UFC 299: Post-Fight Press Conference

UFC
9 Mar 202444:55

Summary

TLDRThe transcript captures a post-fight interview with UFC fighters discussing their performances, the electrifying atmosphere in Miami, and future match-ups. Fighters reflect on their victories, the challenges they faced, and the potential for high-stakes bouts in the division. The conversation also touches on the impact of fan support, the business side of the sport, and the fighters' personal aspirations, including the possibility of a third match between two fighters with a 1-1 record.

Takeaways

  • 🎉 The event in Miami broke records with a 14.14 million gate, making it the fourth highest-grossing UFC event of all time.
  • 🥊 Dustin Poirier's performance was highlighted as a key factor in the event's success, with a $50,000 bonus for his fight.
  • 🌟 Shawn Mendes is considered one of the biggest stars in the bantamweight division, with this fight being the biggest ever in the division.
  • 📣 The UFC is open to discussing moving divisions and future fights, including potential matchups with other top fighters.
  • 🏆 Dustin Poirier's legendary status and recent performance put him in the conversation for a title shot.
  • 🤼‍♂️ Michael Benavidez's UFC debut was noted, with his counter-striking style and flashy moves.
  • 📺 Netflix's entry into live sports is seen as a significant development, with the UFC considering talks for future TV deals.
  • 🥊 Conor McGregor's desire to fight in June and his interest in facing Nate Diaz was mentioned, though no confirmation was given.
  • 🌐 The UFC's international reach was emphasized, with a focus on growing the sport globally.
  • 🎽 Fighters' personal style and entrances, such as Michael Venom Page's cape and Sean O'Malley's dance routine, are becoming more accepted in the UFC.
  • 🏆 The UFC's commitment to putting on the best possible fights was underscored, with an emphasis on building big stars and legendary fights.

Q & A

  • What was the significance of the event in Miami in terms of attendance and revenue?

    -The event in Miami was a sellout with 19,600 people attending, making it the highest grossing event ever at the arena and the fourth highest grossing UFC event of all time.

  • Who won the fight of the night bonus?

    -Dustin Poirier won the fight of the night bonus, while Cheito Vera was awarded the performance of the night.

  • What was the reaction to Dustin Poirier's performance?

    -Dustin Poirier's performance was highly praised, with the commentator stating that he put on a clinic and that he is one of the most durable fighters ever seen.

  • How does Shawn's star power compare to Conor McGregor's?

    -Shawn is considered one of the biggest stars in the company's history, with the commentator suggesting that he is on his way to being the biggest star ever in the bantamweight division.

  • What was the reaction to Michael Ben and Page's UFC debut?

    -Michael Ben and Page's debut was met with positive reviews, with the commentator noting his counter-striking style and the need for a well-matched next fight.

  • What was Dana White's opinion on Mike Tyson's return to boxing?

    -Dana White expressed concern about the age difference in Tyson's potential fights but acknowledged his respect for Tyson both personally and as an athlete.

  • What was the significance of the event's atmosphere and fan support?

    -The atmosphere was described as electric, with fans from various countries creating an incredible energy that contributed to the excitement of the event.

  • What was the strategy behind Dustin Poirier's victory over Cheito Vera?

    -Poirier's strategy involved not wasting energy trying to finish the fight early, as he knew Cheito was hard to put away, and instead focused on conserving energy for when it was most needed.

  • What are the potential future fights for Sean O'Malley after his victory?

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  • What was the significance of the gate for the event?

    -The gate was significant as it was one of the largest non-McGregor gates for UFC, indicating the popularity and draw of the event.

Outlines

00:00

🥊 UFC Miami Event Recap and Fighter Performances

The script discusses the record-breaking attendance and success of a UFC event in Miami, highlighting the impressive gate of 14.14 million and its standing as the fourth highest-grossing UFC event ever. The conversation focuses on the performances of Dustin Poirier, Ben Askren, and other fighters, as well as the potential for future matchups and the impact of star power on the sport.

05:00

📺 Mike Tyson's Return to Boxing and Streaming Services in Sports

The discussion touches on Mike Tyson's announced return to boxing, the speaker's personal feelings about it, and the potential age difference in his upcoming fight. The conversation also shifts to the role of streaming services like Netflix in live sports, with a focus on the company's recent entry into live sports broadcasting.

10:00

🏆 UFC Event Logistics and Fighter Prospects

This section delves into the challenges of organizing a UFC event, including bout order and fighter matchups. It also discusses the possibility of Miami becoming a regular host for UFC events, the debut of a large fighter, and the potential for the UFC to visit Ecuador in the future.

15:01

🌟 Fighter Interviews and Career Reflections

The script includes interviews with fighters reflecting on their victories, the energy of the crowd, and their future in the sport. Fighters discuss their performances, the possibility of title shots, and their thoughts on being part of UFC history. The conversation also covers the significance of fan support and the impact of social media on their careers.

20:25

🤼‍♂️ Post-Fight Analysis and Future Matchups

The fighters share their thoughts on their recent matches, including the challenges they faced and their plans for the future. The discussion includes potential trilogy fights, the possibility of moving up in weight class, and the fighters' perspectives on their careers and the sport of MMA.

25:27

🏅 Title Defenses and Personal Milestones

The fighters talk about their first title defense, the significance of their win, and the physical and emotional aspects of their fights. They also discuss their relationships with other fighters, their plans for the next fight, and the importance of fan engagement and support.

Mindmap

Keywords

💡UFC

UFC stands for Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is a mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company. In the video, it is the organization hosting the fights and events discussed. The term is used to refer to the company, the sport, and the specific events where fighters compete.

💡Gate

In the context of the video, 'gate' refers to the revenue generated from ticket sales for a UFC event. The term is used to describe the financial success of a particular event, with the video mentioning a record-breaking gate for the arena.

💡Fight of the Night

This term is used in MMA to recognize the most exciting or competitive fight of an event. In the video, it is mentioned as an award given to certain fighters, with a monetary bonus for their performances.

💡Star Power

Star power refers to the popularity and influence a fighter has within the sport. It is often associated with their ability to draw audiences and generate interest in their fights. The video discusses a fighter's star power in relation to their potential for future high-profile fights and their impact on the UFC's success.

💡Division

In MMA, a division is a category in which fighters are grouped based on their weight. The video mentions the bantamweight division, which is one of the weight classes in the UFC. Divisions help to ensure fair competition by matching fighters of similar size and weight.

💡Title Shot

A title shot refers to an opportunity for a fighter to compete for a championship title. In the video, the term is used to discuss a fighter's potential for a future title fight and the implications of their recent performance on their chances.

