>> WHAT'S UP, NEW YORK? WHAT A WEEK THIS IS. THANKS FOR HANGING IN THERE WITH US. WE APPRECIATE YOU. SO BEFORE WE GET THE BIG PRESS CONFERENCE GOING, WHAT I WANT TO DO IS I'M GOING TO CALL UP KHABIB AND "RAGING" AL AND THE MEDIA CAN ASK QUESTIONS OF THESE GUYS BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A BRAND NEW FIGHT IN THE LAST SEVERAL HOURS. AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT ANYTHING YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT FOR 10 MINUTES. THEN THAT WAY ONCE WE START THE PRESS CONFERENCE, THESE FIGHTERS HAVE FLOWN IN FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.
SO WE'LL SHOW THEM THE RESPECT OF ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR FIGHT. SO WE CAN GET ALL THIS STUFF OUT OF THE WAY HERE IN THE NEXT 10 MINUTES. COOL? ALL RIGHT. LET ME GET KHABIB AND "RAGING" AL UP HERE. >> CRAZY DAY FOR YOU OBVIOUSLY. BAD WEEK ALL WEEK. BUT CAN YOU TALK ABOUT JUST KIND OF WHAT'S HAPPENING BEHIND THE SCENES TODAY AND WHAT YOUR EMOTIONS ARE LIKE? GIVE US INSIGHT INTO WHAT WAS GOING ON.
DANA: YEAH. SO AS SOON AS WE FOUND OUT THAT HOLLOWAY DIDN'T MAKE WEIGHT, AND THAT HE WASED MICALLY UNFIT TO CONTINUE TO CUT WEIGHT — MEDICALLY UNFIT TO CONTINUE TO CUT WEIGHT WE STARTED LOOKING AT OTHER GUYS ON THE CARD. PETTIS, WE JUMPED THE GUN TOO FAST AND SAID WE WERE GOING TO GET PETTIS TO FIGHT. AL IAQUINTA AND FELDER WERE DEMANDING THE FIGHT. GOING CRAZY, LIKE WANTED THIS FIGHT BADLY. AND I LOVE THAT. AND IF YOU LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, WHERE AL IS RANKED AND HIS LAST FIVE FIGHTS, HE MADE THE MOST SENSE. THE PROBLEM WITH AL WAS HE WAS 155.2, WHICH — THAT WAS WITH HIS UNDERWEAR ON. THE COMMISSION LITERALLY WEIGHED HIS UNDERWEAR AND THEY WERE .2. SO HE MADE WEIGHT. >> TO BE CLEAR ON THAT, OUR ASSUMPTION WAS MADE THAT AL WOULD NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO WIN THE LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE IF HE WON THE FIGHT.
BECAUSE HE WAS 155. 2 ARE YOU SAYING THAT THE LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE IS ON THE LINE FOR EITHER OF THESE GUYS? DANA: IT IS ON THE LINE. THE TITLE IS ON THE LINE. AS FAR AS THE COMMISSION GOES, KHABIB IS THE ONE WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE TITLE. BUT OBVIOUSLY IF "RAGING" AL WINS THIS FIGHT, HE'S A CHAMP. IF YOU BEAT THE MAN, YOU ARE THE MAN. I KNOW IT'S KIND OF WEIRD, BUT TO BE CLEAR. >> YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE BUT THAT'S AN INTERNAL THING? THE COMMISSION DOESN'T VIEW IT AS IT, BUT WE AS THE UFC? DANA: WE AS THE FANS AND AS FIGHT FANS AND AS THE PEOPLE KNOW WHO THE CHAMP IS IF YOU WIN THE FIGHT. IF YOU WIN THE FIGHT, YOU'RE THE CHAMP. TO BE THE MAN, YOU BEAT THE MAN. IF YOU BEAT THE MAN, IT'S HARD TO DENY HE'S NOT THE CHAMPION. SO ALL TECHNICALITIES, WE WILL FIGURE OUT AFTER THE FIGHT.
>> OK. TO THE FIGHTERS. AL, THAT'S PRETTY BIG, EXCITING NEWS FOR YOU FOR SURE. THE EMOTION, WHAT'S IT LIKE FOR YOU? WE WERE TALKING EARLIER THIS WEEK ABOUT HOLLOWAY AND HIM MIGHT BE ABLE TO PULL AN UPSET ON THIS SPECIAL DATE. ONE OF THE BIGGEST UPSETS IN UFC HISTORY. CAN YOU TALK ABOUT WHAT YOUR EMOTIONS ARE LIKE AND THE ANNIVERSARY OF THAT BIG WIN? >> I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW. >> IT'S THE OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME HERE. THANK YOU, KHABIB, FOR STAYING IN THE FIGHT. YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY I'M LOOKING FOR, STAY READY. SEIZE THE MOMENT. AND THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA DO.
>> JUST A LAST THING FOR ME, FOR KHABIB. YOU HAD A GREAT SPEECH EARLIER. YOU SAID, I'LL FIGHT HIM. THIS IS THE THIRD OPPONENT FOR YOU IN A WEEK. WAS THERE ANY PART OF YOU THAT SAID, MAN, THERE'S CRAZY STUFF GOING ON THIS WEEK. THIS THING IS CURSED, I JUST SHOULD NOT TAKE THIS FIGHT? >> NO. >> HA HA! >> HOW I'M GOING TO WATCH MY — IF I'M GOING TO SAY, THIS IS NOT GOOD. I WANT TO BECOME UFC CHAMPION. IF I CANNOT BE THE — HOW I CAN CALL THIS? I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS. I'M DIFFERENT. I'M BORN FROM CRAZY MOUNTAINS, YOU KNOW. I'M BORN FROM — YOU KNOW, I GREW UP, VERY TOUGH LIFE.
HOW I'M GONNA SAY THIS? LIKE THIS IS NOT GOOD MATCHUP FOR ME. LIKE WHEN MAX HOLLOWAY WAS OUT, THEY SAY — I WILL SLEEP. I WOKE UP. AND THEN MY BROTHER, ALEC, COME TO ME AND SAID, YOU GONNA FIGHT FOR TITLE. OKAY. AFTER FIVE MINUTES, I ASKED HIM, WHO IS THE OPPONENT? HE SAID, YOU CRAZY? IAQUINTA. IT'S LIKE THIS. THIS IS WHO I AM, YOU KNOW. WHEN YOU — YOU HAVE TO FIGHT. OF COURSE, BEFORE, I HAVE A LOT OF INJURIES, YOU KNOW. AND NOBODY PROSPECT FROM INJURIES. NOW IT'S MY TIME. TOMORROW I FIGHT FOR THE TITLE. AND, YOU KNOW, I'M GONNA DO THIS. THANK YOU SO MUCH, GUYS. >> THANKS. JUST ONE LAST ONE FOR ME, FOR DANA. I GOTTA ASK, THROUGH EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENED, ALL THAT HAPPENED TODAY, THIS WHOLE WEEK, WERE YOU EVER CONSIDERING SCRATCHING THIS EVENT, JUST SAYING LET'S CALL IT A LOSS? >> YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU START LOOKING AT LOSING THE MAIN EVENT — WE LOST THREE FIGHTS, YOU KNOW, YESTERDAY.
