Former UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley has weighed in on Joe Rogan’s recent reservations regarding the UFC event scheduled to take place at the White House. Rogan, a long-time UFC commentator, has expressed a preference for the promotion to construct an air-conditioned arena instead of hosting fights outdoors on the South Lawn of the White House.
During his podcast, Rogan highlighted the strong likelihood of extreme heat on June 14th, which could lead to dehydration issues for fighters competing on the UFC Freedom 250 card. He also raised concerns about potential issues with insects, though UFC President Dana White has indicated that measures will be taken to mitigate this problem.
The main and co-main events for the White House UFC card are championship bouts, and Rogan believes that title fights should exclusively occur in controlled environments.
Sean O’Malley’s Take on the White House Card Concerns
In a recent interview with MMA Junkie, Sean O’Malley, who is slated to fight Aiemann Zahabi on June 14th, addressed Joe Rogan’s concerns about the outdoor event. O’Malley acknowledged that while extreme heat could potentially influence a fight’s outcome, he pointed out that all fighters on the card, including his Canadian opponent who may not be accustomed to such heat, were aware of the challenges of competing outdoors before agreeing to the fights. Therefore, he believes it’s a situation that must be accepted.
O’Malley stated, “It’s at the White House, so you gotta deal with whatever you gotta deal with. That would suck to lose because of a reason outside of your skill set.”
He continued, “May the best man win and if something plays a role because it’s outside and it affects the fight somehow, that would suck, it is unfortunate. But none of us signed the contract thinking it was inside, you know what I mean? We all know it’s outside. We all know what we’re getting into. Maybe not to an extent; we don’t know what all is gonna happen, but we all know it’s gonna be outside and we’re gonna have to possibly deal with stuff. We all signed it… We are gonna have to adapt to it if it is messed up weather.”
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Former UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley has reacted to Joe Rogan’s recent concerns about the UFC event planned for the White House. Rogan, a long-time UFC commentator, has expressed his preference for the promotion to build an air-conditioned arena rather than host fights outdoors on the South Lawn of the White House.
On his podcast, Rogan noted the high probability of extreme heat on June 14th, which could lead to fighters on the UFC Freedom 250 card experiencing dehydration. He also brought up the issue of bugs and insects, although Dana White has stated that fans will be deployed to address this concern.
The main and co-main events for the White House UFC card are title fights, and Joe Rogan believes that championship bouts should only take place in a controlled environment.
Sean O’Malley’s Reaction to Joe Rogan’s Comments on the White House Card
In a recent interview with MMA Junkie, Sean O’Malley, who is scheduled to fight Aiemann Zahabi on June 14th, addressed Joe Rogan’s concerns about the outdoor event. “Suga” commented that while excessive heat could potentially affect the outcome of a fight, every fighter on the card, including his Canadian opponent who may not be accustomed to hot weather, was aware of the challenges associated with competing outdoors before signing their contracts. He believes it’s a matter of acceptance.
“It’s at the White House, so you gotta deal with whatever you gotta deal with. That would suck to lose because of a reason outside of your skill set,” “Suga” told Mike Bohn.
“May the best man win and if something plays a role because it’s outside and it affects the fight somehow, that would suck, it is unfortunate. But none of us signed the contract thinking it was inside, you know what I mean? We all know it’s outside. We all know what we’re getting into. Maybe not to an extent; we don’t know what all is gonna happen, but we all know it’s gonna be outside and we’re gonna have to possibly deal with stuff. We all signed it… We are gonna have to adapt to it if it is messed up weather.”