💡Hall of Fame

The UFC Hall of Fame is an honor reserved for fighters who have made significant contributions to the sport of MMA. The video mentions a fighter's potential induction into the Hall of Fame, recognizing their legendary status and impact on the sport.

💡Crossover Fights

Crossover fights occur when fighters from different combat sports meet in a match. The video discusses the concept of crossover fights, particularly mentioning a legendary boxer's return to the ring and the potential for MMA fighters to participate in boxing matches.

💡Live Sports

Live sports refer to athletic events that are broadcasted in real-time as they happen. The video touches on the trend of streaming platforms like Netflix getting involved in live sports broadcasting, indicating a shift in how fans consume sports content.

💡Fight Card

A fight card is the schedule of matches for a UFC event. It includes the fighters, their opponents, and the order in which they will fight. The video discusses the challenges of finalizing a fight card and the considerations that go into creating a balanced and exciting lineup for fans.

Highlights

The event in Miami broke records with a gate of 14.14 million, making it the highest-grossing event at the arena and the fourth highest-grossing UFC event of all time.

Dustin Poirier's performance was praised, and he was awarded 'Fight of the Night' along with Benoist.

The gate for the event was one of the highest not involving Conor McGregor, highlighting Shawn's star power.

Dana White discussed the potential of moving divisions for fighters, indicating it's not currently on the agenda.

Dustin Poirier's legendary status and his performance were highlighted, with discussions about a possible title shot.

Michael Ben and Page's UFC debut was noted, with his counter-striking style and flashy performance.

Dana White's thoughts on Mike Tyson's return to boxing were shared, expressing concern about the age difference in potential fights.

The impact of streaming services like Netflix entering live sports was discussed, with Dana White acknowledging their growing influence.

Conor McGregor's desire to fight in June and his interest in facing Nate Diaz were mentioned.

Curtis Blades and Jack Dela's comeback wins were acknowledged, with their performances being praised.

Joanne Wood's retirement from the UFC was discussed, with Dana White expressing admiration for her career and character.

The potential for the UFC to hold events in Saudi Arabia was brought up, with Dana White discussing the differences in event production.

Yana Kunitskaya's induction into the UFC Hall of Fame was mentioned, with Dana White sharing his respect and friendship with her.

The possibility of five-round co-main events becoming more common was discussed, with Dana White noting the challenges and considerations.

The atmosphere of the event in Miami was praised, with Dana White noting the diverse crowd and flags from various countries.

The potential for the UFC to return to Miami more frequently was hinted at, with Dana White expressing enthusiasm for the city as a destination for events.

The performance of Roel Trujillo, a Spanish fighter making his debut, was noted, with his knockout being highlighted.

The possibility of the UFC visiting Ecuador due to Cheito's popularity was mentioned, with Dana White acknowledging the potential.

Dana White's thoughts on Cheito's future in the UFC were shared, with the possibility of a third fight against Shamil being considered.

The importance of fighting young and hungry opponents for legends like Dustin Poirier was discussed, with Dana White emphasizing the significance of such fights.

Transcripts

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so

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uh I never thought I'd be saying this uh

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we're here in Miami the gate was 14.14

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Million it is was sellout

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19,6 people the highest grossing event

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ever at the arena we broke our own

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record and it is the fourth highest

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grossing UFC event of all time Miami is

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on fire this place is unbelievable uh

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what they've done in the state in this

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city in the last uh 10 years is

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phenomenal but anyway fight of the night

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uh Dustin and benois performance of the

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night om Ali and uh we gave everybody

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who had a finish

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$50,000 uh except for Dustin because he

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won Fighter the night that's so we still

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got talk to me all right d know got you

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for a short time so I just want to ask

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you first about shaal and his

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performance uh you know he wanted to

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finish his first title defense but he

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didn't get that but he looked absolutely

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fantastic so what did you think overall

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of his performan he put on a clinic and

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I don't know if anybody can finish

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Cheeto Vera I mean that guy's got a chin

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like nothing I've ever seen ate those

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two knees um big shots all night I mean

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everybody knows the power that om Ali

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has uh he ate all those shots uh even

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shots to the body that he took kicks and

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and punches to the body Cheto Vera is

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one of the most durable Fighters I've

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ever seen and you talked about the

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incredible gate tonight I think they

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said on the Broast was one of the

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highest Gates that didn't involve Conor

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McGregor so I guess where does where

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does Shawn stand in terms of star power

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for the company and biggest bantamweight

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fight of all time if you ba based off

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energy excitement uh gate and

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pay-per-view it's it's by far the

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biggest fight ever in the bantamweight

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division where do you see is SE I mean

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our comparisons to Conor I know that's a

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little bit tough he's one of a kind but

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I mean is he one of the biggest stars

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we've ever seen in he's on his way yeah

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he's on his way he's the biggest star

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ever in b history we can say that right

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now definitely what do you make of uh

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this these call outs of ilot Toria I

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mean is that something that you're even

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considering right now or is it too soon

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to be talking about moving divisions oh

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it's not Tuesday

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yet on Tuesday maybe we can talk about

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moving divisions yeah I don't know about

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moving divisions

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uh yeah yeah you know how I feel about

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that I mean even topor was talking about

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not fighting anybody in the division

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after just winning the title yeah that's

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crazy talk want to ask about Dustin

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porier as well uh obviously future Hall

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of Famer Legend fight of the night I

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mean what did you think of his

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performance and and him at this point in

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his career these are the kind of fights

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you know when you talk

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about

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um let think I how to say

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this the fights that the fight that he

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took tonight with the I mean everybody

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when the when the talk first started and

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every was like o this is a bad fight for

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porier blah blah blah blah blah and then

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porier came out and said you know what I

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didn't sign all the this is that

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makes you a Legend these are

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legendary fights when you when you go in

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and you face a guy who is a Savage and

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and and uh you know looks like you can't

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win this fight or people think you can't

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win this fight and then you go in and do

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it in spectacular fashion the way that

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he did tonight A lot of these

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Fighters um get very uh you

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know you've heard it many times in the

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past they want me to lose or they're

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trying to make me lose um I heard some

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nutty the other day from somebody

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that I won't even mention but uh we

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don't determine whether you lose or

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whether you win you do what we try to do

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is put on the best matchmake fight that

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we can possibly do and that's why big

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stars are built in the UFC and legendary

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fights happen every weekend nice last

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thing for me given his legendary status

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and his performance when it is Tuesday

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is he in the conversation for a title

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shot in his next porier yeah I mean