AND YEAH, IT DEFINITELY, YOU KNOW, WAS TALKED ABOUT. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, FANS BOUGHT TICKETS. PEOPLE FLEW IN FROM OTHER STATES, OTHER COUNTRIES. YOU GOTTA FIGURE IT OUT. AND ON WITH THE SHOW. SO WE'RE WE ARE. WE'LL BE HERE TOMORROW NIGHT. >> THANK YOU, DANA! >> NO. THANK YOU GUYS. WE APPRECIATE IT. THAT'S IT? NO MORE QUESTIONS? FANS GOT ANY QUESTIONS? [CHEERING] >> WANNA START THIS THING? >> HEY, HEY. DANA, I'M BACK HERE. >> YEP. I SEE YOU. >> THIS QUESTION IS FOR BOTH THE FIGHTERS. YOU CAN ASK THEM ONE AT A TIME. GIVEN ALL OF THE CRAZINESS THAT'S BEEN GOING ON THIS WEEK, HOW HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO FOCUS ON GETTING INTO THE RING TOMORROW NIGHT? >> IT WAS CRAZY WEEK FOR ME, YOU KNOW. FOCUS. FOCUS, MENTAL, YOU KNOW. IF YOU'RE BORN WITH THIS, YOU CAN FOCUS.
YOU KNOW? MY OPINION, YOU CANNOT TEACH YOUR HEART OR MENTAL. YOU HAVE TO BE BORN WITH THIS. IT'S MY OPINION. SO THANK YOU. >> I COME IN HERE, I GOT NOTHING TO LOSE. I'M FOCUSED ON GOING OUT THERE AND JUST HAVING FUN. NO PRESSURE ON MY BACK. GO OUT THERE AND DO WHAT I LOVE TO DO. WHO ARE YOU? WHO ARE YOU? [CHEERING] >> THANK YOU. >> HEY, DON'T GET HIM GOING, PLEASE! >> AND DANA, DANA HAS A FOLLOW-UP. CAN I JUST ASK YOU ONE QUESTION, DANA? GIVEN HOW POPULAR CONOR MCGREGOR HAS BEEN WITH THIS SPORT — [BOOING] [WHISTLING] >> OBVIOUSLY HE'S VERY POPULAR. CAN YOU FORESEE HIM COMING BACK TO UFC TO FIGHT IN THE NEAR FUTURE? >> THE ONE THING — SO THIS THING IS SO CRAZY.
HE'S BEING ARRAIGNED RIGHT NOW, DEALING WITH WHAT HE HAS TO DEAL WITH. WE'RE DEALING WITH THIS FIGHT. NEXT WEEK, WE'RE GONNA GO HOME AND FIGURE OUT HOW THIS WHOLE THING PLAYS OUT, YOU KNOW. IT'S A VERY UNIQUE SITUATION THAT WE'RE IN. IT'S NEVER HAPPENED IN ALMOST 20 YEARS OF DOING THIS. SO WE'LL SEE. >> DANA, OVER HERE, JUST A QUICK QUESTION FOR YOU. >> YEP. >> JUST TO BE CLEAR, IF AL IAQUINTA WINS TOMORROW, WILL YOU ACTUALLY PUT A BELT AROUND HIS WAIST? >> PER THE NEW YORK STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION, THIS IS NO T A TITLE FIGHT FOR HIM.
IT'S AN ACTUAL REGULATION. IT'S AN ACTUAL REG THAT A GUY WHO DOESN'T MAKE EXACTLY ON WEIGHT CANNOT BE THE CHAMPION. SO WE'LL SEE. OBVIOUSLY IF HE WINS THIS FIGHT, WE'LL FIGURE THAT OUT. WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT. >> AND WHAT ABOUT PAUL FELDER? HOW DID HE HANDLE THE NEWS? HOW ARE YOU GONNA DEAL WITH HIM? >> WELL, EVERYBODY, ALL THE GUYS THAT ENDED UP NOT GETTING FIGHTS ARE GONNA GET PAID. THEY'LL ALL GET PAID FOR NOT GETTING FIGHTS. [CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] >> WIN AND SHOW OR JUST FOR A SHOW? >> JUST A SHOW. WE DON'T HAVE THAT MUCH MONEY, BUDDY.
YOU KNOW, AND WE'LL TURN THEM AROUND AND GET THEM FIGHTS AGAIN REAL QUICK. SO IT'S A — GO AHEAD. >> SORRY. I JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF YOU TALKED TO CONOR SINCE HE LEFT THE COURT. >> NO. I HAVEN'T TALKED TO CONOR. I TALKED TO CONOR YESTERDAY BEFORE HE TURNED HIMSELF IN. WE HAVEN'T TALKED SINCE. >> JUST FOR AL, IF I CAN INTERRUPT YOUR OTHER QUESTION. AL, I'M NOT SURE IF YOU KNOW THIS, BUT 11 YEARS AGO TOMORROW — >> I KNOW. >> YOUR MENTOR SHOCKED THE WORLD AND KNOCKED OUT GEORGE ST. PIERRE. AND YOU FOUND THAT OUT. CLEARLY YOU KNOW. DO YOU BELIEVE IN THESE KIND OF CRAZY THINGS? DO YOU FEEL LIKE THIS IS DESTINY FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, TO GO DOWN LIKE THIS, THE LAST NEW YORKER NOT TO FIGHT ON A NEW YORK U.S.C. CARD? DO YOU BELIEVE IN THIS KIND OF STUFF? >> NOT REALLY. I DON'T KNOW. CRAZY THINGS HAPPEN. YOU GOTTA — IT JUST HAPPENS.
IT HAPPENED TO BE ON THIS DAY AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S WORKING OUT WELL FOR ME SO FAR. I JUST GOTTA GO OUT THERE AND GET IT DONE. >> HAS ANYTHING IN THE LAST 24 HOURS DISTRACTED YOU? WAS THERE A MOMENT AFTER YESTERDAY, THE INCIDENT THAT YOU FELT LIKE YOU WERE GETTING DISTRACTED AND NEEDED TO GET BACK ON TRACK, OR HAVE YOU BEEN 100% FOCUSED DESPITE ALL THE MADNESS OF THE LAST 24 HOURS? >> UM… YESTERDAY, A LITTLE BIT, I MAD, BECAUSE PEOPLE TALK ABOUT ME AND MY TEAM INSIDE THE BUS, YOU KNOW.
