BELFORT AND GAS >>> THE WORLD LEADERS ON MMA, EXPERIENCE IT ON FX 1. A HOST OF NATIVE STARS ARE READY TO PERFORM ON THE BIG STAGE. THERE IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST STARS IN BRAZILIAN HISTORY. >> OVER TWO DECADES OF FIGHTING EXPERIENCE, STILL ONE OF THE DANGEROUS STRIKERS IN THE MIDDLE AGE DIVISION. >> KEVIN GASTELUM IS UNDEFEATED RUNNING 185 POUNDS AND BILUILDI HIS OWN LEGENDARY STATS. NUMBER 12TH RANKED. UFC LIGHTWEIGHT IN SHOW STARTS NOW. >> TOMORROW THEY NIGHT, TODAY THEY WEIGH IN. HI EVERYONE, WELCOME TO THE FOX STE STUDIO HERE. SITTING NEXT TO THE TWO MEN COMBINED 103 PROFESSIONAL FIGHTS. EDW ALL RIGHT, MICHAEL, GSP VERSES YOU. YOU SEEM VERY NERVOUS ABOUT THIS FIGHT. >> VERY NERVOUS. >> YES, VERY EXCITED. GSP, BIG NEWS LAST WEEK. DON'T KNOW WHEN THE DATE IS. I AM ASSUMING THAT GEORGE WANTS TO DO MORE BICEPS CURLS AND POUNDS ON AND WHEN EVER HE'S READY, I AM READY.
>> WHO WINS THAT FIGHT, GSP OR MIC MICHAEL? >> MY MONEY IS ON GSP. >> TONIGHT, THE EIGHTH TIMES AS HE FACES ULTIMATE FIGHT ERWINER AND NUMBER 10 MIDDLE WAIT KEVIN GASTELUM. GIVE US THE LOW DOWN. >> THIS IS THE GUY, THE OLD SCHOOL GUY, HE STARTS OFF WITH A HEAVY WEIGHT CHAMPION. HE CAME BACK AGAIN. YOU SEE IT TIME AND TIME AGAIN.
YOU KNOW VITOR IS A LEGEND FOR A REASON. GASTELUM MOVED UP TO THE MIDDLE WEIGHT. GASTELUM IS GOING TO GIVE TROUBLE FOR VITOR TOMORROW NIGHT. >> ALL RIGHT, LETS TALK ABOUT THE EVENT FOR THE UFC CHAMPIONS SQUARING OFF JOHN VILANTE, HOW DO YOU LIKE THIS MATCH SUP? >> BOTH THESE GUYS LIKE TO GET IN THERE AND ENGAGED. THEY DON'T WANT TO SEPARATE AND STAY ON THE OUTSIDE. THEY WANT TO GET INSIDE THROW PUNCHES AND K KICKS. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS BECAUSE OF THAT. >> HE WAS THE CHAMPION BACK IN DAY. HE WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITE FIGHTERS ALWAYS. GREAT MAIN EVENT. DON'T FORGET A TOP TEN MATCH UP BETWEEN THE LIGHTWEIGHT. DARI YUSH, LETS SEND YOU DOWN TO BRAZIL. LETS, HE'S SPEAKING PORTUGUESE. [ CHEERS ] HELLO EVERYBODY AROUND THE WORLD. M MIDDLE WEIGHT DIVISION. >> HE'S MAKING HIS UFC DEBUT. >> HE LOOKS VERY RELAXED AND LOOKS LIKE HE'S ENJOYING THE MOMENT RIGHTLY SO.
EIGHT WINS, UNDEFEATED IN SEVEN OF THOSE WINS. LOOK AT THIS GUY, IN GREAT SHAPE. HE LEFT HIS PHONE IN HIS POCKET, I THINK. >> HE REALLY WANT TO TAKE THOSE PANTS OFF. >> GRHE'S GOT GREAT QUADS. >> OFFICIAL WEIGHT IS 185. 83.9 KILOS. THERE SOLDIER BOY. HE'S ON A TWO FIGHT. HE WANTS TO CHANGE THAT. HE FEELS HE HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT TOMORROW NIGHT. SEVEN FIRST ROUND FINISHES. I THINK HE'S READY TO GET THE JOB DONE. WE'LL SEE WHAT HE LOOKS LIKE ON THE SCALE. >> LOOK AT THE CROWD. >> 83.9 KILOS. >> HE DOES NOT LOOK INTIMIDATED THOUGH.