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porier again like I just said I just

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went through that whole you know his

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stock again goes through the roof at his

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age all the things he's accomplished all

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the things he's done look at what he did

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tonight and I don't know if you guys are

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too busy typing or whatever the it

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is you guys do during fights but if you

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stood up during that fight and saw the

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arena it was insane it was insane PE

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people were going nuts yeah

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poier went to a whole another level

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tonight with this fight Dana what did

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you make of Michael Ben and Page's UFC

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debut I mean he shot down Kevin Holland

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Kevin Holland incredibly frustrated what

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did you make of him I yeah listen he's

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got that style that's very um you know

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he he's he's a counter- striker and and

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you know flashy

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and we got to matchmake his next fight

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the right way did you feel that Kevin

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sort of I don't want to say gave up but

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in the third round was clearly just like

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I don't know what to do with this guy I

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don't know if he gave up um you know I I

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had

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uh Michael winning the first round I had

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Kevin winning the second round and then

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you got to go in whoever wins the third

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round that's

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probably probably the first time that

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Kevin's ever fought anybody cockier than

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him uh earlier this week Mike Tyson has

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been announced a return to boxing I know

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in the past you said you didn't want him

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to fight again you tried to talk him out

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of fighting again have you spoken to him

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about this one he gets mad when I do

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this but Mike 60 man I I don't know what

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do you guys think about it who gives a

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what I think it's not my fight

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um I love Mike Tyson you know personally

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as a friend and he's one of my favorite

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athletes of all time um I don't know

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let's let's see what he can go in there

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and put together a training camp and

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come in and you know I don't like to see

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guys fighting

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it be a 31y year age difference during

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that fight just you know you know you

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guys know what I think of that stuff

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that said it is on Netflix which is a

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new development right them getting into

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live sports obviously you have a TV deal

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coming up soon I think the Netflix

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should have gotten the live sports years

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ago I think I think

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they're they're uh they're late to the

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game but they are a force they're a

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force man and and when you look at um

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the amount of homes that they're in

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worldwide um you guys heard me talk

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about this show Reacher I posted about

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it I love that show I hate TV I

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don't watch any TV shows hardly ever

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don't watch movies anymore but I love

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the show Reacher right I can watch

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Reacher whenever I want to I can watch

06:27

it when I get home I can watch it next

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week I can right live sports like this

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event tonight you had to watch

06:33

tonight as all these massive streaming

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companies start to get bigger and bigger

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they have to they have to be involved in

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live sports safe to say you'll be

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talking to them when your TV deal comes

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up I'm sure we'll be talking to

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everybody uh last one for me Conor

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McGregor says he still wants to fight in

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June and uh he also mentioned he wanted

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to fight Nate Diaz in the sphere on

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Mexican Independence Day do either of

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those two interest

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you I'm looking for Mexicans at the

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sphere uh on Mexican Independence Day

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Nate huh Nate Diaz oh okay um yeah no

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I'm not doing that fight you right here

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yeah uh what did I know you gave them

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bonuses but what did you make the

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performances of Curtis blades and uh

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Jack Dela like two guys that seem to be

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down on the score cards and picked up in

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more comeback wins yeah I agree look

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look great

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um yeah yeah you you nailed it I don't

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know what else to say other than what

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you just said you yeah uh we had two uh

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interesting entrances with Michael Venom

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pagee came out with like the cape and

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The Undertaker thing he said even the

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UFC kind of helped him out a bit and

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then Michelle Pera got approval to do

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his dance routine when he walked out so

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are we going to see more of this in the

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UFC I know it's not something you've

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normally done in the past no so not a

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fan no uh Joanne wood uh retired at uh

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after the first fight what do you make

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of her career in the UFC I know she

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never got her title shop but she seems

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to be one of these beloved figures

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awesome human yes she's an awesome human

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incredible fighter and uh I couldn't be

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more happy for I know that um you know I

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don't know how many years ago it was but

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pretty recent within the last five or

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something you know she went through some

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hard times and some ups and downs that

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that people go through and she seems

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like she's in a really good place she

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seems like she's really happy in her

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personal life and obviously happy enough

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professionally to finally call her quit

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so um it could not happen to a better

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human being absolutely love her and wish

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her nothing but the best last one for me

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uh in Saudi Arabia they've been holding

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a lot of these big boxing events you

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know with the pirate Technics and all

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the The Glitz and glamour not something

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you also do really with UFC so are we

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going to see a lot of that when you do

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eventually hold your fight card there so

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I I think the difference is that um and

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I don't know this for a fact but I'm

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just assuming the the the the boxing

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events that they're holding there

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they're their events and and uh they run

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all the production and everything else

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and and they put some money into those

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things man they really do um but when we

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go there we'll be running the production

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did you uh see the match the boxing

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match last night did you talked to Eddie

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after it I did not um I I mean I saw it

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on I saw it on social media yeah what

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did you make of that finish in the

09:07

Francis fight what do you mean what did

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I make what did I make of it what you

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saw like it was it was it was people are

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saying it's one of the more violent

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Knockouts in boxing history yeah I mean

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going into the fury fight if Fury

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trained for the fight and didn't show up

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and you know look like he ate Tyson Fury

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it's probably the way that fight would

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have ended too I mean listen the crosso

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you know how I feel about crossovers

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into boxing and that's that's how they

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end just like that Dana right here to

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your left um uh Yani on Chek getting

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into the UFC Hall of Fame this summer I

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saw you guys got the share moment after

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the announcement I guess what did you

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guys say to each other and I guess what

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does she mean to you and in the company

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we both said Thank you to each other you

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know um know she's she's incredible I

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love the first time I ever ever saw Yana

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fight in the UFC I literally went back

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and grabbed her and said come out and

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watch the rest of the fight we literally

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sat there all night and watched the rest

10:02

of the card together um and from that

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night to tonight we become really close

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friends and I have so much respect for

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her

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and you know she she not only since

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she's when she was here but when she

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retired I mean she still does so much

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stuff with us and for us and she'll be

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with us for the rest of her life

10:21

tonight's card um had a five round

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co-main event I know you guys have done

10:24

this a few times more recently we

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seeming to see it more for non-title

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fights is is that something that going

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forward like could it be every card that

10:32

this ends up happening eventually well

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you know the problem is is that like

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this card tonight and even more so UFC

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300 when you look at most of the fights

10:41

on the card you're like damn I wish this

10:43

was five rounds but you know you can't

10:45

do it all the time but we'll be sitting

10:46

in the room we'll think of these fights

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that is a co-main event and we're like