THIS IS — [INAUDIBLE] >> AND ME, TWO GUYS WITH ME. YOU KNOW, WHEN I UNDERSTAND THIS GUY WANT TO FIGHT ME, OF COURSE, I TRY TO GO OUT. BUT SECURITY CLOSED THE DOOR, YOU KNOW, DON'T LET ME GO OUT, LIKE YOU CANNOT CARRY EVEN IAQUINTA. IAQUINTA AND ME TOGETHER, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN ASK HIM. PEOPLE TALK ABOUT I AM SCARED AND I DON'T GO OUT, LIKE YOU CAN ASK HIM OR OTHER GUYS, LIKE, YOU KNOW, BUT IF YOU WANT TO FIND ME, PLEASE JUST SEND THE LOCATION. SEND A LOCATION. YOU KNOW? HEY — [CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] >> OF COURSE I AM USED TO FIGHTERS, YOU KNOW. A LOT OF PEOPLE FOLLOW ME. I HAVE TO SHOW PERFECT, FOR EXAMPLE, BUT NOBODY PERFECT. WHEN SOMEBODY LIKE YOU, UFC FIGHTER, TALK ABOUT, OH, HE TRIED TO GO BULLY WITH HIM, I'M GONNA GIVE HIM BACK.
THANK YOU. [CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] >> KHABIB, QUESTION. WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO MCGREGOR TODAY? >> TO BE HONEST, I HOPE HE'S GONNA FIX HIS PROBLEM AND WE GONNA FIX BETWEEN ME AND THE PROBLEM, INSIDE THE CAGE OR OUTSIDE THE CAGE. DOESN'T MATTER. WE HAVE TO FIX THIS. THANK YOU. CROWD MEMBER: KHABIB! >> ARE WE GOOD? ALL RIGHT. WHAT I'M GONNA DO IS I'M GONNA SQUARE THESE GUYS OFF AND WE'LL GET THIS THING STARTED. CROWD MEMBER: KHABIB! KHABIB! [CROWD NOISE] >> ALL RIGHT, GANG. LET'S ROLL THE SIZZLE. ♪[MUSIC]♪ >> OH, BIG SHOT! THAT'S A WARRIOR RIGHT THERE, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. ♪[MUSIC]♪ >> OH! HE DOES ITS AGAIN! OH! THE MOTOWN PHENOM! >> OH! BIG RIGHT HAND! >> IT'S OVER! ♪[MUSIC]♪ >> OH! [CROWD NOISE] >> OH! HE'S DOWN AND OUT! >> IT'S ALL OVER! >> [BLEEP]. >> OH, LOOK AT THAT! BEAUTIFUL WORK! >> I DESERVE TO BE NUMBER ONE. I DESERVE THAT. EVERYBODY IS GONNA KNOW IT. >> ANOTHER KNOCK-DOWN! OH! [CROWD NOISE] >> MAGIC MOMENT! HE'S IN BIG TROUBLE! THAT'S IT! >> RIVERA-WHITTAKER, TAKE TWO FOR THE MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE.
>> OH! >> THIS IS A FIGHT TO WATCH. I'M GOING TO DO MY THING. >> WHITTAKER! >> FANS, WELCOME TO FIGHT NIGHT EXPERIENCE. ♪[MUSIC]♪ >> UNDEFEATED FIGHTERS WITH A SINGULAR GOAL. TO CONTINUE THEIR RUN OF PERFECTION IN THE MOST BRUTAL COMPETITION IN SPORTS. AND EARN A SIX-FIGURE UFC CONTRACT. [INAUDIBLE] >> DANIEL CORMIER! WHAT THE WORLD HAS BEEN WAITING FOR, THE UFC HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP! >> OH! >> YOU'RE ALL GONNA GET A TREAT AND GET A CHANCE TO SEE ONE OF THE MOST HIGHLY ANTICIPATED HEAVYWEIGHT TITLES EVER. >> IT IS ALL OVER! ♪[MUSIC]♪ [INAUDIBLE] >> OH! HE'S DOWN! THAT IS IT! >> [BLEEP]. [INAUDIBLE] >> THIS IS MY DESTINY. ♪[MUSIC]♪ >> WELCOME TO THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY UFC PRESS CONFERENCE. LET'S KICK THINGS OFF WITH OUR MAIN EVENT FROM ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY, ON APRIL 21, AS KEVIN LEE FACES EDSON BARBOZA. ♪[MUSIC]♪ >> MOVING ON TO UFC 244, MAY 12, FROM RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, TOP CHALLENGER RAQUEL PENNINGTON FACES A 135-POUND CHAMPION, AMANDA "THE LIONESS" NUÑEZ. ♪[MUSIC]♪ >> ON SATURDAY, MAY 19, THE OCTAGON HIT SANTIAGO, CHILE, FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, AS SOUTH AMERICAN STANDOUT BATTLES THE NIGERIAN NIGHTMARE.
♪[MUSIC]♪ >> WRAPPED UP WITH THE U.S.C. UT F EVER EVENT IN LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND, WHEN NATIVE SON LOOKS TO STAY UNDEFEATED IN THE UFC AGAINST KARATE EXPERT STEVEN "WONDER BOY" THOMPSON. NEW YORK, ON JUNE 1, AS WRIGHT AND RIVERA FACE UP IN A CLASH WITH A TITLE OPPORTUNITY HANGING IN THE BALANCE. ♪[MUSIC]♪ >> THE UFC IS BACK ON PAY-PER-VIEW ON JUNE 9 FROM THE WINDY CITY.
BETWEEN THE TWO BEST MIDDLEWEIGHTS IN THE WORLD, AS CUBAN WRESTLING SENSATION ROMERO FACE WHITTAKER. >> HEADLINE, UFC 225, WELTERWEIGHT TITLE, AS COLBY COVINGTON BATTLES RAFAEL DOS ANJOS. ♪[MUSIC]♪ >> LATER IN JUNE, THE UFC HEADS BACK TO ASIA FOR A WELTERWEIGHT BARNBURNER BETWEEN RISING CONTENDER LEON EDWARDS AND THE U.S.C.'S MOST GAME — UFC'S MOST GAME-READY FIGHTER, DONALD DONALDSIRONI. ♪[MUSIC]♪ >> THIS YEAR'S INTERNATIONAL FIGHT WEEK, UFC 226 HEADLINER WILL FEATURE LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION DANIEL CORMIER, AND THE REIGNING CHAMPION, MIOCIC. >> AND FINALLY, THE REMATCH. ONE OF UFC'S MOST HEATED RIVALRIES IS REIGNITED WITH DILLASHAW, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, AT THE STAPLES CENTER. THE BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP REMATCH — [INAUDIBLE] >> AND T.J. DILLASHAW. [CHEERING] >> ALL RIGHT. WHO HAS THE FIRST QUESTION? LET'S START WITH — IT'S SURPRISING TODAY. I THINK WE ALL EXPECTED YOU TO BE FIGHTING IN RIO FOR THIS FIGHT. THAT'S WHAT WE HEARD. >> THAT WAS NEVER ANNOUNCED.
