Justin
Gaethje is going to have his whole family attending his fight
at the White House.
Gaethje (27-5) challenges Ilia
Topuria (17-0) for the lightweight title in the main event at
UFC White House on June 14. With seating arrangements being
sparse for the special card, fans are wondering if the fighters’
family and friends will be allowed inside the White
House.
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Gaethje recently revealed that he has eight tickets for his parents
and his three siblings, along with their partners, to attend the
event. However, Gaethje is not sure if his family will be able to
attend the entire event or whether they will only be allowed to
attend his fight. Gaethje will also have his personal assistant,
barber, strength and conditioning coaches, camera person, and some
training partners watching the event on giant screens at the nearby
Ellipse.
A Family Affair
“I’m going to have my parents there. I’m going to have my three
siblings there, along with their husbands and wives. So I’m gonna
have eight tickets,” Gaethje told TMZ Sports. “I’m not sure how it’s gonna work. I’m not
sure if they’re gonna be able to sit down for all the fights, or
it’s going to be similar to the Apex, where they’re gonna come in
for my fight… Across the street at the Ellipse, I got my personal
assistant, my physical therapist, my strength & conditioning
coaches, my barber, my camera guy, and some of my training
partners. It worked out really well, where I’m going to have all my
family inside.”
There are no tickets available to the general public for the White
House card. Dana White said that there will be seating arrangements
for 4,300 people, mostly members of the military, on the South
Lawn. There will also be ‘special packages’ available for purchase
for selected elites, reportedly priced at $1 million each.
Meanwhile, there will be 85,000 free tickets available for the
general public to watch the event on screen at the
Ellipse.