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well let's just see if they both want

10:51

five rounds or sometimes the fighters

10:53

ask for five rounds you know they want

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to go five rounds so it's sort of just

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kind of kind of how we feel but I think

11:01

as fans when we have great fights like

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as you look through we ran the first

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promo tonight for UFC 300 so from the

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first fight of the night all the way

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till the main event I mean every fight

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you you wouldn't mind see in five rounds

11:15

of how difficult was it to uh tonight

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was the first time we saw like the bout

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order as well so how difficult was that

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to figure out where everybody goes like

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I saw a lot of people talking about b

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nickel being really high so how

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challenging was that I'm not kidding you

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we literally finalized it today or

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yesterday last night we finalized it uh

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right after the weigh-ins we started

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moving a couple more things around and

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then last night we said all right this

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is it this is the card because we were

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announcing it tonight so um if we didn't

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announce it tonight we probably still be

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playing with it next week it is what it

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is

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now here Dana over here just curious

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what your thought was of just the whole

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atmosphere tonight you the crowd

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Channing USA channy Cheeto all different

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flags from all countries it was just

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what were your thoughts just being here

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in that atmosphere it's incredible

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brother I I mean it really kicked off

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and started at the uh press conference

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the press conference was insane awesome

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then we roll right into the uh the the

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uh WS the next day and then I I knew

12:20

tonight you know as long as somebody

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these you know we got our holy

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moments with some of these fights that

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it was going to be Electric in that

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place and it was awesome Miami is on

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fire I mean I just I can't say it enough

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this this City's on fire it's it's it's

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such a great destination when you talk

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about everything that makes a place a

12:38

destination and then is become such a

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huge Sports town and now a fight town we

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we came here I came here with Anderson

12:45

Silva I don't know how many years ago

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and we held a a press event and

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literally there was no press there and

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we we've put on a couple fights the

