Turner & Cannon Square Off for Final WMX Showdown at Ironman

While the friendly rivals will put a period on their tense title fight, FIM MXW points leader Daniela Guillen will make her WMX debut. After another memorable summer of competition, the rapid growth of the Women’s Motocross Championship Powered by Synchrony [WMX] continued to reach unprecedented levels of attention and exposure over the course of the 2026 season. That memorable and groundbreaking journey will culminate this weekend from Indiana’s Ironman Raceway, in the shadow of the motorsports epicenter of Indianapolis, with a championship showdown between Altus Motorsports bLUcRU Yamaha’s Lachlan Turner, the reigning back-to-back series champion, and Quad Lock Honda’s Charli Cannon, the Australian foil to Turner’s dominance. The U.S. Army Ironman National Finals will be historic, as a trio of champions will be crowned for the first time following three exceptionally close title fights. The WMX will kick off the weekend’s festivities on Friday, August 28, with its first moto that will air exclusively via SMX Friday Live Presented by Honda on the SuperMotocross YouTube channel. On Saturday, August 29, Turner and Cannon will square off one final time, live on Peacock, to determine who will walk away as the 2026 WMX Champion   All eyes will be on the friendly rivals that have dominated the season thus far, having captured all but one moto and every overall result of the summer. Turner’s eight moto wins and four overall victories has set the standard, allowing her to bring a 21-point advantage into Ironman. To her credit, Cannon has also enjoyed a breakthrough season, earning both her first moto win and maiden overall victory on U.S. soil to highlight a consistent campaign featuring nine moto podiums and four runner-up efforts. The pair are also the two best starters and finishers in WMX, which means the battle for victory at Ironman will likely be decided between them.   Turner comes into Friday’s moto in position to clinch the title early. If she gains four points over Cannon, it will push Turner’s advantage to the 25-point threshold she needs to end the title fight, as she also possesses the tiebreaker over Cannon. For Cannon, if she is unable to beat Turner on Friday, the Australian simply needs to follow the Yamaha rider across the line to extend their battle into Saturday’s final moto.   All the action on Friday can be seen live during SMX Friday Live Presented by Honda livestream on the SuperMotocross YouTube Channel and SMX Video Pass for international viewers. A two-hour block of coverage will begin at 10 a.m. ET / 1 p.m. ET.