>> NO. THAT WAS A RUMBLING. I GUESS I JUST WANT TO KIND OF FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED THERE. COLBY, IF THAT'S ANY LESS SPECIAL TO YOU, ANY LESS EXCITING TO YOU, TO NOT GET TO GO TOWN TO BRAZIL AGAIN — DOWN TO BRAZIL AGAIN AND — >> YEAH. I'VE BEEN KING IN BRAZIL. I WANTED TO GO BACK THERE, PUT ON A SHOW FOR THEM. THE THING IS, BRAZIL WASN'T READY FOR ME, SO DANA HAD TO PUT IT IN THE U.S. >> SHUT YOUR BIG ASS UP. YOU WEREN'T TOUGH BACKSTAGE. >> YOU GOT 30 FOR 30? YOU — >> HEY, ALL I NEED — YOU CAN BRING YOUR MOM, YOUR COUSIN.
JESUS! EVEN THAT MIGHT GIVE YOU A 30% CHANCE TO BEAT ME. >> THERE'S A REASON YOU'RE AT THE LITTLE KID'S TABLE, SCRUB. GET USED TO IT, JR.! >> BACKSTAGE YOU WEREN'T YOURSELF, WERE YOU? >> NO ONE CARES ABOUT YOU. >> TALK TO ME, JUNIOR. >> THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT, YOU TWITTER THUG. EVERYBODY BE QUIET. HE MIGHT CALL THE COPS. >> LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION. YOU'VE BEEN OUTSPOKEN YOUR ENTIRE CAREER. OBVIOUSLY SEEMS LIKE YOU'RE OUTSPOKEN TODAY. WHEN THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED THIS WEEK, THINGS GOING OUTSIDE THE REALM OF JUST FIGHTING AND PROMOTION, IS THERE ANY PART OF YOU THAT THINKS MAYBE YOU SHOULD DIAL IT BACK A LITTLE BIT OR FIND YOURSELF IN A POSITION LIKE THAT? >> NAH, MAN. I GOT DAN ON MY SIDE. WE'VE GOT [BLEEP]. NO ONE GONNA PUT HANDS ON ME. >> FAIR ENOUGH. I'LL JUST ASK YOU AS WELL. WE THOUGHT THIS WAS GOING TO BE IN BRAZIL. I KNOW THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A SPECIAL MOMENT FOR YOU. IS IT DISAPPOINTING AT ALL, NOT BEING ABLE TO DO IT IN RIO? >> NOT AT ALL, MAN.
MY LAST FIGHT IN BRAZIL WAS 10 YEARS AGO. I WOULD LOVE TO FIGHT THERE, BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO CHANGE THE RESULTS OF THE FIGHT. IT WILL BE GREAT, AWESOME, TO BEAT THIS GUY ON HIS HOME COUNTRY. THAT WOULD BE GREAT. >> CAN SOMEONE GET A GOOGLE TRANSLATOR OUT? I CAN'T HEAR WHAT HE'S SAYING OVER THERE. >> I APPRECIATE IT. QUICKLY FOR WONDER BOY, I JUST WANT TO ASK YOU. THIS FIGHT, I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE SAID IT WOULD BE AMAZING. BUT YOU'RE THE GUY WHO IS PUTTING EVERYTHING ON THE LINE AS A TOP CONTENDER, AND A GUY THAT'S BEEN THERE. WE KNOW YOU HAD AN INJURY AS WELL. WHAT IS IT ABOUT THIS THAT EXCITED YOU, TO SAY, OKAY, I WILL TAKE THAT FIGHT? >> WELL, YOU KNOW, I'M ACTUALLY VERY EXCITED TO FIGHT IN LIVERPOOL.
IT'S GOING TO BE AMAZING. YOU KNOW, I WAS KIND OF WAITING AT FIRST. I WAS APPROACHED RIGHT AFTER MY FIGHT. OF COURSE, I WASN'T REALLY SURE WHAT MY THUMBS WERE UP. I HADN'T HAD X-RAYS OR M.R.I.'S. ENDED UP BREAKING BOTH MY THUMBS. THAT WAS A NO-GO AT FIRST. YOU KNOW, AND I KIND OF WANTED TO SEE WHERE THE WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION WAS GOING. I KNEW THERE WAS RUMOR OF AN INTERIM TITLE. I WANTED TO KNOW IF I WAS GOING TO BE AT THE TOP OF THE LIST FOR THAT. COME TO FIND OUT, IT WASN'T. I WANT TO STAY BUSY. WHAT BETTER CHANCE THAN TO GO TO LIVERPOOL AND FIGHT FOR THE FANS OVER THERE? I'M EXCITED, MAN. LET'S GO! >> JUST ONE LAST ONE FOR ME, FOR COWBOY, PLEASE. COWBOY, HERE WE ARE AGAIN. TRAVELING ABROAD. YOU KNOW, FIGHTING THE UP AND COMER, NO DISRESPECT, I'M SURE.
I GOTTA ASK. YOU KNOW, SIGNING IS UP FOR THIS ONE, DID YOU DO A LITTLE MORE RESEARCH? DID YOU FIND OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE GUY BEFORE YOU JUMPED IN AND SAID, YEAH, I'LL FIGHT HIM? >> NO. I JUST SAID, YEAH, I'LL FIGHT HIM. BUT THAT'S JUST WHAT I DO. I WAS TRYING TO RALLY TO GET SOME FIGHTS LAST NIGHT. UFC WOULDN'T HAVE IT. I COULDN'T MAKE THE WEIGHT ANYWAY. BUT HELL, I'M HERE, I LOVE FIGHTING. THAT'S WHAT I DO. >> DANA, DOWN HERE, I'M WAVING TO YOUR RIGHT. I JUST WANT TO ASK. WE KNOW WHAT HAPPENED LAST TIME. COVINGTON WAS IN BRAZIL. ARE THERE GOING TO BE ANY SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS WHEN HE'S BACK OVER THERE IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS? >> WHEN HE GOES BACK OVER THERE? >> YEAH.
