>> HE HAS SAID CHRIS WEIDMAN. THE ONLY THING THAT'S DIFFERENT IS HE HAS A FEW LOSSES HE IS TRYING TO COME BACK FROM. HE IS STILL FIGHTING LIKE WEIDMAN, THE GUY WHO KNOCKED OUT ANDERSON SILVA. THE DIFFERENCE IS THE MATCHUPS. NOW HE HAS TO GO UP AGAINST GASTELUM, ANOTHER SOUTHPAW IN A LARGE AMOUNT OF SOUTHPAWS THAT WEIDMAN HAS FOUGHT TO SHUT HIM DOWN, TAKE HIM DOWN AND PROBABLY OUTGRAPPLE HIM. THAT'S I THINK HE HAS TO GET IT DONE. THIS IS NOT AN EASY OUTING. >> KELVIN GASTELUM HAS BEEN A TERROR SINCE HE MOVED UP TO MIDDLE WEIGHT. HE HAS BEEN TAKING GUYS OUT LEFT AND RIGHT. HE IS GROWING, MATURING AS A FIGHTER. TURNING OVER PUNCHES BETTER, PACING HIMSELF BETTER. WHEN HE SEES THE FISHES HE IS GOING OUT THERE TAKING IT AND TAKING HIS TIME TO GET TO IT. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS MATCHUP. >> ANOTHER INTERESTING FACT CHRIS WEIDMAN IS THE HOMETOWN FIGHTER HERE. SOMETIMES GUYS LOVE THAT. WE HEAR ABOUT OTHERS WHO ABSOLUTELY DON'T LIKE FIGHTING IN THEIR HOMETOWN.
IT'S GOING TO BE INTERESTING HOW CHRIS FEELS ABOUT THIS. >> I KNOW HE IS HUNGRY FOR THE WIN HAD HIS HOMETOWN. THE FIGHTERS ARE SET FOR THE CEREMONIAL WEIGH IN. AT WE SENT IT!$!!!D IT DOWN THE MASTER OF CEREMONIES. >> IT'S GOOD THE FINALLY BE IN LONG ISLAND. THANK YOU FOR BEING OUT FOR THE WEIGH IN. A HAND FOR THE OCTAGON GIRLS. SHAWN SHELBY, RICK MAYNARD WE ARE READY TO GO. LET'S BEGIN WITH THE UFC FIGHT PASS PRELIMS. FIRST FIGHT, IT IS A REMATCH OF TWO LOCALS, FRANKIE PEREZ VERSUS CHRIS WADE. >> BOTH FIGHTERS TO THE SCALE REPPING MMA IN LONG ISLAND. LET'S HEAR IT. CHRIS WADE. >> CHRIS WADE, NEW YORK STATE HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING CHAMP, ALSO A TWO TIME COLLEGE ALLAMERICAN. USED TO WORK AT THE BUDWEISER DISTRIBUTION. THEY CALLED HIM THE BAD GUY WHEN HE USED TO HAVE THAT JOB.
>> 155.5 THE OFFICIAL WEIGHT FOR CHRIS WADE. >> NOW HE MOVED ON. FOUR SUBMISSIONS, TWO GUILLOTINE CHOKES TO WIN THOSE SUBMISSIONS. >> HIS OPPONENT FRANKIE PEREZS IS A NEW JERSEY I HAVE BEEN IN A. THIS IS GOING TO BE HIS FOURTH WALK TO THE OCTAGON. FIVE FIRST-ROUND FINISHES. TWO WINS BY KO. AND FIVE SUBMISSIONS NOT TO MENTION HE IS A BJJ BROWN BELT.
>> 155.5 FOR FRANKIE PEREZ. >> EAST COAST BATTLE ABOUT TO TAKE PLACE. >> THIS ONE — THEY, LOOK LIKE THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE FUN TALKING IN THE FIGHT, TOO. >> OH, YEAH. >> YEAH. >> BOTH DUDES LOOK READY. AND THEY BOTH FACED EACH OTHER ALREADY. THAT'S WHAT IS FUN ABOUT IT. >> NEXT UP IN THE UFC'S FETTER WEIGHT DIVISION. HURRICANE SHANE BURR GOES VERSUS GODOFREDO PEPEY. >> GODOFREDO WAS ORIGINALLY SLATED TO FIGHT IN HIS HOMETOWN BRAZIL EARLIER THIS YEAR.
