Arrow McLaren’s Christian Lundgaard in attendance for UFC Tampa showdown

Arrow McLaren's newest signing for 2025, Christian Lundgaard, attended the UFC Fight Night in Tampa, Florida this weekend. It was an action-packed night headlined by the main card fight between Colby Covington and Joaquin Buckley.

IndyCar's official X account posted a photo of Lundgaard posing in the crowd followed by the to-be Arrow McLaren star and the crowd's reaction to Sean Woodson defeating Fernando Padilla by TKO (strikes) at 4:58 in Round 1 of a prelim match. The post was captioned:

"#UFCTampa with @lundgaardoff did not disappoint👊"

Ahead of matches, UFC also posted a video of Lundgaard endorsing UFC CEO Dana White's 16 days of giveaway, which included passes for the 109th running of the Indy 500 in 2025. The IndyCar star said:

"Hey guys, Christian here. I'm here in Tampa for the UFC. Don't forget to enter Dana White's 16 days of giveaways for the Indy 500 in 2025."

Joaquin Buckley won the main card fight with a third-round TKO of Colby Covington after the ringside doctor intervened to inspect a gash over his right eye. The welterweight winner extended his winning streak to six.

Lundgaard is not new to the UFC. The 23-year-old also attended the UFC 295 in November 2023 with fellow Indycar driver Christian Rasmussen, who drives for Ed Carpenter Racing. However, on this trip, he was with his girlfriend of six months.

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Christian Lundgaard celebrates 6-month anniversary with girlfriend Gabriella Gilrowski

Two hours after IndyCar's post announcing Christian Lundgaard's UFC night out, the Arrow McLaren driver dedicated a post to his girlfriend, Gabriella Gilrowski, who he spent the weekend with. This was the first time he announced their relationship on Instagram. The caption read:

"Fantastic weekend in Florida🌴 Celebrated 6 Month with this wonderful human today❤️ Love you"

Gilrowski, who plays golf for Tulane University, returned the love in the comments section, writing:

"I love you so much 🥹❤️"

Gabriella Gilrowski's comment on boyfriend Christian Lundgaard's Instagram post (@lundgaardofficial)

Lundgaard's to-be teammate in 2025, Pato O'Ward, expressed his emotions in the comments to celebrate the 'hard launching' of his relationship.

"Oh em geee hardlaunchh," the Mexican driver wrote.

Pato O'Ward's comment on Christian Lundgaard's Instagram post (lundgaardofficial)

Juncos Hollinger Racing's Conor Daly, who celebrated his birthday this weekend, also commented on the post, writing:

"We love love"

Conor Daly's comment on Christian Lundgaard's Instagram post (@lundgaardofficial)

In 2024, Lundgaard finished the IndyCar season 11th in the standings driving for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. He scored 312 points with five Top 10 finishes and one Top finish. The Dane, who won Rookie of the Year in 2022, will line up alongside new teammates Pato O'Ward and Nolan Siegel for Arrow McLaren in 2025.