>> WE'RE NOT GOING THERE. THIS FIGHT'S IN CHICAGO. >> OKAY. >> NEVER GOING BACK! THAT PLACE IS A DUMP! [INAUDIBLE] >> LEON, I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY YOU'VE BEEN CALLING FOR THIS FOR A VERY LONG TIME. YOU'VE BEEN ASKING, SAYING THAT YOU DESERVE THIS. I MEAN, HOW PLEASED ARE YOU NOW TO BE SITTING ON STAGE WITH SO MANY OF THE BIG FELLOWS? >> I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE. I'VE BEEN CALLING FOR COWBOY FOR QUITE SOME TIME. SO I'M HAPPY. I PUT HIM AWAY, TWO YEARS AGO HE COULD HAVE COMPETED. NOT NOW. I'M GONNA KILL HIM. >> THANK YOU. T.J., WE KNOW YOU WERE LOOKING TO FIGHT HIM FOR A VERY LONG TIME. HOW DID IT COME ABOUT THAT YOU'RE NOW FIGHTING COLBY AGAIN? >> LOOK, MAN, THAT'S A QUESTION FOR JOHNSON. HE KNOWS I WANTED THAT FIGHT. WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT. BUT I'M — [INAUDIBLE] >> I'LL FIGHT ANYBODY, YOU KNOW.
TIME TO STEP UP AND DO IT. >> THANK YOU. CODY, ONE LAST ONE. WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING TO MAKE SURE — NAWBL. [INAUDIBLE] >> I'M READY TO GO OUT THERE AND RECLAIM MY TITLE. I TALKED TO T.J. IT'S GOING TO BE A DIFFERENT STORY. I'M EXCITED TO GO OUT THERE AND PUT ON A REMATCH AND FIGHT WITH HIM. [CROWD NOISE] >> A QUESTION FOR DANA. CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHY THE COVINGTON FIGHT IS FOR THE — >> CAN I EXPLAIN WHAT? >> THE COVINGTON-RDA FIGHT. WHY IS IT FOR THE INTERIM BELT? [CROWD NOISE] >> HE'S COMING BACK IN JULY. SO COULD YOU JUST EXPLAIN THE THOUGHT PROCESS. >> HE'S INJURED. HE'S BEEN OUT FOR A WHILE. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET HIM THE FIGHT. HE'S NOT TAKING ANY FIGHTS.
HE SENT US A DOCTOR'S NOTE FROM, LIKE, THE BEST SHOULDER SPECIALIST IN THE COUNTRY, WHO SAID HE'S OUT TILL AUGUST. SO, AGAIN, WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE IN A POSITION WHERE WE JAM UP A DIVISION, SO WE'RE GOING TO DO THE FIGHT. >> IN DECEMBER, YOU SAID YOU WANTED TO DO T.J. VERSUS D.J. IN THE END, WHY DOES THE FIGHT HAPPEN? >> AGAIN, ANOTHER GUY WITH AN INJURY AND WASN'T CRAZY ABOUT THE T.J. FIGHT. D.J. WASN'T CRAZY ABOUT THAT FIGHT. AND HE'S INJURED. THIS WAS THE FIGHT TO MAKE. >> JUST A QUESTION FOR KOBE. DID YOU NOTICE THAT RDA IS WEARING A T-SHIRT THAT HAS A BOOMERANG ON IT AND WHAT IS YOUR RESPONSE TO THAT? [INAUDIBLE] >> OKAY. ONE OTHER ONE. OBVIOUSLY THERE'S SOME BAD BLOOD BETWEEN YOU AND MARLIN. HAVE YOU EVER FELT THIS WAY GOING INTO A FIGHT BEFORE? IT SEEMS IN THE MONTHS OF BUILDUP, THAT THERE'S SOME ANIMOSITY THERE.
>> DEFINITELY IS. BUT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FIGHT ON JUNE 1. >> THANK YOU. >> THIS IS ONE FOR YOU. HOW EXCITED ARE YOU TO HAVE A UFC — [INAUDIBLE] >> WE'RE VERY EXCITED. YOU KNOW, EXCITED ABOUT THAT FIGHT AND THE FIGHT IN CHILE. AND, YEAH, I MEAN, I SAY IT ALL THE TIME. WE'RE GOING EVERYWHERE, YES. >> AND FOR SANTIAGO, WHAT DOES IT REALLY MEAN TO FIGHT CLOSE TO YOUR COUNTRY, AND WHAT ABOUT YOUR POINTS, IF YOU FIGHT IN ARGENTINA IN THE NEAR FUTURE? >> I'M REALLY EXCITED. THIS IS A BIG OPPORTUNITY FOR ME. I HAVE HARD WORK EVERY DAY, YOU KNOW. THIS IS FIRST EVER IN SOUTH AMERICA, YOU KNOW. AND CHILE, I LOVE THE PEOPLE IN CHILE. PEOPLE LOVE ME. IN SOUTH AMERICA, THIS IS MY PEOPLE, YOU KNOW. I'M REALLY EXCITED. [INAUDIBLE] >> THIS IS A DREAM FOR ME.
>> IT'S BEEN A PRETTY LONG WAY OFF FOR YOU. COMING BACK INTO A TITLE FIGHT. HOW DO YOU PREPARE MENTALLY, PHYSICALLY FOR SUCH A LONG BREAK, COMING INTO SUCH A HIGH-LEVEL POUT? >> THIS IS SOMETHING THAT FOR ME HAS BEEN HARD WORK FOR MANY YEARS. I'VE HAD THE MONTH OFF BUT THAT'S OKAY. IN MY MIND, I HAVEN'T TAKEN ANY TIME OFF. MY MIND HAS CONSTANTLY BEEN WORKING. NOW I'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET MY BODY BACK IN SHAPE, SO… >> AND FOR AMANDA AS WELL, YOU HAD QUITE A BIT OF ANIMOSITY. THIS IS THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE HERE. WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE, VERY FRIENDLY COMPARED TO — [INAUDIBLE] >> YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO BE READY FOR EACH FIGHT, YOU KNOW. AND VALENTINA WAS LIKE A LITTLE RIVAL, FOR HER FIGHT. BUT WE BOX COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. WE ARE COOL. AND IT'S NORMAL FOR ME, YOU KNOW. AND MISHA IS — [INAUDIBLE] >> WHEN SHE BEAT HOLLY HOLM. THE THING I'M GOING TO DO, IT'S NOT GOING TO CHANGE.
I WILL KEEP THE BOUT. [INAUDIBLE] >> ONE IN THE BACK. A FEW WOMEN IN THE PAST, FOR THE MOST WINS IN UFC HISTORY, I KNOW THAT STUFF DOESN'T MEAN TOO MUCH TO YOU, BUT DOES THAT GIVE YOU A LITTLE ADDED MOTIVATION? >> PRETTY COOL TO HAVE THE MOST WINS IN UFC HISTORY, I THINK. >> IT DOESN'T MATTER.
