage. @paramountpluspic.twitter.com/fOyvjxsCfq UFC on Paramount+ (@UFConParamount) June 15, 2026CIRYL GANE PUTS POATAN OUT ON THE FEET IN ROUND 2!!!!! [ #UFCWhiteHouse | LIVE ON @ParamountPlus ] pic.twitter.com/VtGog6weDP UFC on Paramount+ (@UFConParamount) June 15, 2026Ilia Topuria (c)vs. Justin GaethjeThe highlight of the night came in the main event, with Topuria and Gaethje competing for the undisputed UFC lightweight title and because Topuria's corner decided to not continue the fight, it went down as yet another TKO in a huge upset.Gaethje and Topuria went a full four rounds, but physically, Topuria took a beating. By the end of the third round, he had a swollen nose and eyes, was visibly struggling to see in front of him and had plenty of blood on his face. Despite a doctor appearing to say Topuria couldn't continue fighting, his corner convinced officials to continue the fight.Gaethje did enough in Round 4 to tire Topuria even more, however, and when the champion went back to his stool, the fight was over.JUSTIN GAETHJE JUST DROPPED ILIA TOPURIA IN ROUND 3 [ #UFCWhiteHouse | LIVE ON @ParamountPlus ] pic.twitter.com/LWeh5BdzG0 UFC on Paramount+ (@UFConParamount) June 15, 2026ILIA TOPURIA'S CORNER JUST THREW IN THE TOWELJUSTIN GAETHJE IS THE UNDISPUTED UFC LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONONE OF THE BIGGEST UPSETS OF ALL TIMEpic.twitter.com/aE9T3tRfN6 Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) June 15, 2026

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Hours before Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, Rod Brind'Amour praised Brandon Bussi while also expressing some measure of relief that the Carolina Hurricanes did not need to turn to their backup goaltender during this playoff run.Havent had to use him, (and) to be honest, I hope we dont because somethings gone wrong, Brind'Amour said.Turns out the late-blooming goaltender came out of the bullpen after all and backstopped the Hurricanes to the Stanley Cup.I thought they were really good tonight, Vegas," Hurricanes wing Jackson Blake said. If it wasn't for Bus, there's no way we're winning that game.After Frederik Andersen was in net for every minute of the first three rounds and the start of the final, Bussi came in during Game 3 and finished out the series. He stopped 81 of the 87 shots he faced against Vegas as Andersens status was shrouded in mystery; the veteran from Denmark did not dress from Game 4 on because of a knee injury that was only revealed after the final was over.Freddie battled," Brind'Amour said. He got a little nicked up, wasnt 100%. I felt for him, but he got us here and then Bus took over. This is a team.Bussi and Andersen embraced after Game 6 ended Sunday night. Andersen, at 36 the second-oldest player on the team, was the first player captain and playoff MVP Jordan Staal handed the Cup to after getting it from Commissioner Gary Bettman. Its disbelief, really," Andersen said. "I did not expect that. It really beat every emotion I could think of or what Ive been feeling."Bussi, a 27-year-old from Long Island, was not an unknown quantity for the Hurricanes because he played in nearly half their games this season, winning 31 of his 39 starts to help Carolina earn the top seed in the Eastern Conference. He got a three-year extension at a bargain-basement $5.7 million price in February.Before the past several months, he was on track for the career of a journeyman.Going undrafted, he spend several years in the Boston Bruins' farm system with the Maine Mariners of the ECHL and Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League. Liking what they saw, the astute back-to-back champion Florida Panthers signed him last summer to be their third goalie behind Sergei Bobrovsky and Daniil Tarasov.Trying to get him to the AHL in Charlotte, the Panthers lost Bussi when Carolina claimed him off waivers. He and fiance Mary Raclawski were 10 hours into a drive from from South Florida to North Carolina when his agent called to tell him the Hurricanes had claimed him.The next thing you know, the following day Im in Raleigh and Im on the opening night roster, Bussi said. "Its crazy.Injuries to Andersen and Pyotr Kochetkov thrust him into an important role for a top contender.Bussi was even more needed in the final. He entered at the second intermission in Game 3 with the Hurricanes down 4-0. He stopped all 18 shots to allow a stirring comeback, and the only goal he allowed was the Golden Knights' winner in double overtime when the puck took a bad bounce off the end boards behind him and Bussi inadvertently kicked it in.In the Game 6 clincher, Bussi denied playoff-leading goal-scorer Brett Howden, who got in all alone in the first period. He stopped Tomas Hertl on a 2-on-1 rush in the second, much to the joy of family members watching from the stands. Then Bussi robbed Hertl and Mark Stone on quality scoring chances in the final few minutes of regulation.Their goalie gives them a really good opportunity in the second part of the series to give them the opportunity to win the Stanley Cup," Golden Knights coach John Tortorella said.Hurricanes fans in Las Vegas chanted Buss-i! Buss-i! on the way to his third career shutout. A journeyman no more, Bussi is now a Stanley Cup champion. So is Andersen.This is something everyone dreams of," Andersen said. "You dont really know what it feels like until you try it, and now were here.___Whyno contributed from New York.___AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/stanley-cup and https://apnews.com/hub/nhl

