ORLANDO, Fla. -- — ORLANDO, Fla. -- In just under a month, the Orlando Guardians open their XFL season in Houston.
The Guardians are Orlando’s newest professional team and on Wednesday at Camping World Stadium, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer joined XFL Chairwoman Dany Garcia and head coach Terrell Buckley for a press conference to welcome this new chapter in The City Beautiful.
@27TBuck 🤝 @orlandomayor
— Camping World Stadium (@CWStadium) January 25, 2023
Who’s excited for the @XFL2023 season? pic.twitter.com/hx42Mplp5q
The Guardians play their first home game on February 26 at Camping World Stadium. They open the season February 18 in Houston.
XFL owner and Chairwoman Dany Garcia is an Orlando resident and said they have been planning and building to bring a team to Central Florida.
.@XFL2023 Chairwoman @DanyGarciaCo on bringing a team to Orlando: We were planning and building to get a team here.
— Alex Walker (@AlexWalkerTV) January 25, 2023
The City Beautiful clearly a top destination for this new league. pic.twitter.com/KpUYcSuBf5
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