♪ ♪ >> THIS IS WHAT SWAGGER, FAMILY, POWER AND BELIEF LOOK ♪ ♪ >> GET IT? SO GET IT. SHOP UFCSTORE.COM FOR THE UFC FAN IN YOU. UFCSTORE.COM. THIS IS WHAT UFC LOOKS LIKE. >> THIS IS ON! >> GIAN VILLANTE. >> I'VE NEVER HAD BATTING PRACTICE WITH THE TEAM. >> MYSELF AND THE HEARTTHROB WE WENT OVER TO MEET THE ROCKETTES. >> I WAS THINKING OF WHAT DO YOU PUT ON THAT BIRTHDAY CAKE? OUR PIZZA TOUR GUIDE WAS THIS GUY SCOTT.
>> HE CARRIES AROUND A THERMOMETER. YOU HAVE TO GET A WEDGIE FOR THAT. WE WERE EXPECTING AN ALL-OUT WAR. WHAT WE GOT WAS WAY BETTER. >> BEFORE STIPE DEFENDS HIS TITLE AGAINST NGANNOU, BRANDON DAVIS BREAKS INTO THE UFC AGAINST BOCNIAK AND THE REMATCH OF HOMASI AND ALHASSAN. >> AND DUSTIN ORTIZ TAKES ON CAMPBELL. UFC 220 PRELIMS SATURDAY AT 7:00 EASTERN ON FS1. >>> STIPE MIOCIC IS CLEARLY THE BEST HEAVY WEIGHT IN THE WORLD, BUT THIS IS THE MOST TERRIFYING STRIKER THE UFC'S HEAVY WEIGHT DIVISION THE UFC HAS EVER SEEN.
ONE-PUNCH KNOCKOUT POWER. >> MIOCIC! >> HE IS AN ANIMAL INSIDE THE OCTAGON. >> DANIEL CORMIER, ONE OF THE VERY BEST IN MIXED MARTIAL ARTS. HE'S A DANGEROUS MAN. >> WHAT A NIGHT WE HAVE IN STORE. TWO TITLES AND TWO WILD FIGHTS. >>> GOOD EVENING, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. WE'D LIKE TO WELCOME YOU TO THE WEIGH-IN FOR UFC 220. MIOCIC VERSUS NGANNOU. TOMORROW NIGHT WE WILL DETERMINE THE BADDEST MAN ON THE PLANET AS STIPE MIOCIC GOES FOR A RECORD THIRD DEFENSE OF HIS UFC HEAVY WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP AGAINST A NUMBER ONE CONTENDER AND BETTING FAVORITE FRANCIS NGANNOU. PLUS, UFC LIGHT HEAVY WEIGHT CHAMPION AND FUTURE HALL OF FAMER DANIEL CORMIER PUTS HIS TITLE ON THE LINE AGAINST HARD-HITTING CHALLENGES VOLCAN OEZDEMIR.
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HERE IS JOE ROGAN! >> WHAT'S UP, BOSTON? WELCOME TO THE WEIGH-INS! HOW ABOUT A NICE ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR CHRISSY, ARIANI, AND VANESSA, DANA WHITE. WITHOUT HIM NONE OF THIS WOULD BE POSSIBLE, SEAN SHELBY RESPONSIBLE FOR PUTTING THIS CARD TOGETHER, AND WE'RE GOING TO KICK THINGS OFF IN THE LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, LIVE ON UFC FIGHTPASS. IT'S ISLAM MAKHACHEV VERSUS GLSHGS GLEISON TIBAU. FIRST ON THE SCALE, PLEASE WELCOME BACK GLEISON TIBAU. OFFICIAL WEIGHT, 155!EISON TIBA. FIRST ON THE SCALE, PLEASE WELCOME BACK GLEISON TIBAU. OFFICIAL WEIGHT, 155! AND HIS OPPONENT, ISLAM MAKHACHEV! ♪ ♪ >> OFFICIAL WEIGHT, 156.