>> I KNOW YOU'VE WANTED THIS FIGHT FOR A WHILE. HOW HAPPY ARE YOU TO FINALLY GET IT? >> I'M VERY HAPPY. IT'S GOOD TO SEE MY HARD WORK PAYING OFF. COME IN JUNE. I'LL PUT THIS MAN AWAY. I FEEL GOOD. >> WHAT ARE YOU DOING RIGHT NOW? I KNOW THE FIGHT IS STILL A COUPLE MONTHS AWAY. BUT WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO GET YOURSELF READY FOR THE HEAVYWEIGHT AGAIN? >> EATING.
HA HA! NO. WE DID THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER. THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER. WE'RE JUST DONE WITH THAT. JUST SPENDING TIME WITH MY FAMILY, BECAUSE ONCE TRAINING CAMP STARTS, IT'S ALL SYSTEMS GO, BIG FOCUS, TRY TO MAKE HISTORY. RIGHT NOW, JUST KIND OF HANGING OUT, SPENDING TIME WITH MY KIDS AND WIFE. GETTING READY TO FIGHT HIM. >> HE'S PROBABLY THE TALLEST FIGHT YOU'VE FOUGHT. HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR THAT? >> I MEAN, HE'S AN AMAZING FIGHTER. DOESN'T MATTER HOW BIG, HOW SMALL. [INAUDIBLE] >> I CAN'T WAIT. SUPER EXCITED. [CROWD NOISE] [INAUDIBLE] >> NOBODY WOULD HAVE CALLED YOU OUT. >> WELL, I THINK I HAVE A VERY DIFFICULT STYLE TO FIGHT. I BELIEVE WHEN GUYS SIGN TO FIGHT ME, THEY KNOW THAT, SHOIT, I'M REALLY NOT GOING TO — [INAUDIBLE] >> I'VE ONLY BEEN DOING THIS FIVE YEARS. I CAME IN JUST A WRESTLER. BESIDES MY LAST FIGHT, THE LAST THREE FIGHTS BEFORE THAT, I STOOD UP WITH STRAIGHT STRIKERS, FROM START TO FINISH.
SO, YOU KNOW, IT IS WHAT IT IS. BUT HOPEFULLY IT'S ALL ONWARD FROM NOW ON. [INAUDIBLE] >> HOW DOES THAT MAKE YOU FEEL? >> OH, MAN. YOU DON'T DESERVE A TITLE SPOT. BESIDES DAMIAN MYERS, WHO ELSE? NOBODY. WHEN I ASKED TO FIGHT HIM, HE DIDN'T WANT TO FIGHT ME. >> THAT'S WHY YOU'RE A MARK! [INAUDIBLE] >> YOU AIN'T READY FOR PRIME TIME YET, SON! THAT'S WHY YOU'RE — BOY, I'M ON P.P.V.! GET YOUR ASS DOWN, JUNIOR! >> WE LIVE 20 MILES APART. WE CAN DO IT, ALL DAY. >> NO ONE CARES ABOUT YOU! YOU'RE A NOBODY! COME HOLLER AT ME WHEN YOU GET A WIN. >> YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS TRASH BACKSTAGE? YOU ACTING REAL TOUGH OUT HERE IN FRONT OF THE MEDIA.
EVERYBODY KNOW YOU FAKE. WE LIVE 20 MILES APART! 20 MILES APART. AND WE GOT MUTUAL FRIENDS. WE CAN MEET, WHEN WE GET BACK. IT'S NOT A PROBLEM. DON'T TALK BIG OUT HERE IN FRONT OF ALL THESE PEOPLE. YOU KNOW YOU'RE NOT ABOUT THAT LIFE. YOU KNOW THAT! IF YOU WAS ABOUT THAT LIFE, YOU WOULD HAVE HOLLERED AT ME BACKSTAGE, JUST NOW. YOU'RE NOT ABOUT THAT LIFE.
TALK TOUGH UP HERE BUT YOU KNOW I WILL FINISH YOU. >> YOU AIN'T FINISHING NOBODY. YOU JUST GOT DROPPED IN YOUR LAST FIGHT BY A NOBODY, LIKE THE GUY IS NOT EVEN RANKED AND HE'S DROPPING YOUR ASS. YOU HAD TO WRESTLE, GO ALL THESE — [INAUDIBLE] >> OKAY. HUH-UH. BUT I BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF THE GUY THAT NEARLY — >> CHOKED YOUR ASS UP. KNOCKED OUT. GOT KNOCKED OUT. >> THAT WAS A — >> NO ONE CARES ABOUT YOU. NO ONE CARES ABOUT YOU, JUNIOR. >> OH, REALLY? YOU HOLLER AT ME BACKSTAGE.
LET'S FIND OUT. >> I GOT ZERO SPECS IN MY BANK ACCOUNT. YOU AIN'T GOT NOTHING. >> IF YOU GET THE — [INAUDIBLE] >> YOU HAVE NO — [INAUDIBLE] >> YOU KNOW, MAN, WHEN I WIN THE BELT ON JULY 7, AND BECOME THE FIRST GUY THAT UNIFIES THE LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP AND THE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP, I HAVE TO BE THE CONVERSATION.
I'M NEVER GONNA SAY THAT I'M GREATER THAN ANYBODY ELSE, BUT I NEED TO BE IN THE CONVERSATION, BECAUSE STIPE IS A FANTASTIC CHAMPIONSHIP, A GUY THAT'S RULED THIS DIVISION FOR A WHILE. SO PUT ME IN THE CONVERSATION. I'M FIGHTING THESE DUDES AT 3-9D. 3-9D — AT 39 YEARS OLD. YES, PUT ME IN THE CONVERSATION. >> LAST YEAR, BACK HERE IN NEW YORK, GOING OUT TO THE WEST COAST, DO YOU THINK ONCE AND FOR ALL, WHO IS THE REAL — [INAUDIBLE] >> I'M ABOUT TO GIVE HIM A COAST TO COAST ASS WHOOPING.