12:53

gates weren't great but in the last 10

12:55

years this place has just

12:57

exploded and and then finally for me you

13:00

mentioned 14 million plus for the gate

13:03

yeah so is it fair to say that Miami

13:06

will get another one you'll come back

13:09

twice a year rather than once a year I

13:11

don't know I mean I'd come back next

13:12

weekend uh it's that good you know

13:16

what's crazy is

13:17

that let me let me just put it to this

13:21

way probably the biggest venue you can

13:25

do in the United

13:27

States is Madison Square Garden right

13:32

Miami is equal to Madison Square Garden

13:35

now with

13:36

numbers think wrap your head around that

13:38

and think about that 10 years ago would

13:40

have never imagined it your opinion on

13:43

roell the Spain no out it's a qan giant

13:47

two meter ha uh he was debuting tonight

13:51

here in

13:53

Miami sir I have no idea what you just

13:55

said to me Ro is a Spain who Spain yeah

13:58

yeah got a knockout tonight okay and

14:01

your opinion about the his performance

14:03

yeah Knockouts are great when you when

14:05

you when you go in and you perform at

14:08

this

14:09

level with everything that we were just

14:11

saying about this place here tonight the

14:13

energy the fans and and you pull off an

14:16

an incredible knockout it it literally

14:18

doesn't get any better than

14:20

that thank you sir they know here yeah

14:23

go ahead brother I know Chito lost but

14:25

you guys uh before the pandemic had gone

14:27

to Chile had gone to Argentina uh given

14:30

his popularity how much media there was

14:32

here for him and fans is there a chance

14:34

that the UFC visits Ecuador at one point

14:36

yeah I I mean take Cheeto out of the

14:40

equation we end up in Ecuador someday

14:42

anyway obviously

14:44

um when you have somebody who's po you

14:47

know that's popular from from that part

14:49

of the world it's like we're talking

14:51

about Africa and Spain right now

14:53

seriously we're we're heavily invested

14:56

in Mexico now um yes

14:59

we will end up there someday and just

15:01

real quick any update on Spain uh no not

15:04

yet thank you thank you sir who is next

15:06

go

15:07

ahead Dana um continuing with that

15:11

question um there were probably a record

15:14

attendance from ecuadorians about 5,000

15:17

ecuadorians were here maybe a bit you

15:19

could feel it yeah and more than 40

15:22

Ecuadorian journalist came to see Cheeto

15:25

um it would be good if youf he goes to

15:29

eador one day but what would be your

15:30

message to Ecuadorian fans that they

15:33

were you know extremely explosive

15:35

electric tonight here and back home this

15:37

is what I love about South America I

15:39

mean it's it's almost like that that

15:42

soccer mentality they they they support

15:44

their own and and and they're very vocal

15:46

and uh it just it helps create this

15:49

unbelievable energy at sporting events

15:52

when you when you have these people from

15:53

other countries and and Ecuador

15:55

definitely represented in every way

15:57

shape and form and it was fun I mean

15:58

You' hear USA or I don't know what they

16:01

were saying something Al and then you'd

16:03

hear Cheeto Cheeto and just it's a best

16:06

man creates that energy that that buzz

16:09

at a fight that you love thank you very

16:11

much we had a blessed here thank you sir

16:14

anybody

16:15

else Dana here yep um hello Dana um I

16:20

just wondering what do you think is

16:22

coming now for Cheeto after this fight

16:24

do you think maybe in the future is

16:26

going to be the third part of this uh

16:28

this fight between Chito and shomali

16:31

could be it could be yeah he's gonna

16:33

have to get back on the horse and win a

16:35

couple fights and who knows he could he

16:36

could work his way back up to Mal again

16:39

because yes it's one and one so that

16:41

that fight could possibly happen I'm not

16:42

even thinking about that or considering

16:44

that right now but not saying it

16:46

couldn't be a possibility thank you

16:49

you're welcome who was the other guy

16:50

that said yeah Dana last one over here

16:52

so I know you guys have deals lined up

16:54

with places agreements for locations

16:56

ahead of time but I have to ask I had a

16:58

couple people approached me after the

16:59

conference and today after like you said

17:01

electric energy here in Miami is there a

17:02

chance Miami becomes one of those

17:03

Stables where you go twice a year or

17:05

maybe that's what that other guy just

17:06

asked me too yeah well maybe for UFC 305

17:09

that's the specific thing they've been

17:10

asking me that's interesting that's

17:13

interesting yeah that's funny was that

17:15

was that a talk at least or is that up

17:16

in the air never even thought it until

17:18

you just said it awesome and obviously

17:20

the Dustin por been also underne it was

17:22

a great fight from round one and two

17:23

till the end it but benan definitely

17:25

showed that he belonged is that a guy

17:26

that you guys are going to keep giving

17:27

these big fights

17:29

yeah no he's definitely he's one of the

17:30

best in the world Listen

17:31

poier like what I said when we started

17:33

this press conference what I said about

17:35

porier porier put on another legendary

17:38

performance and took himself to another

17:39

level and porier is one of the best to

17:42

do it so it it it it doesn't hurt his

17:45

stock at all not not even a little bit

17:47

you know he's another one now that's got

17:48

to jump back in the mix and win some

17:50

fights he'll learn from this thank you

17:53

was there one more guy that was trying

17:54

to ask me yeah last one for me uh Bryce

17:56

smch who got his uh camo shorts Shan Ali

18:00

got his pink shorts Brendan Allen a

18:02

upcoming UFC headliner wants purple

18:04

shorts to commemorate his daughter as

18:07

well as his school's uh his school's

18:09

colors can you get uh purple shorts next

18:12

time out this is when we know we've gone

18:14

too long with the press conference when

18:16

we start talking about clothing uh sure

18:19

he can have purple

18:21

pants thank you oh thank you good

18:27

night

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20:26

what's it's a it's a career full big

20:28

wins for you but uh man I guess talk to

20:31

us about where this ranks is just your

20:32

feeling after after this Victory before

20:34

I answer the question if Brennan gets

20:36

purple shorts I got to get

20:38

floral first things first um it feels

20:42

good you know to write the ship take a

20:45

chance fight a guy outside of the top 10

20:46

when you know the the I don't even know

20:48

how many but my last opponents have been

20:51

former world champions huge Main Events

20:53

huge fights and now this got this young

20:55

guy in his 20s who finished his last

20:57

five opponents representing France got a

20:58

lot of momentum behind him and a country

21:00

behind him and I'm like you know

21:02

what let's see if I still got it to

21:05

fight these young guys and it feels good

21:08

man you know it feels good to win it was

21:09

a long training camp it was it was

21:11

stressful had a lot on my back and it

21:13

feels good to win I know you said you

21:15

were prepared for this to be a battle

21:17

and knew it would be it seemed like it

21:18

was early on I guess you know how

21:20

difficult were the opening round and and

21:22

was it different than you expected it

21:23

would

21:24

be no I I I thought he was going to want

21:26

to Grapple I really did um I was

21:30

surprised at his at his punching power I

21:32

didn't in the moment in there I didn't

21:34

feel like he was a big puncher he looked

21:35

like a big guy and he's finished guys on

21:37

the feet I mean he's finished all of his

21:38

wins but I thought he was going to be a

21:39

bigger puncher when he was Landing those

21:41

shots they weren't that that much

21:43

knockdown power behind him but

21:46

um he I was surprised by his strength he

21:48

was pretty strong yeah it seemed like in

21:50

the second round maybe there was a

21:51

moment you thought maybe I don't always

21:53

have to jump the Gillie nope I never

21:55

thought that once cuz it looked like it

21:57