♪ ♪ ♪ >> FIRST FIGHT OF THE NIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, ISLAM MAKHACHEV AND GLEISON TIBAU! THE NEXT FIGHT TAKES PLACE IN THE FEATHER WEIGHT DIVISION, MATT BESETTE VERSUS ENRIQUE BARZOLA! ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> FIRST UP ON THE SCALE, ENRIQUE BARZOLA. OFFICIAL WEIGHT, 145.5! ♪ ♪ ♪ >> AND HIS OPPONENT, MATT BESETTE! ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> OFFICIAL WEIGHT, 146 FOR MR. ♪ ♪ LIVE ON UFC FIGHTPASS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MATT BESSETTE AND ENRIQUE BARZOLA. NEXT, WE MOVE TO THE PRELIMS ON FS1. WE KICK THINGS OFF IN THE FEATHER WEIGHT DIVISION. DAN IGE VERSUS JULIO ARCE! ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> FIRST UP ON THE SCALE, JULIO ARCE. OFFICIAL WEIGHT, 146. ♪ ♪ >> AND HIS OPPONENT, DAN IGE! ♪ ♪ >> OFFICIAL WEIGHT, 145.5! ♪ ♪ >> JULIO ARCE VERSUS DAN IGE, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! ♪ ♪ >> THE NEXT FIGHT TAKES PLACE IN THE FLYWAY DIVISION. DUSTIN ORTIZ VERSUS ALEXANDRE PANTOJA! ♪ ♪ ♪ WEIGHT 146 AND HIS OPPONENT, DUSTIN ORTIZ. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> DUSTIN ORTIZ AND ALEXANDRE PANTOJA! ♪ ♪ >> THE NEXT FIGHT TAKES PLACE IN THE WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION.
SABAH HOMASI VERSUS ABDUL RAZAK ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> FIRST UP ON THE SCALE, ABDUL RAZAK ALHASSAN. OFFICIAL WEIGHT, 170! ♪ ♪ >> AND HIS OPPONENT, SABAH HOMASI! ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> OFFICIAL WEIGHT, 171 FOR MR. HOMASI. ♪ ♪ >> ABDUL RAZAK ALHASSAN AND SABAH HOMASI, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! ♪ >> NEXT, WE MOVE TO THE FEATHER WEIGHT DIVISION. KYLE BOCHNIAK VERSUS BRANDON DAVIS! ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> OFFICIAL WEIGHT, 146 FOR MR. ♪ ♪ >> AND HIS OPPONENT, BOSTON'S OWN KYLE BOCHNIAK! ♪ ♪ ♪ >> OFFICIAL WEIGHT, 146. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> BRANDON DAVIS AND KYLE BOCHNIAK, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! ♪ ♪ ♪ >> NEXT, WE MOVE TO THE MAIN CARD LIVE ON PAY-PER-VIEW. WE KICK THINGS OFF IN THE BANTAMWEIGHT DIVISION, THOMAS ALMEIDA VERSUS ROB FONT! ♪ ♪ >> FIRST UP ON THE SCALE, BOSTON'S OWN ROB FONT! ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> AND HIS OPPONENT, THOMAS ALMEIDA! ♪ ♪ ♪ >> OFFICIAL WEIGHT, 135.5 FOR MR. ALMEIDA! ♪ ♪ >> THAT'S A HELL OF A FIGHT TO KICK OFF THE MAIN CARD, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. ROB FONT AND THOMAS ALMEIDA! ♪ ♪ >> THE NEXT FIGHT TAKES PLACE IN THE LIGHT HEAVY WEIGHT DIVISION, GIAN VILLANTE VERSUS FRANCIMAR BARROSO! ♪ ♪ >> OFFICIAL WEIGHT, 205 FOR MR. BARROSO.
♪ ♪ >> AND HIS OPPONENT, GIAN VILLANTE! ♪ ♪ ♪ >> OFFICIAL WEIGHT, 205 FOR MR. VILLANTE! ♪ ♪ >> FRANCIMAR BARROSO AND GIAN VILLANTE, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! ♪ ♪ >> THE NEXT FIGHT TAKES PLACE IN THE FEATHER WEIGHT DIVISION, CALVIN KATTAR VERSUS SHANE BURGOS. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> OFFICIAL WEIGHT, 146 FOR HURRICANE ♪ ♪ ♪ >> AND HIS OPPONENT, MASSACHUSETTS' OWN CALVIN ♪ ♪ ♪ >> OFFICIAL WEIGHT, 145.5 FOR MR. KATTAR. ♪ ♪ >> CALVIN KATTAR AND SHANE BURGOS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! ♪ ♪ >> NOW LET'S TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE TWO MEN INVOLVED IN THE CO-MAIN EVENT OF THE EVENING. ♪ ♪ >> I HAVE TO BEAT VOLCAN OEZDEMIR. HE IS EVERYTHING TO ME RIGHT NOW.