THIS TIME, HE'S GONNA HAVE A — [INAUDIBLE] >> THAT'S FINE. THAT'S FINE. HEY, IT'S — [INAUDIBLE] >> IT'S A LONG ROAD BACK. YOU HAVE A LONG ROAD BACK. YOU WENT DOWN TO — BECAUSE YOU KNEW WHAT WAS GONNA COME TO YOU. DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! >> I ALREADY HAVE! [BLEEP] >> I DROPPED YOUR ASS! I DROPPED YOUR ASS! THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. 11 MONTHS, INACTIVE. >> EXACTLY. [INAUDIBLE] >> THEY CALLED ME TO SAY — YOU SAID, WELL, I HAD A KID FIVE WEEKS AGO. [INAUDIBLE] >> I WOULD HAVE JUST WENT TO MY BELT, THREE, FOUR TIMES. >> I'M GONNA BE IN MY KIDS' LIFE. THREE WEEKS OLD. >> COME HOME, TAKE CARE OF HIM. YOU'RE MAKING EXCUSES. [INAUDIBLE] RUN IT BACK! RUN IT BACK. >> STIPE, IF YOU GET THE JOB DONE — [INAUDIBLE] >> I MEAN, WHEN I GET A JOB DONE, I MEAN, I GUESS I'M HAVING THE DISCUSSION TOO.
I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT THAT. AFTER THAT, I'LL LET EVERYONE ELSE DECIDE ABOUT THAT. I GET THE JOB DONE. >> QUESTION FOR WONDER BOY. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT COMING TO LIVERPOOL FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT YOUR STYLES? HE'S A PRETTY BIG GUY. >> HE IS, YOU KNOW. I THINK WE'RE PRETTY MUCH THE SAME HEIGHT. HE WALKS AROUND HEAVY. BUT HE LOOKS LIKE A PRETTY BIG GUY. I'M EXCITED TO COME TO LIVERPOOL. I'VE NEVER BEEN, WHICH WAS ANOTHER EXCUSE FOR ME TO ACTUALLY GO OUT THERE AND TAKE THIS FIGHT. I KNOW I'LL BE IN ENEMY TERRITORY. I KNOW THE FANS THERE ARE VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THEIR FIGHTERS, WHICH IS KIND OF WEIRD MAN, SAYING THAT I'M KIND OF THE BAD GUY COMING INTO THIS. BUT, YOU KNOW, IT IS WHAT IT IS. BUT IT'S GONNA BE FUN, MAN.
WE'RE GONNA PUT ON A SHOW FOR YOU GUYS. MAY 27. AND I JUST HOPE EVERYBODY IS GONNA BE EXCITED AND CHECK IT OUT AND CHEER ME ON, BABY! HOPEFULLY I'LL HAVE SOME FANS THERE. WE'LL SEE. [CROWD NOISE] >> DANA, OVER HERE. HI. I'M WONDERING SOMETHING. IS THERE ANY TRUTH TO THE RUMORS ABOUT MAYWEATHER VERSUS — [INAUDIBLE] >> WELL, I MEAN, EVERYBODY THINKS THAT MAYWEATHER IS INTERESTED. I HAVE NO IDEA WHEN, WHO OR HOW THIS WILL GO DOWN. BUT HE'S INTERESTED. WE HAVE DEFINITELY TALKED. AND WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. >> DANA WHITE, PLEASE.
SO WHEN DO YOU — [INAUDIBLE] >> WHEN DO YOU COME TO RUSSIA? ANOTHER ONE IS ABOUT VOL — >> WHAT WAS THE FIRST QUESTION? WHEN DO WE COME TO RUSSIA? >> YES. >> WELL, WE HAVEN'T ANNOUNCED ANYTHING YET. KHABIB DID. HA HA! KHABIB ANNOUNCED SOMETHING BUT WE HAVEN'T. BUT WE ARE COMING. WE WILL COME, DEFINITELY, YES. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THE ALEXANDER FIGHT? IS IT GOING TO BE LIKE A TITLE FIGHT? >> THE ALEXANDER-VOLKOF FIGHT? I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER WHAT CARD THAT'S ON. I DON'T KNOW OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD RIGHT NOW. SORRY. >> ANY IDEAS OR NOTHING SET UP YET? >> I'M SORRY? >> ANY, LIKE, IDEAS OR NOTHING IS SET UP YET? >> I CAN'T HEAR YOU, BABE. >> SORRY. I WAS ASKING FOR, LIKE, ANY FIGHTERS IN MIND THAT YOU HAVE. >> YEAH, YEAH. I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT YET. YEAH, YEAH. I DON'T KNOW. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> QUESTION FOR DANA. DANA, YOU KNOW IN THE PREPACKAGE THAT YOU GUYS HAD SET TOGETHER, IT SOUNDED LIKE IT SAID THAT RIVERA, THAT THEY WERE GOING TO BE FIGHTING FOR THE TITLE SHOT.
WILL THEY BE? >> WILL THEY BE FIGHTING FOR THE TITLE SHOT? I DON'T THINK IT SAID THAT. IT MIGHT HAVE BUT I DON'T KNOW. >> QUESTION FOR YOU. YOU KNOW, YOU MADE NO BONES ABOUT IT IN THE PAST THAT YOU FEEL LIKE OTHER GUYS SUCH AS CRUZ AND CARRAWAY HAVE — [INAUDIBLE] >> ARE YOU CONFIDENT THAT THIS MATCH IS GOING TO GO DOWN? >> YEAH, I BELIEVE SO. I HOPE SO. I MEAN, LAST YEAR I HAD THREE GUYS THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO FIGHT ALL GET HURT. A GUY, RIGHT ON CHRISTMAS EVE. I'M HOPING THIS GUY GOES THROUGH AND I CAN HAVE SOME FUN IN THE OCTAGON. >> BUT YOU HAD THE CHANCE TO FIGHT OTHER GUYS. THEY GAVE YOU A BUNCH OF NAMES AND YOU NEVER TAKE IT. YOU HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO FIGHT ME TOO. >> I GAVE YOU THREE WEIGHT CLASSES, ON DECEMBER 30 YOU COULDN'T MAKE WEIGHT.
135! WE GOT THE FIGHT. I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU'RE COMPLAINING RIGHT NOW. JUNE 1, IT'S GONNA HAPPEN. >> YES, DEFINITELY. >> OKAY. SO DON'T COMPLAIN. >> I LOVE A CHALLENGE. I DON'T THINK YOU LIKE MUCH. >> I DON'T LIKE A CHALLENGE? I WANT TO FIGHT EVERYBODY ABOVE ME, BUT — >> ABOUT YOUR HONEYMOON IN FEBRUARY, THAT'S NOT A GOOD EXCUSE, MAN. >> I'M GOING TO MAKE MY WIFE MISERABLE? OBVIOUSLY YOU DON'T REALIZE, HAPPY WIFE, HAPPY LIFE, BRO.