[ SPEAKING PORTUGUESE ] >> THAT BEARD SCARES ME. >> UNDEFEATED JBC KENNEDY IS MOVING BACK TO FEATHER WEIGHT. IF YOU EVER WONDERED WHAT JBC STANDS FOR, IT STANDS FOR JUNIOR BACON CHEESE BURGER. >> I THINK WE CAN HEAR THE CHAT. MY PORTUGUESE IS NOT GOOD. >> VERY WELCOMING. [ APPLAUSE ] >> THAT GUY HAD A BIG SMILE ON HIS FACE. >> JASON HERE, OF COURSE, TAKING HIS TIME. I LIKE THE MASK. >> THAT'S A DAB. >> WHAT'S A DAB? >> YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO DAB? >> I DO FORTUNATELY. MY KIDS. >> BERKMAN IS HERE. HE'S BEEN IN THIS POSITION SO MANY TIMES. THIS GUY IS A TRUE VETERAN. THAT'S HOW LONG THIS GUY HAS BEEN ARNOUND. YOU CAN SEE HOW COOL AND COLLECTED HE IS.
NO NERVES. >> IT SEEMS LIKE YOU CAN ALMOST ENCOURAGE HIM AND WELCOMING THIS TYPE OF CROWD AS LONG AS YOU GET INTIMIDATED AND IT IS PROBABLY FUN FOR HIM. >> YOU HAVE TO WIN AND ENJOY IT, YOU KNOW? >> THE OFFICIAL WEIGHT. THIS IS WHAT WE CHOOSE TO DO. >> YEAH, I DON'T THINK — [ INAUDIBLE ] >> SHHE'S SIGNING THE CONTRACT. >> HERE IS MICHELLE. EVERY TIME I SEE THIS GUY, I THINK TO MYSELF, MAN, THIS IS ONE MILITARY OFFICE THAT I WOULD HATE TO PULL ME OVER. LOOK AT HIM, HE'S BUILT LIKE A TANK. HE'S ABOUT 5' 8" AND AS BROAD AS THE WALL IS WIDE.
>> YOU MAY AS WELL TAKE THAT EXTRA POUND. SOMETIMES IF I AM WEIGHED IN ON CHAMPIONSHIP WEIGH, I HAVE BEEN ANNOYED OF THE EXTRA POUND. >> THE WEIGHT DIVISION. MR. CHARLES SOTO. >> HE HAS A HEAVY HAND. HE'S A FORMAL CHAMPION OF TWO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. 61.4 KILOS. >> LONG TIME. >> OF COURSE. RONNIE YAHA, I LOVE WATCHING THIS GUY FIGHT, MAN. HE HAS ONE OF THE BEST JITSU IN MMA. >> 26-16. >> THE INITIAL WEIGHT IS 136. 6 61.6 KILOS. >> YAYA. >> I LOVE HIM. >> I LOVE SAYING THAT NAME. >>. [ SPEAKING IN PORTUGUESE ] >> HAMOS AGREED TO THIS IN A LATE NOTICE. NOT A FAN OF LEAVING IT TO THE JUDGES. HE HAS FINISHED FIVE OF HIS SIX VICTORIES. >> REMEMBER YOUR UFC DEBUT, MICHAEL? >> WELL, YOU MENTIONED AT THE TOP OF THE SHOW THAT WE HAVE 103 CONTENDERS. >> I REMEMBER MY UFC DEBUT. >> LOOK AT THAT SMILE. HE'S HAPPY THERE. >> YOU GOT TO GIVE IT TO THE BRAZILIANS AND ALWAYS GIVE THEM FANTASTIC SUPPORT.
BOTH OF THESE GUYS HERE, DON'T BE SURPRISE IF THIS PLAYS OUT ON THE FIELD AS IT HAPPENS. LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT SMILE AGAIN. HE'S VERY, VERY HAPPY. >> HIS FACE LOOKS LIKE A MASK. >> HE DOES NOT LOOK HAPPY RIGHT NOW. >> KEVIN LEE IS RIDING A THREE FIGHT WIN STREAK OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE NIGHT BONUS. HE'S A HOT PROSPECT AT 155 AND IS JUST ONE SEMESTER SHY OF EARNING HIS BA IN BIO MEDICAL SCIENCE. >> KEVIN LEE IS ONE OF THOSE TOUGH GUYS. [ APPLAUSE ] >> 56, 70.9 KILOS. >> I LOOKED AT THIS GUY'S RECORD AND WHERE HE'S AT RIGHT NOW AND MY OCD KICKS IN. HE HAD SEVEN FIRST ROUND FINISHES AND SEVEN KNOCK OUTS. HE WANTS TO CHANGE ALL OF THOSE NUMBERS BY EIGHT BY GETTING THE FIRST ROUND KNOCK OFF TOMORROW AND MAKING KEVIN LEE HIS NINTH VICTORY.