was there you like maybe we should keep

21:58

it on the feet I'm having some success

21:59

with my

22:00

hands yeah um another thing too like I

22:03

thought he was going to be a little bit

22:05

he was physically strong but I thought

22:06

techn technically I know he comes from a

22:08

judo background I thought his hips and

22:09

his grip strength was going to be better

22:10

against the fence I took myself down

22:12

every time you know when I was on the

22:13

mat was because I jump Guillotines and

22:15

you miss all the ones you don't jump

22:17

first of all

22:18

but I thought he was going to be a

22:21

little bit tougher with the takedowns

22:23

against the fence yeah last thing for me

22:25

I mean you're at a point in your career

22:26

where you kind of call the shots I mean

22:27

you've earned it right but I mean does a

22:29

title shot does that matter to you is

22:31

that still the goal and is that what you

22:32

would like to see next for yourself or

22:34

is it is it too early to make a call

22:36

like that I mean that's the only reason

22:37

I'm fighting I started fighting was to

22:39

be the world champion to be the best in

22:40

the world

22:42

Undisputed but we we got to see I got to

22:44

get home and see what's what makes sense

22:46

with my coaches and my wife and my

22:48

management and and just see what's next

22:50

I don't know but yeah that's that's I

22:52

mean I've done a lot in the sport I'm

22:54

not trying to you know brag or be

22:56

boastful but I've done a lot in the

22:57

sport and I've been figh fighting for a

22:58

long time this was like my 50th or

23:00

around my maybe more or right under 50th

23:03

mixed martial arts fight and I've done a

23:05

lot and I've checked a lot of boxes but

23:07

there's one that's that's still

23:08

unchecked and and that's being the world

23:09

champion Dustin I don't know if you

23:11

heard Dana when he was up here talking

23:12

about you but he was saying these are

23:13

the sort of fights that make you a

23:15

Legend basically and that

23:16

fighting a Young and Hungry guy is what

23:18

is important for you do you agree with

23:20

that is that why you took this fight

23:21

because you wanted to just be like well

23:23

I know I can compete against these guys

23:24

who've been around but this guy might be

23:25

the new generation I want to see if I

23:27

can compete against him it was kind of a

23:29

timing thing in the situation of the

23:31

lightweight division there wasn't any

23:32

big names to fight I wanted to fight

23:35

especially coming off of a loss and and

23:37

nothing was big that they could put

23:38

together but this guy's on a on a streak

23:40

and has a lot of

23:41

momentum and uh when they offered it to

23:44

me that's that's why we did it it just

23:45

it just there was nothing else at the

23:47

time and then I honor what I do man and

23:50

Eddie Alvarez gave me a shot when he was

23:51

a former champion and I was an upand

23:53

Comer and you have to do it that's the

23:55

nature of what we do yeah well any of

23:57

the Guillotines close the last one was

23:59

the high elbow was was really close when

24:03

you eventually do finish someone with

24:04

that after jumping in how exited you GNA

24:06

and I will and I

24:11

will Dustin over here yep just curious

24:14

when you won the fight and then the

24:17

whole place just

24:19

erupted has that ever been they probably

24:21

bet because I was plus 200 that's why

24:23

they they

24:25

was so I'm I'm was curious in your

24:28

historic career has it ever been like

24:31

that where the crowd erupted like that

24:33

and you heard it and you just soaked it

24:34

all in as well yeah I really felt in the

24:37

moment this whole week in the locker

24:39

room walking out in the in the Octagon I

24:41

really felt good I didn't so much you

24:43

know the adrenaline's pounding I'm

24:45

trying to he's getting up off the ground

24:46

I'm trying to go talk to him and and let

24:48

him know to keep working and

24:50

and I didn't really notice it in the

24:53

moment it's so

24:55

yeah right here um you had said said I

24:58

think just a moment ago that like Camp

24:59

was like stressful there was a lot on

25:01

your back and everything was that

25:02

something specific in Camp was it no

25:04

that was just losing my last fight never

25:06

lose losing two in a row fighting this

25:07

young upand Comer who's finishing

25:10

everybody um just the risk versus the

25:13

reward it was just like I I had to win

25:16

this one for me I felt like so that was

25:19

more stressful because I was putting it

25:20

on myself I know tonight was your night

25:23

but do you think Ben wall will get back

25:24

up there into title

25:26

contention I mean he has the ability

25:29

he's proven

25:30

it with all of his wins you know this is

25:33

his first getting first time getting

25:35

finished his first loss in his career

25:38

was to a welterweight I think you know

25:40

not on on a full training camp on short

25:42

notice so and he's still young if he

25:46

dedicates himself and picks himself back

25:47

up and obviously he has the mental

25:49

fortitude to do it he's a a military

25:51

veteran you know so he's been through

25:53

some things if he if he decides to do it

25:55

I think he can I felt it in there he's

25:57

very strong

25:58

and uh if he keeps evolving getting

26:00

better he he'll be right back where he

26:03

was forgive me if this is an ignorant

26:05

question for your Louisiana but like

26:07

there is a lot of French Connection in

26:09

Louisiana is was there any sort of like

26:12

how do how do the people there like kind

26:14

of receive Ben W because obviously you

26:16

said you're anything you post would just

26:18

be filled with French flags but how did

26:20

the actual like you and I and and and I

26:22

understand that they're supporting their

26:23

guy MMA just got legalized not that long

26:25

ago in their country and it's a growing

26:28

sport so I understand that but uh no

26:31

there's a lot of French in a kadana

26:32

where where I live in Lafia um my dad

26:34

speaks fluent French you know a lot of

26:37

the Cajun in a

26:38

kadana came from French Canada you know

26:41

we got kicked out and

26:43

uh relocated to Louisiana well Conor

26:46

McGregor actually uh tweeted a good

26:48

fight between a couple Frenchmen and

26:49

even tagged the French uh was it

26:52

president or prime minister whatever

26:53

they have over there yeah well he felt

26:55

that right hook

26:56

too

26:58

just one quick one over here Dustin you

27:00

and uh you spoke about media day how you

27:02

and gamat had great training camp

27:03

obviously you were primary CH training

27:05

partners with him so how did it feel

27:07

going two for two with him tonight it

27:09

felt great and uh we pushed each other

27:11

so hard this training camp after his

27:13

fight with RDA he came back and stayed

27:14

in the locker room the whole time he's

27:15

such a great teammate hard worker his

27:18

nickname is perfect he's a gamer bro um

27:20

he pushes hard he's a maniac uh but he

27:23

told me in the locker room remember

27:25

remember champ don't jump Gill

27:28

don't do it Circle off the fence don't

27:30

jump Guillotine he he told me that

27:32

multiple times what do you think would

27:34

be next for someone like Kim I mean some

27:35

people said that he might have shouldn't

27:37

have probably taken this fight or you

27:38

know what do you think should be next

27:39

for me after that fight for gamrat I

27:42

mean he beat a legend he'd beat the

27:43

former Champion a guy you know I don't

27:46

know if he's in the Hall of Fame he's

27:47

going to be a Hall of Famer it's a great

27:48

win on your record and a tough guy who's

27:50

proving himself time and time again and

27:52

gamad has some great wins you know he

27:53

beat Armen um lost to Bal but he is a

27:57

hard worker always in the gym always

27:59

getting better I mean I think he belongs

28:01

at the top of the division fighting for

28:02

a contender

28:04

status gtin over here um I I know you

28:07

just fought but what does a path back to

28:10

a title look like for you you think man

28:12

it's tough to say

28:15

with I don't know the lightweight

28:17

division has been so like murky

28:19