I JUST SAID, JUNE 1. >> YES. DEFINITELY. >> HARD TO TALK SHIT WHEN YOUR MANAGER IS NOT HEAR, RIGHT? >> WHICH MANAGER? IS HE FIGHTING YOU. I AM FIGHTING YOU, MAN. YOU BETTER BE READY AND THINK ABOUT ME, NOT ABOUT HIM. >> OKAY. NO PROBLEM. >> ANY QUESTIONS FOR RAQUEL PENNINGTON? RAQUEL, NO DOUBT ABOUT IT, THIS IS THE MOST HIGH-PROFILE FIGHT YOU'VE EVER BEEN IN. WHAT IS THIS ATMOSPHERE LIKE FOR YOU, WHAT'S GOING THROUGH YOUR MIND? >> NOTHING. I'M EXCITED. MY HUNGER AND DRIVE IS ON A WHOLE NEW LEVEL. THIS IS A STAGE THAT I FEEL I BELONGED IN, FOR A LONG TIME NOW. >> AND LAST QUESTION IS FOR ROMERO. [CROWD NOISE] >> OBVIOUSLY THE FIRST FIGHT WITH WHITTAKER WAS A CLOSE FIGHT. YOU CAME UP SHORT. WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU CAN DO DIFFERENTLY IN A REMATCH? >> YOU KNOW, I'M MAKING SURE — I NEED TO MAKE HISTORY, YOU KNOW.
I'M — [INAUDIBLE] >> THAT'S WHAT I DO. >> QUESTION FOR ROBERT. AND THIS IS GOING TO BE THE LAST QUESTION. >> GO AHEAD. >> I MEAN, YOU'RE THE LAST GUY. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> THE GUY NEXT TO YOU IS THE LAST GUY. >> ALL RIGHT. >> FIRST OFF, CONGRATULATIONS ON THE BABY. CAN YOU GIVE US A HEALTH UPDATE? HAVE YOU FULLY RECOVERED FROM EVERYTHING? >> YEAH, I'M 100% NOW. BEEN 100%. YEAH. [INAUDIBLE] >> WAS ANY PART OF YOU DISAPPOINTED WHEN YOU SAW LUKE LOSE? WERE YOU HOPING FOR A FRESH OPPONENT? >> NOT REALLY. IT IS WHAT IT IS. GET IN THERE, ONE GUY WINS, THAT'S JUST HOW IT IS. I WAS HAPPY FOR HIM. BUT, YEAH, THE FIRST FIGHT WAS GOING HARD. DEFINITELY CHALLENGING. I THINK THE FANS ENJOYED THAT FIGHT, BECAUSE THEY COULD LITERALLY SEE HOW HARD THAT FIGHT WAS. I'M HAPPY TO PUT ON ANOTHER HARD FIGHT. >> QUESTION FOR EDSON. WHAT LESSON DID YOU LEARN FROM THE NURMAGOMEDOV FIGHT? OF COURSE YOU'RE FIGHTING A DIFFERENT KIND OF WRESTLER, BUT I'M JUST WONDERING WHAT LESSONS YOU CAN TAKE FROM THAT EXPERIENCE INTO THIS FIGHT? >> I LEARNED A LOT, YOU KNOW.
YOU DO SOMETHING WRONG, YOU LEARN. DEFINITELY I LEARN A LOT. BACK TO THE GYM, TRAINED HARD LIKE ALWAYS. I'M MORE EXCITED THAN EVER. I TRAINED SO HARD FOR THIS FIGHT. I HAD A — [INAUDIBLE] >> THAT'S MY FIRST TITLE FIGHT, FIVE ROUNDS. AND IT'S GOING TO BE — [INAUDIBLE] >> AND FOR LEON, I KNOW YOU WANTED THE FIGHT. IS THIS A GOOD SORT OF CONSOLATION PRIZE? ARE YOU OKAY WITH IT? >> 100%. LIKE I SAID, COWBOY — [INAUDIBLE] >> HE'S AN OLD SCHOOL GUY. I'M A NEW SCHOOL GUY. I'M GONNA PUT HIM AWAY. IN A GOOD FIGHT, BUT HE'S NOT MY LEVEL, I'M TELLING YOU. >> AND DANA, IS BROCK LESTER FINE? IS THAT OFFICIAL, 100%? >> NO. THAT'S NOT 100%. I MEAN, HE'S STILL UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE UFC BUT WE HAVE NOT SIGNED HIM TO A FIGHT.
HE'S STILL UNDER CONTRACT WITH US TOO. >> OH REALLY? >> HE STILL HAS FIGHTS LEFT ON HIS DEAL. >> SO IT'S JUST A MATTER OF — >> WELL, HE'S GOT TO GET BACK INTO THE POOL. >> WHAT ARE THE CHANCES HE FACES THE WINNER OF P? OF — THE WINNER? >> WHAT WAS THAT? >> WHAT ARE THE CHANCES HE FACES THE WINNER? >> YEAH. THAT'S A POSSIBILITY. YEAH. >> DANA, ON MAX HOLLOWAY, HOW HE'S FEELING, EVERYTHING. DO YOU JUST EXPECT HIM TO GO BACK TO 145? >> YEAH. YOU KNOW, LET HIM REST AND RECOVER AND, AGAIN, I'D LIKE TO SAY MUCH RESPECT FOR HIM FOR STEPPING UP AND TRYING. ON SIX DAYS NOTICE, TO CUT THAT WEIGHT. YEAH.
SO WE'LL END UP GETTING HIM BACK HEALTHY AND FIGHTING AT 145. >> HE SEEMED RATHER AMUSED. >> I THINK CONOR CALLED IT — WHEN YOU GO — [INAUDIBLE] >> WHEN YOU FIGHT BROCK LESNER, IT'S RAINING MONEY. WHEN YOU FIGHT BROCK, YOU'RE GETTING PAID! BROCK WOULD BE AWESOME BECAUSE YOU GET PAID WHEN YOU FIGHT, WITH BROCK OR AGAINST BROCK. >> THIS ONE IS FOR T.J. [INAUDIBLE] >> DO YOU FEEL LIKE THE WINNER OF THAT FIGHT PROBABLY DESERVES A TITLE SHOT NEXT? >> MAN, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT GOES ON ANY MORE.
I JUST LOOK FOR THE GUY I'M GONNA BEAT UP NEXT AND CODY IS IT. >> CODY, IF YOU WIN, ARE WE DOING THE TROPHY? >> I'LL DEFINITELY GIVE HIM THE REMATCH. THAT'S WHAT REAL CHAMPIONS DO. MOVE ON TO THE NEXT. SEE WHAT CRUZ IS DOING. HE'S A TOP GUY. I KNOW IF STEWART — DOMINICK TOOK THE FIGHT. I WANT TO FIGHT THE BEST AND T.J.
IS NEXT IN MIND FOR ME TO GET THE STYLE. THEN WE'LL GO FROM THERE. >> YOU GOT A QUESTION? THANK YOU, GUYS, SO MUCH! WE APPRECIATE YOU GUYS STICKING AROUND! HAVE A GREAT NIGHT. WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW!.