HE SUFFERED A BROKEN NOSE AND WAS UNABLE TO COMPETE THERE. HE WAS RESCHEDULED FOR THIS CARD IN LONG ISLAND. TEN MONTHS SINCE HIS LAST FIGHT. LAST WIN WAS A SUBMISSION VICTORY. HE HAS NINE OF THOSE ON HIS RECORD, THREE IN HIS LAST THREE OCTAGON VICTORIES. >> 145 THE OFFICIAL WEIGHT FOR GODOFREDO PEPEY. >> HE IS PUMPED. >> HIS OPPONENT, STILL UNDEFEATED, SHANE BURR GOES. >> SHANE WAS BORN IN THE BRONX. HE STARTED WHEN HE FELL IN LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT WITH MMA WHEN HE WAS 14 YEARS OLD. NOW HE IS 7-0, OWNS TWO TITLES IN TWO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. >> 145 FOR SHANE BURR GOES. >> THAT UNDEFEATED RECORD AS WELL AS 9-0. >> FIVE FIRST ROUND FINISHES.
PRETTY MUCH FINISHED EVERYBODY, BUT MONEY. >> THESE STARE DOWNS ARE GETTING INTENSE. >> ALREADY. YOU CAN'T MESS WITH THE NEW YORKERS THIS WEEKEND. >> IT'S TRUE. >> THEY ARE PUMPED. >> WOO. >> WOO! >> UFC HEAVYWEIGHT DEFINITION, TIM ONSON, JS JUNIOR "BABY" AL BEANIE. FIRST FIGHTER TO THE SCALE, MAKING HIS UFC DEBUT, JUNIOR AL BEANIE. >> JUNIOR BAY BEAL BEANIE MAKES HIS DEBUT HERE IN LONG ISLAND. HE GOT INTO BOXESING TO LOSE WAIT. HE WAS MORE THAN 315 POUNDS. HE IS NOT LACKING EXPERIENCE. LISTEN TO HIS SKATS. >> 264.5 THE OFFICIAL WEIGHT. >> 11 VICTORIES.
TEN FIRST ROUND FINISHES, NINE FIGHT WIN STREAK. AND FOUR UNDER A MINUTE. >> THAT'S SOME IMPRESSIVE STATS BUT NOT AS IMPRESSIVE AS THAT MUSTACHE COMING TO THE STAGE RIGHT NOW, TIM JOHNSON. HE IS A FORMER NCAA DIVISION TWO ALL AMERICAN. THREE WINS BY SUBMISSION, SIX BY KO. AN EXCITING FIGHTER TO WATCH. YOU CANNOT JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER. HE IS COMING TO BRING IT. >> 264 THE OFFICIAL WEIGHT FOR TIM JOHNSON. >> I DON'T MIND THE COVER OF THAT, WHAT DO YOU MEAN. >> I WISH I COULD GROW A MUSTACHE LIKE THAT.
>> HE GOT SUN. >> I FEEL LIKE THAT PAT ON THE BACK — >> BANTAMWEIGHT DIVISION, BRIAN "BOOM" KELLEHER VERSUS MARLON "CHITO" VERA. >> THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER LATIN AMERICA CONTESTANT MARLON "CHITO" VERA ANT BE TO WORRIED ABOUT FIGHTING ON ENEMY TERRITORY THIS WEEKEND AGAINST NEW YORK'S BRIAN KELLEHER. IN HIS LAST OCTAGON FIGHT HE DEFEATED BRAD PICKETT IN HIS RETIREMENT FIGHT IN LONDON. >> 135.5. >> PICKET DIDN'T MAKE IT EASY THAT NIGHT. >> CERTAINLY DID NOT. OBVIOUSLY THE CROWD WON'T MATTER TO CHITO. >> BRIAN "BOOM" KELLEHER. >> KELLEHER STARTED IN A ON THE OF OR SPORTS. CROSSED OVER TO MMA IN 2007. FROM THERE, HE GOT ON DANA WHITE'S LOOKING FOR A FIGHT. ABLE TO LAND A SPINNING BACK FIST. AND HERE HE IS, CURRENTLY RIDING A SEVEN FIGHT WINNING STREAK WITH EIGHT FIRST ROUND FINISHES ON HIS RECORD. >> 151 ON THE NOSE FOR BRIAN KELLEHER. >> YET ANOTHER NEW YORKER ON OUR CARD THIS WEEKEND. >> AND THIS IS WHY WE NEEDED FIGHTING IN NEW YORK.