and not a clear path to anything for

28:22

anybody and now it's even more so with

28:24

Max coming up let's say he does beat

28:26

gatei does he stay at 55 what you know

28:30

what's happening I don't I don't know I

28:32

I don't know what's next for me what

28:34

opponent makes sense who's available

28:36

there's a lot of

28:37

questions and um I I don't

28:40

know I know your focus is is on the Belt

28:43

but a lot of people talk about a

28:44

potential Trilogy with Justin gagei

28:46

since you guys are one-onone and a lot

28:47

of people are still kind of waiting on

28:49

that Nate Diaz fight because you know

28:50

it's been it was booked at one point a

28:52

lot of people were excited for that do

28:53

you see any of those two fights

28:55

happening before your career said s in

28:57

then

28:58

man I have no clue um Nate was a fight I

29:01

always

29:02

wanted gatei hit me with the Hogan boot

29:04

so we might have to do it again it's

29:07

tough to say I don't

29:09

know thank you thanks Dustin right here

29:12

to you're right um speaking of the Hall

29:14

of Fame they actually mentioned on the

29:15

broadcast tonight that's somewhere that

29:16

you're going to end up someday and

29:18

obviously tonight another fight of the

29:19

night and know tie in another record I

29:21

mean when you look ahead to that what

29:24

does that mean to you to hear that from

29:25

a broadcast team especially that has a

29:27

Hall of Famer on

29:28

it I we've been talking about it this

29:31

whole week with my with my coaches you

29:34

know like for the weigh-ins they they

29:35

announced future Hall of Famer something

29:38

else this week they announced me as a

29:39

future Hall of Famer I mean dude that

29:40

means a lot to me you know

29:43

um that's something special I'm so happy

29:45

for Yanna to get in she she earned that

29:48

for sure you know and I'm just happy for

29:50

her she's a hard worker and done a lot

29:51

in the sport and especially for women's

29:53

MMA she deserves to be in there if

29:55

that's my destiny I would love to be

29:57

along those great names that are in the

29:58

Hall of Fame you know it's kind of

30:00

surreal honestly cuz time flies by so

30:03

quick I just remember being a kid like

30:06

praying just give me one chance to fight

30:07

in the UFC and show these guys what I'm

30:09

made of you know and now we're talking

30:11

about that it's just like it's crazy at

30:14

the same time is it just a little uh a

30:16

little Bittersweet almost where you're

30:17

like hey I'm not done yet I still got a

30:18

few things to

30:20

do yeah like I I've said before I have

30:22

tread on the tires and I think I can

30:24

beat a lot of these guys I can compete

30:25

with the the young guys I can beat

30:27

anybody in the world I feel

30:31

um we'll see I I don't know I I don't

30:34

feel like

30:36

it's I'm 35 this is my 30th fight in the

30:38

UFC you know so we'll see

30:43

thanks hi doing were The Guillotines

30:46

part of the plan or just you no everyone

30:49

told me not to jump to giltine Mike

30:52

Brown told me a 100 times this week

30:55

gamad told me bunch of times in the

30:57

locker room at weigh-ins don't you know

31:01

um it was part of my

31:04

plan not the

31:08

coaches and I'll jump another one I

31:10

promise

31:11

you thank you

31:26

guys

33:03

what's

33:10

up Sean congratulations on the victory I

33:13

know you didn't necessarily get the

33:14

Finish you wanted but it was a pretty

33:15

incredible performance overall so I'm

33:17

sure you'll break it down afterwards but

33:18

as you sit there how do you feel about

33:19

the way you performed

33:21

tonight yeah something about not getting

33:23

the finish that just doesn't sit right

33:24

with me it just like but um I you

33:27

know I also haven't watched it obviously

33:29

once I watch it back I think I'll be a

33:31

little bit more excited but you know I

33:32

always I always want to get that finish

33:34

yeah saw you obviously the boot on the

33:36

foot little bit of a limp as you walked

33:37

out I guess um do you know what the

33:39

status is of it right now and when the

33:41

the injury occurred um no I think you

33:44

know I'm I've had a pretty major surgery

33:46

on this foot before so I think you know

33:48

it tends to flare up after he kicks

33:49

someone in the head a few times so I

33:50

don't think it's anything serious

33:52

hopefully not but yeah I think it's just

33:54

going to be a little swollen for a few

33:55

weeks and uh we'll be be back to work

33:58

like you said great performance I mean

33:59

was there anything that surprised you I

34:00

know you knew how durable he was and all

34:02

those things but I mean was there

34:03

anything at all that surprised you that

34:04

happened in there no not at all I mean I

34:06

knew I was better than this guy for you

34:08

know three and a half years I knew the

34:09

first flight was a fight was a fluke um

34:12

and I proved that you know so felt good

34:15

at the end of the fight you kind of sat

34:16

down Against the Cage I was curious if

34:18

that was physical because of the foot or

34:20

if there was something emotional just

34:21

exhaustion after 25 minutes what was

34:23

going on there hit me with a nice

34:25

body shot Tim told me like don't you

34:27

don't need to you want you're winning

34:28

the fight you don't need to sit there

34:29

but I just oh I wanted that finish so

34:32

bad I thought I could sit in the pocket

34:33

and trade and he hit me with a

34:35

nice body shot and I just was like all

34:36

already whooped his ass I'm going sit

34:38

down and chillax for a little bit fair

34:40

enough uh last thing for me I mean you

34:42

said it in the cage you'd like to see El

34:43

tor's a scary guy it'd be fun but you

34:45

said hey morab if that's the fight

34:47

everybody wants we we'll do that one too

34:49

so how do you make that decision how how

34:50

do you allow that choice to be made uh

34:53

it's nice having options you know it's

34:54

hard to make a decision right after the

34:56

fight we'll see see you know how it

34:58

plays out talk to the UFC talk to Hunter

35:00

Dana and uh you know we'll see see what

35:04

happens Sean obviously you always took

35:06

that first ostao kind of like in good

35:07

nature and always said you're undefeated

35:09

and stuff but was there something on on

35:10

your mind about like I want to prove to

35:12

everyone that I am actually just way

35:13

better than this guy a little bit I mean

35:15

I literally truly always knew I was

35:17

better than him it never bothered me

35:19

once that that fight played out like

35:20

that I mean look where I was at

35:22

considering I played out like that beat

35:24

Thomas ala one of the most you know

35:26

beautiful performances I ever had so you

35:28

know that that fight never bothered me

35:30

you know I I try not to care what people

35:32

think and I knew I was better than him

35:34

and you know it took a little you know

35:36

three and a half years to go improve

35:37

that and and I did obviously you landed

35:40

the two massive knees on him uh in the

35:41

second I think and looked like you had

35:43

him very badly hurt but you also sort of

35:45

knew that he's a very hard guy to put

35:47

away did you see that I'm not

35:48

necessarily going to be able to finish

35:49

this guy right away yeah he's hard to

35:51

he's hard to catch he's hard to hit um

35:54

clean so I didn't want to waste energy

35:58

trying to put his lights out if if I

35:59

wasn't going to be able to so you know

36:01

I'm a vet I'm a veteran I've I've done

36:03

this for a long time and you know you

36:04

know when to use your energy and when to

36:06

save it and and I didn't feel like it

36:07

could put it lights out uh right then

36:10

and there so it saved the energy are you

36:12

kind of surprised he didn't just Spam

36:13

the cough kick over and over again uh

36:16

not not really I think it's like you

36:19

know leg kicks are dangerous but they're

36:21

also not just easy to throw you

36:23

can't just throw them and just know

36:24

you're going to land them every time

36:25

they're they're you know if you get

36:27

checked it hurts if you throw it and I

36:29

you know step in with a right hand

36:31

you're off balance so it's not as easy

36:32

