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Sean O’Malley claims to have heard that the date for UFC White House: Freedom 250 could change.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is hosting a historic fight card at the White House on June 14. Billed as UFC Freedom 250, to celebrate America’s 250th year of independence, the card also coincides with President Donald J. Trump’s 80th birthday. The Octagon will be set up on the South Lawn with only limited members of the military in attendance.
O’Malley (19-3) is scheduled to trade leather in a bantamweight matchup against Aiemann Zahabi (14-2) on the card. Apart from unforeseen issues like insects in an outdoor event, O’Malley recently revealed that there several uncertainties about timing for the event. According to O’Malley, the weigh ins for the fight will begin at 11 am, which is two hours later than the usual slot for UFC weigh ins. “Suga” also revealed that there is no official walkout time for fighters. O’Malley even claims to have heard that the card could even get postponed to a later date altogether depending on the severity of the weather.
“I don’t know if the cage will actually be set up until fight day or the day before,” O’Malley said on the Full Send podcast. “I know on Thursday or something we do like a rundown, kind of rehearsal where we walk and sh*t. But that’s the only time we actually go to the White House before. I also heard weigh ins might be a little bit later, the official weigh ins might be around 11 a.m., which is two hours later than they usually are. The fight time, we don’t have an official fight time. The main card starts at 5, 6, 7, we don’t know any of that… Supposedly, the fight day could still change, depending on whether the weather changes.”
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship is hosting a historic fight card at the White House on June 14. Billed as UFC Freedom 250, to celebrate America’s 250th year of independence, the card also coincides with President Donald J. Trump’s 80th birthday. The Octagon will be set up on the South Lawn with only limited members of the military in attendance.
O’Malley (19-3) is scheduled to trade leather in a bantamweight matchup against Aiemann Zahabi (14-2) on the card. Apart from unforeseen issues like insects in an outdoor event, O’Malley recently revealed that there several uncertainties about timing for the event. According to O’Malley, the weigh ins for the fight will begin at 11 am, which is two hours later than the usual slot for UFC weigh ins. “Suga” also revealed that there is no official walkout time for fighters. O’Malley even claims to have heard that the card could even get postponed to a later date altogether depending on the severity of the weather.
“I don’t know if the cage will actually be set up until fight day or the day before,” O’Malley said on the Full Send podcast. “I know on Thursday or something we do like a rundown, kind of rehearsal where we walk and sh*t. But that’s the only time we actually go to the White House before. I also heard weigh ins might be a little bit later, the official weigh ins might be around 11 a.m., which is two hours later than they usually are. The fight time, we don’t have an official fight time. The main card starts at 5, 6, 7, we don’t know any of that… Supposedly, the fight day could still change, depending on whether the weather changes.”
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