Topuria and Gaethje Set 5 p.m. ET White House Ufc Presser

Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje are set to headline the white house ufc press conference when it begins at 5 p.m. ET on Friday at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. The session comes ahead of next month’s UFC White House event and will put the card’s competitors in front of the media before they step into the spotlight again.

Topuria and Gaethje in Newark

Friday afternoon at the Prudential Center will bring the first formal public look at the headliners tied to the White House card. Topuria and Gaethje are the names carrying the event next month, and their appearance gives the promotion a scheduled stage to frame the matchup in person before the bigger event arrives.

Media questions at 5 p.m.

The press conference is scheduled to start at 5 p.m. ET, giving reporters and competitors a set window for questions and faceoffs in Newark. That timing makes the Friday appearance the clearest public checkpoint before the White House event next month, with the headliners front and center and the rest of the card entering the conversation around them.

Prudential Center spotlight

All of the competitors at UFC’s event are expected to answer questions from the media and square off at the Prudential Center before the White House event next month. For readers following the card, Friday is the point when the promotion shifts from the announcement stage to a live media showcase, and Newark is where that shift happens.