as just throwing a leg kick and you're

36:33

going to land

36:35

it Sean right here at mediate day you

36:37

you said you know we'll never be Buds

36:39

and this and that but did you talk to

36:41

Cheeto at all I know I saw you guys like

36:42

bump fist but was there anything else

36:44

said between you guys no nothing was

36:46

said just a little handshake I think he

36:48

told Tim where we'll never be friends or

36:50

something something like that but you

36:52

know it is what it is I mean I'd be

36:53

jealous and hate me too what

36:57

what did you make of the just like the

36:58

crowd and the scenes you know that press

37:00

conference Dan White said is one of the

37:01

loudest he's ever seen they were

37:02

chanting they were dueling USA and

37:04

Ecuador chance during your

37:06

fight yeah it's incredible it's so weird

37:09

to be me right now like just being being

37:12

able to stand there and listen to that

37:14

and perform for the people you know if

37:17

it wasn't for the fans if it wasn't for

37:18

the media to You Know cover this sport I

37:21

wouldn't you know be in this position so

37:23

you know it's it's a really really cool

37:25

and I'm really grateful the for you guys

37:27

and the fans that watch one more thing

37:29

throw at you this is one of the largest

37:30

if not the largest non- McGregor Gates

37:33

uh for UFC pay for you so what do you

37:34

make of like another thing like that on

37:36

your belt yeah I think I think I'm I'm

37:39

I'm I'm creeping up there I'm getting up

37:40

there you know at the end of the at the

37:43

end of the day UFC doesn't need anyone

37:45

they're going to be they're going to

37:46

find Stars they're going to make you

37:48

know put on crazy fights regardless but

37:51

you know I think I'm I'm working my way

37:52

up to uh one of the biggest names in the

37:55

sport one of your teammates Kyler

37:56

Phillips uh he got a big win too and you

37:58

know we asked him like would it be an

37:59

issue would it be like Mor Rob and aljo

38:01

like would you guys not fight and he

38:03

says you know we'll make we'll fight

38:04

we'll make money uh Mario Bautista threw

38:07

in there too so do you have to have that

38:08

conversation with your teammates or is

38:10

it just like you know we'll have to

38:11

fight someday um I don't know we'll

38:13

we'll go with the flow if if it happens

38:15

I feel like I could move up to 45 feel

38:18

like I you know I'm going to get to a

38:20

point to I don't even need the belt I'm

38:21

bigger than the Belt have the belt I'm

38:23

going to fight you know main event by

38:25

140 at 140 two and a half just

38:27

for fun I can you know I'm

38:29

getting to that point so the the belt's

38:31

cool but you know once you get to a

38:34

certain point you can main event and

38:35

just kind of Fight You Know look Conor

38:37

was 45 pound champ fighting at 170

38:40

fighting Nate like I want to get I want

38:42

to get there and uh last one for me uh

38:44

those we saw the video clip of kind of

38:45

Mor Rob walking up to you when you were

38:47

leaving did you guys say anything I

38:49

didn't I don't know like I got hit in

38:50

the head too I was like what the

38:52

who is this random guy saying talking to

38:53

me I thought I was like who the and

38:55

then I realized it was ABB and then it

38:58

was uh his buddy was yelling or

39:00

something but yeah I mean that that that

39:03

fight very well could happen next Sean

39:05

over here I know you said you probably

39:07

won't be Buzz with Cheeto but when you

39:09

look at the fighter version of Cheeto

39:11

what do you think he should do next with

39:12

his

39:13

career um you know Cheeto versus Henry

39:17

could be an interesting fight Cheeto

39:18

versus Peter could be an interesting

39:19

fight cheeter vers Cheeto versus Alo

39:22

would have been an interesting fight you

39:23

know he he's a somewhat of a star so he

39:25

he's got some good op options too but uh

39:28

he'll probably need some good amount of

39:30

time off as well I think I broke his

39:32

face kind of like they just mentioned

39:34

there with the energy in Miami this

39:35

whole week how did it feel not being you

39:37

know the 100% unanimous fan fav going

39:39

into this fight week I know other than

39:41

that yawn fight week you were kind of a

39:42

fan favorite everywhere you went you

39:45

know I show up and perform wherever

39:46

we're at I could you know fly to Spain

39:48

and fight Elia I don't that doesn't

39:50

bother me it's cool you know having the

39:51

fans there for me specifically but it's

39:54

just cool being a part of it so so yeah

39:57

that didn't bother

39:59

me Sean here hey Sean I just checked so

40:04

congrats for your first title defense

40:06

and I just checked all your social media

40:09

and everyone writes that you should

40:10

fight next meab and what's your response

40:12

just next fight what uh so everyone says

40:15

and everyone comments that you next

40:18

should fight meab and what's your answer

40:20

just might might yeah maybe we'll

40:24

see over here um what about the urya

40:27

fight uh calls your attention is it

40:29

making history that second belt is it

40:31

something specifically about him uh The

40:33

Undefeated what what is it about him

40:34

that uh calls your attention yeah I mean

40:37

it's moving up to 45 that's champ versus

40:39

champ automatically is huge just knocked

40:41

out and Alexander volkanovski that's

40:43

massive you know it's just an exciting

40:45

fight I'm here for for massive fights um

40:48

and that's what I want to be a part of

40:50

so if that's it sweet if Mor's it sweet

40:53

you know I like having options and you

40:55

prefer El over Mor uh not necessarily I

40:59

mean I guess if it looks I mean

41:02

technically I wouldn't I'm not defending

41:03

a belt so I don't know about

41:04

pay-per-view I would have to talk to the

41:06

UFC I don't think that would be an issue

41:08

I've always been able to work out

41:09

something with the UFC so you know if

41:11

that's the case that might be a bigger

41:13

fight but uh again I'm gonna I'll talk

41:17

we'll talk and uh figure it out and how

41:19

would you think a fight with ELO would

41:21

go I think a fight with anybody I win by

41:24

knockout obviously I didn't knock Cheeto

41:25

out but but you know they don't lose

41:27

Confidence from that Cheeto you know so

41:30

tough um but yeah I believe I could put

41:32

elia's lights out yeah and lastly um I

41:35

know you don't count it but you know

41:36

technically you guys are oneon-one do

41:38

you see a Trilogy happening in the

41:40

future do you feel like you're done with

41:41

cheito for the rest of your career yeah

41:43

know the sugar State athletic commission

41:45

they said if I win this fight that

41:46

they'll take that that uh first fight

41:48

away so I'm officially undefeated again

41:51

and uh feels really good so that's we're

41:53

just one and0 right

41:55

now

41:56

Sean right here this may signal the end

41:58

of things like I did earlier but I'm

41:59

going to ask about your shorts uh you've

42:01

been known to change your hair a fair a

42:02

fair bit are the pink shorts here to

42:04

stay or could you change those up too

42:06

yeah I mean I like this pink I'm going

42:08

to rock it so if UFC is going to let me

42:10

keep using using the pink I'm going to

42:12

keep rocking it okay

42:17

thanks hi Shan um do you think your

42:20

problems with Cheeto and that today and

42:24

also do you remember the day that you

42:25

guys talk uh in a pool in Las

42:29

Vegas talk no I don't uh I've never

42:32

really had a conversation with Cheeto

42:33

other than I mean at the pi once but uh

42:37

yeah I don't

42:39

know um what about the problems you guys

42:42

have before it is ended

42:45

today I mean I've never not liked him I

42:47

just you know he doesn't like me he's

42:49

jealous I get it it's whatever but he

42:51

just he doesn't like me for some

42:54

reason I don't have a problem you will

42:56

see one more fight with him in the

42:58

future

42:59

maybe uh probably

43:02

not okay thank you I I mean I think I

43:04

had a 50 44 at one point so yeah

43:07

probably

43:08

not all right I'm going to the club

43:25

peace

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