>> 7, 8, 9, I GET OCD. >> KEVIN LEE RIGHT THERE. >>. [ APPLAUSE ] >> WELCOME BACK TO THE DESK HERE IN LOS ANGELES. UP NEXT IS THE FIGHTERS ON THE SIXTH FIGHT INCLUDING TEN RANKED FIGHTERS. ALEX RIVERA AND TIM MEANS WHAWHAT CAN YOU REMEMBER OF THE FIRST FIGHT MEET TO THE FACE AND NO CONTACT. >> IT WAS A NO CONTEST. BOTH GUYS DELIVERING A LOT OF ACTION. IT IS GOING TO BE A LOT OF FUN. >> HERE HE IS, THE DIRTY BIRD. >> 18 WINS. HE WAS HAVING A LOT OF SUCCESS WITH THE STRIKING. HE'S APART OF TRYING TO TAKE HIM DOWN. >> VERY IMPORTANT. HE'S A GREAT FIGHTER. HE'S GOING TO DELIVER. >> LIKE YOU SAID, THE FIGHT IS ENTERTAINING. HE'S HAVING A LOT OF SUCCESS ON THE FEET. HE WAS ULTIMATELY ABLE TO GET THE TAKE DOWN. HE HAD SUCCESSES ON HIS OWN. THIS FIGHT SHOULD PICK UP WHERE THAT ONE LEFT OFF AND HOPEFULLY, WE WON'T HAVE ANOTHER LEGAL CONTACT ENDING THE NIGHT FOR US. THE FIRST FIGHT ENDED BECAUSE YOU ARE HITTING WITH AN ILLEGAL MACE — IT CAN BE A LOT OF EMOTIONS.
>> HE'S AT HOME AND WE'LL SEE HOW IT GOES. LOOKS LIKE THE EMOTIONS JOY. >> THERE IS SOME NOISE. OKAY. >> HERE WE GO. >> I DON'T UNDERSTAND A WORD YOU ARE SAYING. >> YEAH. >> HE'S LIKE SPEAK PORTUGUESE. THIS IS BRAZIL. >> RANKS 13 IN THE WOMEN'S DIVISION. MARIAN RENO HAS WON SIX OF HER LAST FIGHT. SHE HAS FOUR KQ VICTORY AND FOUR FIRST ROUND STOPS. >> BY THE WAY, DON'T LET THOSE EMPTY SEATS FOOL YOU, THE ARENA IS JAMMED PACKED. THAT'S WHERE THE ARENA SITS. TRUST ME, THAT PLACE IS ELECTRIC. [ CHEERS ] >> I MEAN, YOU CAN HEAR IT. THE OFFICIAL WEIGH IS 136. SHE'S AGGRESSIVE IN THE FIGHT, TOO. SHE DID NOT GET A CHANCE TO GET OFF IN THAT FIGHT OF RHONDA. NUMBER EIGHT, RAY MOORE IS LOOKING TO ENTER INTO THE CONVERSATION WITH A WIN ON SATURDAY. HE HAS SIX VICTORIES AND BELIEVES HIS PARTICULAR STYLE OF GRAPPLING IS THE KEY TO VICTORY.
OFFICIAL WEIGHT IS 126. >> A LOT OF ACTION ESPECIALLY ON THE MAP. >> HE'S GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF WORK AHEAD OF HIM. >> HE'S NOT MESSING AROUND HERE. SURE STRAIGHT UP ON THE SCALE. ALWAYS A GOOD LOOK. >> YEAH, THAT SHOULD BE AN ENTERTAINING FIGHT ESPECIALLY OF SPEED. >> THIS ONE IS FOR ME. YOU LOOK AT HIM, HE'S CALM AND MELLOW BUT DON'T GET FOOLED OR TRICKED. THIS GUY IS THE REAL DEAL. EXTREMELY WELL ROUNDED. I MET HIM RECENTLY, ONE OF THE N NICEST GUYS BUT HE'S A MONSTER INSIDE THE OCTAGON. CANNOT WAIT FOR THIS ONE. STHOO HE'S A REALLY NICE GUY. BARBOSA IS RENOUNCED OF HIS DEVASTATING KICKS. HE HAD TEN WINS VIA KO. BARBOSA IS A NICE GUY ALSO. HE ALWAYS HAD A SMILE ON HIS FACE. >> HE'S NOT A NICE GUY FACING INSIDE THE OCTAGON. THAT'S FOR SURE. >> HERE HE IS, YOUNG GALANTE. SHOW GUN IS THE BIGGEST NAME AND BIGGER THAN DC. SHOW GUN IS BEATING UP WHO IS WHO IN UFC. I WILL ALWAYS COME TO WATCH SHOW GUNFIGHTS.