SIX MONTHS AGO HE WASN'T ON THE RADAR, NOW HE'S JON JONES AND HE HELPS ME TO TAKE A STEP FORWARD. RIGHT NOW NOTHING IS MORE IMPORTANT. I'VE GOT TO STEP FORWARD. >> DANIEL CORMIER FACES ONE OF THE MOST FORMIDABLE KNOCKOUT ARTISTS IN THE DIVISION IN VOLCAN OEZDEMIR. HE HAS TO DEFEND NOT JUST HIS LIGHT HEAVY WEIGHT TITLE, BUT DEFEND HIS POSITION AS ONE OF THE BEST FIGHTERS IN THE HISTORY OF THE LIGHT HEAVY WEIGHT DIVISION. >> SO MANY GUYS GO IN THERE TO FIGHT WITH THE IDEA THAT THEY'RE GOING TO GET ME OUT OF THERE, BUT WHAT HAPPENS AFTER FIVE MINUTES AND THEY'RE PRESSING YOU? THEY TURN OVER, THEY PRESENT THEIR NECK.
>> OH, MY GOODNESS. >> THAT'S WHAT'S ABOUT TO HAPPEN TO VOLCAN OEZDEMIR. >> MY FIGHTS ARE SO FAST AND THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE DIFFERENT. >> WE HAVE SEEN VOLCAN TESTED AGAINST MISHA SIRCANOV AND TWO FANTASTIC FIRST-ROUND K.O.s. WE ARE LOOKING AT ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING, LIGHT HEAVY WEIGHT PROSPECTS IN YEARS. >> SINCE I STARTED I WANTED TO BE AT THE TOP AND NOW I'M FINALLY THERE AND I'M FIGHTING FOR THE BELT. I WANT TO FINISH THE FIGHT IN THE FIRST ROUND. >> I'M HERE TO KNOCK PEOPLE OUT. >> THERE'S NO PART OF ME THAT'S AFRAID OF VOLCAN OEZDEMIR IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM. THE ONLY THING IS THE FAST KNOCKOUTS, BECAUSE HE WON'T BE READY FOR WHAT'S NEXT WHEN IT DOESN'T HAPPEN. >> I RESPECT CORMIER. HE'S A GOOD CHAMPION. I EXPECT TO SEE THE BEST CORMIER WE EVER SAW. >> I WILL BE THERE AND IMPOSE MY WILL.
I WILL BE THE NEW CHAMPION. >> I APPLAUD HIM FOR MAKING HIS RUN AS FAST AS HE IS. HE'S JUST WAY IN OVER HIS HEAD, THOUGH. HE'S DRINKING THE VOLCAN KOOL-AID. VOLCAN DRINKING THE KOOL-AID. I GET MY HAND RAISED AND GET THE BELT THAT DANA WHITE WRAPS AROUND MY WAIST AND THAT WILL FEEL BETTER THAN THE ONE THAT I'VE GOT. I'M GOING TO SMASH THIS DUDE. >> HERE WE GO, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! INTRODUCING THE CHALLENGER, VOLCAN OEZDEMIR! ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> OFFICIAL WEIGHT, 205 FOR THE CHALLENGER! ♪ ♪ >> AND HIS OPPONENT, THE REIGNING, DEFENDING UFC LIGHT HEAVY WEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD DANIEL CORMIER! ♪ ♪ >> OFFICIAL WEIGHT, 205 FOR THE ♪ ♪ >> ALL RIGHT.
I'M HERE WITH THE CHALLENGER VOLCAN OEZDEMIR. IT'S A BIG OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU, THE BIGGEST FIGHT OF YOUR CAREER FOR THE TITLE. GIVE US YOUR THOUGHTS ON DANIEL CORMIER AS AN OP BONENT AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOU. >> DANIEL IS A NICE CHAMPION, BUT IT'S MY TIME. >> VOLCAN OEZDEMIR, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. >> I'M HERE WITH D.C., LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! >> I MIGHT LOVE BOSTON! I MIGHT LOVE BOSTON! >> I DO LOVE BOSTON AND IT WILL BE AN INTENSE FIGHT TOMORROW NIGHT. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VOL AN OEZDEMIR. HE'S HAD A METEORIC RISE TO THE TITLE, AND WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT TOMORROW MIGHT? >> SOMETIMES YOU CAN GO INTO A TOURNAMENT AND YOU WIN MATCHES YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO AND YOU GET JUST TOO DEEP. VOLCAN OEZDEMIR IS JUST TOO DEEP AND HE GETS HIS ASS BEAT AND GOES BACK TO THE UNDERCARD. >> GOOD LUCK TO YOU, SIR. >> DANIEL CORMIER, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. >> NOW LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE TWO MEN INVOLVED IN THE MOST EXCITING HEAVY WEIGHT WORLD TITLE FIGHT EVER! >> THIS IS NOT JUST ANY HEAVY WEIGHT CONTENDER.
