UFC star Sean O’Malley has given his thoughts on the possible weather concerns surrounding the upcoming UFC Freedom 250 event.

In his next outing, Sean O’Malley will go head to head with Aiemann Zahabi in a fascinating bantamweight encounter. If he’s able to pick up the win, there’s an excellent chance that he will set himself up for a world title opportunity at some point later this year.

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The two will battle it out as part of the UFC White House card which, it’s safe to say, has caused some controversy. Outside of the sportswashing allegations, many have questioned the fact that it will take place outside in what is set to be quite high temperatures.

In a recent interview, O’Malley opened up on how he feels about the impact this could have.

O’Malley discusses UFC White House weather concerns

“It’s at the White House, so you gotta deal with whatever you gotta deal with,” O’Malley told MMA Junkie. “That would suck to lose because of a reason outside of your skillset. May the best man win. If something plays a role because it’s outside and it affects the fight somehow, that would suck.

“It’s 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.”

“If the weather’s not crazy, it’s gonna come down to who’s better,” O’Malley said. “Who’s more skilled, who’s more prepared, and I think that’s what it’s gonna come down to with all these fights. So, I’m not too worried about all these weather conditions, and we’re gonna have to adapt to it if it is messed up weather.”

Quotes via MMA Junkie

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