I AM EXCITED TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS. I AM NEVER DISAPPO DISAPPOINTED — ABSOLUTELY, HE'S A LEGEND. SHOW GUN, MINUS 150 FAVORITE IN THAT FIGHT. NOW, LETS TAKE A LOOK AT THE TWO MEN IN OUR MAIN EVENT. VITOR BELFORT VERSES KEVIN GASTELUM IS ONE OF THE FIGHTS TODAY AND ONE OF THE YOUNGEST CONTENDER OF KELVIN GASTELUM. KELVIN DECIDED TO GO DOWN TO 170. HE MOVED UP TO 185 POUND AND TOOK ON TOP CONTENDER, TIM KENNEDY AND PUT ON A SHOW. >> BEAUTIFUL JAB, KENNEDY IS STUNNED. LOOK AT THIS. BEAUTIFUL. THAT'S IT. STUNNING. AT 185 POUNDS. I THINK KELVIN HAS FOUND HIS HOME. >> FEELS LIKE NOW WE ARE GOING TO A DIFFERENT LEVEL. EVERY WIN, I KEEP ON GETTING CONFIDENCE AND KEEP ON RISING TO THE OCCASION AND THIS FIGHT IS NOT ANY DIFFERENCE. IN FRONT OF HIM IS EASY THE MOST EXPERIENCED MIXED MARTIAL ART ALIVE TODAY. >> VITOR BELFORT, HE MADE HIS DEBUT IN 1997. HE WON THE LIGHT HEAVY WEIGHT TITLE AND HAS KNOCKED O OUT — EITHER CURRENT OR FORMER MIX MARTIAL ARTS CHAMPIONS WITH HEAD KICKS.
HIS KILLER INSTINCT IS SECOND TO NONE. I AM STILL HUNGRY. I AM STILL HUNGRY FOR VICTORY AND HUNGRY TO PERFORM. MY STRATEGY IS TO WIN AND KNOCK HIM OUT. HE'S GROWING UP. ONE OF US IS GOING OUT AND I THINK IT WILL BE HIM. >> THE WAY I SEE IT. THIS FIGHT IS GENERATION COMING UP AND THINK THEY ARE DPGOING T BEAT YOU UP AND MAKE A NAME FOR H HIMSELF.
>> I AM LIKE WINE, THE OLDER I GET, THE BETTER I AM. >> THIS IS MY HOUSE. I AM GOING TO DOMINATE IT. >> WE ARE ALL EXPECTING AN EXPLOSIVE MAIN EVENT TOMORROW NIGHT BETWEEN GASTELUM AND BELFORT. HOW DOES HE BEAT THE LEGEND. GOING UP AGAINST VITOR, YOU CANNOT GET INTIMIDATED. HE'S GOT TO BRING THAT TO OCTAGON WITH HIM. >> EXACTLY, HE CANNOT GET CAUGHT IN THE MOMENT AND THIS IS THE LEGEND BELFORT. HE HAS TO GO OUT THERE AND FORGET ABOUT THAT AND FOCUS ON HIMSELF. CONTROL THE OCTAGON. THE ADVANTAGE IS ON HIS SIDE. HE'S THE NEW SCHOOL. THE OLD SCHOOL AT SOME POINT EXPIRES, YOU CANNOT GO ON FOREVER.
YOU KNOW THERE IS SOME BOOZE OF VITOR WHICH IS NOT SURPRISING. WHEN I FOUGHT VITOR, THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE CAME UP TO ME AND WISHING ME WELL. HE'S GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF SUPPORT BEING BRAZILIAN. LOOK AT THAT. THE SIZE ADVANTAGE DOES NOT LOOK VERY MUCH >> VITOR LOOKS LIKE HE SLIMMED DOWN A LITTLE BIT RECENTLY. MR. GASTELUM. YOU PRESENTED A NEW GENERAL GENERAL — YOU PRESENTED A NEW GENERATION OF FIGHTERS. WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT TOMORROW NIGHT? [ SPEAKING IN PORTUGUESE ] [ APPLAUSE ] TAKE CARE OF BRAZIL AND THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR CHEERING FOR ME. >> LETS GO TOMORROW NIGHT.
MR. KELVIN GASTELUM. [ SPEAKING IN PORTUGUESE ] GIVEN OF ALL YOUR EXPERIENCE STEPPING INTO THE OCTAGON EVERY TIME. HOW DID YOU PREPARE YOURSELF TO FACE THIS YOUNG GUY? [ SPEAKING IN PORTUGUESE ] >> FIRST OF ALL, I HAVE TO THINK OF THE CROWD. IS IT A TEST OR A FIGHT. YOU HAVE TO BE PREPARED. LIFE IS ABOUT TAKING RISKS, GO OUT THERE AND TAKE RISKS AND PRESENT YOURSELF. BELFORT! >>