>> OH! >> FRANCIS NGANNOU HAS ARRIVED. THIS IS THE SCARIEST MAN IN THE HISTORY OF THE SPORT. >> IT IS ALL OVER. >> HE'S LITERALLY A ONE IN A MILLION-TYPE ATHLETE. WE'RE DEALING WITH A GUY WHO IS CAPABLE OF KNOCKING ANY HEAVY WEIGHT UNCONSCIOUS WITH ONE PUNCH THAT CONNECTS. >> ABSOLUTELY FRIGHTENING POWER FROM FRANCIS NGANNOU, AND WE MIGHT BE STARING AT A FUTURE UFC HEAVY WEIGHT CHAMPION. >> I HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT I CAN BE THE WORLD CHAMP. I HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE THE GREATEST HEAVY WEIGHT OF ALL TIME. >> HE BELIEVES IT IS HIS DESTINY TO BE THE UFC HEAVY WEIGHT CHAMP OF THE WORLD, BUT HE IS FIGHTING A MAN IN THE CHAMPION STIPE MIOCIC WHO EARNED EVERYTHING THROUGH BLOOD, SWEAT AND DETERMINATION.
HE'S COMING OFF A FOUR FIRST-ROUND KNOCKOUTS IN A ROW. HE IS ON A TEAR RIGHT NOW. >> OH, THAT'S IT! STIPE MIOCIC. >> THE GUY IS THE BEST HEAVY WEIGHT IN THE WORLD AND HE'S GAINING CONFIDENCE EVERY TIME. >> HE IS IN HIS PRIME THAT IF STIPE CAN HOLD BACK FRANCIS NGANNOU IT CEMENTS HIS POSITION AS THE BADDEST MAN ON EARTH. IT IS THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE OF HIS CAREER. >> IT'S ANOTHER MAN TRYING TO TAKE MY BELT AND I WORKED TOO DAMN HARD TO GET THIS, AND I'M NOT GIVING IT UP SO I DON'T REALLY CARE WHO I FIGHT. I'M GOING TO WIN. >> STIPE CAN BELIEVE WHAT HE WANT TO BELIEVE, THERE ARE NO WAY.
IF I CONNECT, HE WILL GO DOWN. THE GOAL IS NOT TO BEAT STIPE. IT'S TO TAKE THAT BELT AND KEEP IT FOR A VERY LONG TIME. >> UNFORTUNATELY, FOR FRANCIS, I'M THE HEAVY WEIGHT CHAMP AND I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE. HE WILL NOT BE CHAMP UNTIL I LEAVE AND AT THE END OF THE DAY I'LL COME HOME CHAMP STILL. >> HERE WE GO, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! THE BATTLE FOR THE BADDEST MAN ON THE PLANET! INTRODUCING THE CHALLENGER, FRANCIS N GAM YOU! ♪ ♪ ♪ >> OFFICIAL WEIGHT, 263 FOR THE CHALLENGER! ♪ ♪ >> AND HIS OPPONENT, THE REIGNING, DEFENDING, UNDISPUTED HEAVY WEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD STIPE ♪ ♪ >> OFFICIAL WEIGHT, 246 FOR THE CHAMPION! ♪ ♪ >> I'M HERE WITH THE CHALLENGER, FRANCIS NGANNOU.
FRANCIS, YOU'VE HAD A SPECTACULAR RISE TO THE TOP OF THE UFC'S HEAVY WEIGHT DIVISION. TOMORROW YOU GET TO FIGHT FOR THE TITLE. GIVE US YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS OPPORTUNITY. >> YOU KNOW, I THINK THIS FIGHT GOING TO END LIKE ANOTHER ONE BECAUSE I'M DONE WITH THIS ALREADY. TOMORROW I'LL COME HERE TO FINISH THE FIGHT AS I USED TO. >> GOOD LUCK TO YOU TOMORROW NIGHT, SIR. FRANCIS NGANNOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. I'M HERE WITH THE CHAMP! BOSTON LOVES STIPE MIOCIC. STIPE, TOMORROW NIGHT IS A HUGE FIGHT. IT'S ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING HEAVY WEIGHT TITLE FIGHTS EVER. GIVE US YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS OPPORTUNITY TO DEFEND YOUR BELT AND POSSIBLY BREAK HISTORY BY BEING THE FIRST GUY TO DEFEND THE TITLE THREE TIMES. >> IT'S AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY.
FRANCIS IS A TOUGH GUY, BUT I AM STILL. >> GOOD LUCK TOMORROW NIGHT, SIR. THE CHAMP, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! THANK YOU, BOSTON. WE'LL SEE YOU ALL TOMORROW NIGHT! [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ].