>> I MEAN, REALLY. >> SO MANY FIGHTERS IN THE STATE. IT'S CRAZY. IT'S BEEN THAT LONG TO GET TO NEW YORK. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> HOLDING IT DOWN. >> WE MOVE ON TO OUR FEATURE UFC FIGHT IN THE FEATHERWEIGHT DIVISION, KYLE "CRASH" BOCHNIAK VERSUS JEREMY "JBC" KENNEDY. >> WITH JEREMY KENNEDY, THIS IS GOING TO BE HIS THIRD NIGHT IN THE UFC, HE IS UNDEFEATED. THIS IS THE PERFECT PLACE TO PUT THE UNDEFEATED RECORD ON THE LINE IN THE UFC. HE IS A PURPLE BELT IN BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU, A VERY WELL ROUNDED FIGHTER. HE IS TRYING TO GO OUT THERE AND CRACK INTO THE TOP 15. THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR HIM TO SHOW US WHAT HE HAS. >> 145, THE OFFICIAL WEIGHT FOR JBC. AND HIS OPPONENT IS KYLE "CRASH" BOCHNIAK. >> SPEAKING OF PEOPLE SHOWING THE UFC WHAT THEY CAN DO, KYLE BOCHNIAK WAS A WELDER BEFORE HE CAME TO THE UFC. HE STARTED MMA SEVEN YEARS AGO AS AN OUTLET FOR HIS AGGRESSION, HE SAID. NOW HE FOUGHT AND BEAT LA TRAY HAHN IN ANOTHER ORGANIZATION JANUARY 8th. SOON GOT HIS SHOT IN THE UFC NINE DAYS AFTER, ON FOUR DAY'S NOTICE TO FACE AROSA.
>> 145 THE OFFICIAL WEIGHT FOR KYLE BOCHNIAK. >> OKAY. WELCOME BACK TO THE. PRELIMS ARE UP NEXT. FIRST UP, GRABOWSKI VERSUS SHERMAN. >> SHERMAN IS COMING IN ON SHORT NOTICE BUT I DON'T HAVE A SHORT-TERM MEMORY BUT BECAUSE THE LAST FIGHT HE HAD WAS LEG KICK AFTER LEG KICK ON TOP OF LEG KICK UNDERNEATH LEG KICK ON THE SIDE OF THE LEG KICK. AND HE FINALLY GOT THE FINISH. HE SHOWED US HE IS AN EXCITING FIGHTER TO LOOK OUT FOR.
HE HAS DEFINITELY GOT TEN VICTORIES BY KO. AND HE IS LOOKING TO PUT ON ANOTHER STELLAR PERFORMANCE. >> 251 THE OFFICIAL WEIGHT EARLIER TODAY FOR THE VANILLA GORILLA. >> WHAT A GOOD NICKNAME. >> VANILLA GORILLA. >> DAMIAN GRABOWSKI, FIGHTING AND COMING FROM POLAND. HE STARTED BECAUSE HIS FATHER PUT HIM INTO WREFING AS A CHILD. HE HAS NOW BECOME A HIGH LEVEL GRAPPLER WITH TEN SUBMISSIONS. >> 261.5 FOR DAMIAN GRABOWSKI. >> AND TEN FIRST ROUND FINISHES. THIS GUY IS A FINISHER IN THE FIRST ROUND. THAT'S WHERE THIS FIGHT IS GOING TO BE SEEN. >> WE TALK ABOUT THIS SO OFTEN BUT THE HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION IS HUNGRY FOR A NEW TALENT. THESE GUYS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TOMORROW TO MAKE THEIR MARK. >> WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION.
