UFC calls for Freedom 250 delay due to looming thunderstorms

MMA breaking UFC calls for Freedom 250 delay due to looming thunderstorms By Scott Fontana Published June 14, 2026, 6:58 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Everyone complains about the weather, and the only thing the UFC could do about it on Sunday night was submit to it. With thunderstorms looming in the forecast in the hours leading up to UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn of the White House, the UFC opted to delay its start time by one hour to 9 p.m. The seven-fight event had been projected to last until about four hours with no plans to halt the action for anything short of lightning in the area – the one weather element that gives the UFC no choice but to pause for at least 30 minutes.

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