Hours before Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, Rod Brind'Amour praised Brandon Bussi while also expressing some measure of relief that the Carolina Hurricanes did not need to turn to their backup goaltender during this playoff run.Havent had to use him, (and) to be honest, I hope we dont because somethings gone wrong, Brind'Amour said.Turns out the late-blooming goaltender came out of the bullpen after all and backstopped the Hurricanes to the Stanley Cup.I thought they were really good tonight, Vegas," Hurricanes wing Jackson Blake said. If it wasn't for Bus, there's no way we're winning that game.After Frederik Andersen was in net for every minute of the first three rounds and the start of the final, Bussi came in during Game 3 and finished out the series. He stopped 81 of the 87 shots he faced against Vegas as Andersens status was shrouded in mystery; the veteran from Denmark did not dress from Game 4 on because of a knee injury that was only revealed after the final was over.Freddie battled," Brind'Amour said. He got a little nicked up, wasnt 100%. I felt for him, but he got us here and then Bus took over. This is a team.Bussi and Andersen embraced after Game 6 ended Sunday night. Andersen, at 36 the second-oldest player on the team, was the first player captain and playoff MVP Jordan Staal handed the Cup to after getting it from Commissioner Gary Bettman. Its disbelief, really," Andersen said. "I did not expect that. It really beat every emotion I could think of or what Ive been feeling."Bussi, a 27-year-old from Long Island, was not an unknown quantity for the Hurricanes because he played in nearly half their games this season, winning 31 of his 39 starts to help Carolina earn the top seed in the Eastern Conference. He got a three-year extension at a bargain-basement $5.7 million price in February.Before the past several months, he was on track for the career of a journeyman.Going undrafted, he spend several years in the Boston Bruins' farm system with the Maine Mariners of the ECHL and Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League. Liking what they saw, the astute back-to-back champion Florida Panthers signed him last summer to be their third goalie behind Sergei Bobrovsky and Daniil Tarasov.Trying to get him to the AHL in Charlotte, the Panthers lost Bussi when Carolina claimed him off waivers. He and fiance Mary Raclawski were 10 hours into a drive from from South Florida to North Carolina when his agent called to tell him the Hurricanes had claimed him.The next thing you know, the following day Im in Raleigh and Im on the opening night roster, Bussi said. "Its crazy.Injuries to Andersen and Pyotr Kochetkov thrust him into an important role for a top contender.Bussi was even more needed in the final. He entered at the second intermission in Game 3 with the Hurricanes down 4-0. He stopped all 18 shots to allow a stirring comeback, and the only goal he allowed was the Golden Knights' winner in double overtime when the puck took a bad bounce off the end boards behind him and Bussi inadvertently kicked it in.In the Game 6 clincher, Bussi denied playoff-leading goal-scorer Brett Howden, who got in all alone in the first period. He stopped Tomas Hertl on a 2-on-1 rush in the second, much to the joy of family members watching from the stands. Then Bussi robbed Hertl and Mark Stone on quality scoring chances in the final few minutes of regulation.Their goalie gives them a really good opportunity in the second part of the series to give them the opportunity to win the Stanley Cup," Golden Knights coach John Tortorella said.Hurricanes fans in Las Vegas chanted Buss-i! Buss-i! on the way to his third career shutout. A journeyman no more, Bussi is now a Stanley Cup champion. So is Andersen.This is something everyone dreams of," Andersen said. "You dont really know what it feels like until you try it, and now were here.___Whyno contributed from New York.___AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/stanley-cup and https://apnews.com/hub/nhl

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