Year: 2026
Role: Camera operator
Studio or network: UFC, Paramount+
Type: Live and unscripted
Links: IMDb
UFC Freedom 250 took place on Sunday, June 14, 2026, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC. Justin Gaethje beat Ilia Topuria by corner stoppage after the fourth round to become undisputed UFC lightweight champion, and Ciryl Gane stopped Alex Pereira in the second for the interim heavyweight title. Every bout on the card ended by knockout or technical knockout, a first in UFC history. The event streamed on Paramount+ in the United States and reached an estimated 34 million viewers worldwide. Its U.S. average of 7 million made it the most-watched UFC event ever in the country.
Michael-Ryan Fletchall worked the event as a camera operator. He brings three decades on films, series and live broadcasts.
Combat sports give an operator very little warning. A fight can end in a single exchange, so the frame has to be right before the punch lands, not after. That means tracking two athletes who never stop moving, holding focus past the referee, and staying ready for the corner, the walkout and the reaction once it is over. On a card where nothing went to the judges, that readiness was the whole job.
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