MORE LOCAL FLAVOR HERE. RYAN LAFLARE VERSUS ALEX "COWBOY" OLIVEIRA. >> WEARING A COWBOY HAT THERE. HE DIDN'T TAKE THE NICKNAME BECAUSE HE LIKED IT. HE USED TO BE A COWBOY, RIDING A BULL AND EVERYTHING IN BRAZIL. HE SAID HE USED TO GET IN SCRAPS IN NIGHTCLUBS IN BRAZIL. BE SOMEONE NOTICED HIM AND SAID YOU NEED TO START TRAINING. OBVIOUSLY IT WORKED OUT FOR HIM, 15 PROFESSIONAL WINS UNDER HIS BELT. THIS WAS TRULY HIS CALLING. >> 170.5 THE OFFICIAL WEIGHT FOR COWBOY OLIVEIRA. >> FIGHTING FOR FREE IN BARS IS PROBABLY A GOOD HINT YOU MIGHT WANT TO FIGHT FOR A LIVING. >> THAT'S PROBABLY WHY HE SMILES SO HE MUCH WHEN HE FIGHTS. >> HIS OPPONENT RYAN LAFLARE — I'M GOING TO WHIP OUT STATS I GOT FROM A SECRET SOURCE.
HE WAS A LEADER AT FARMINGDALE STATE COLLEGE. HOPEFULLY THAT MEANS HE CAN SWING THE RIGHT HAND LIKE A LACROSSE BALL. >> 171 FOR RYAN LAFLARE. >> FOUR KO VICTORIES. TAKING ON OLIVERA, IT'S GOING TO BE A GUN FIGHT. >> IT'S GOING TO BE A GOOD FIGHT. >> YES. >> NEXT UP IN THE UFC'S MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION, RAFAEL "SAPO" NATAL VERSUS ERYK ANDERS. FIRST FIGHTER TO THE SCALE MAKING HIS UFC DEBUT, ERIC ANDERS. >> UNDEFEATED, YA BOI ERIC ANDERS MAKES HIS APPEARANCE UNDER SHORT NOTICE STEPPING IN FOR TIM WILLIAMS. ANDERS HAD AN 8-0 RECORD AFTER HIS COLLEGE FOOTBALL CLEAR ENDED. HE PLAYED LINEBACKER FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA. >> 145.5 THE OFFICIAL WEIGHT FOR THE FORMER ALABAMA LINEBACKER. >> HE PLAYED IN THE 2009 CHAMPIONSHIP.
SEVEN TACKLE, A SACK, AND FORCED A FUMBLE IN ALABAMA'S WIN. >> HE GOES BY SAPO. THAT MEANS — HE IS FIGHTING OUT OF NEW YORK BY WAY OF BRAZIL. WHO KNOWS IF I SAID THAT RIGHT. I'M DOING MY BEST. >> YOU WERE CLOSE. >> YOU ARE THE BRAZILIAN PROEHL. THE PORTUGUESE BELL. HE STARTED AT 14 YEARS OLD WITH CAP WEARO. IN TJJ AND NEXT THING YOU KNOW HE IS A BLACK BELT. >> 145 POUNDS THE OFFICIAL WEIGHT FOR SAPO. >> I LIKE HOW HE PADS HIM BY THE FACT THAT HIS OPPONENT IS LINEBACKER FOR A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL TEAM AND SCORED AND RACKED UP SEVEN TACKLES.
>> THAT'S COOL. >> I WISH HE HAD A FOOTBALL TO THROW IN THAT OCTAGON. >> IF YOU CAN LAY A HAND ON SOMEBODY IT'S PRETTY MUCH THE SAME. >> I WOULD SERIOUSLY SEE HIM FIGHT WITH A FOOTBALL. >> THAT WOULD BE FUNNY BUT NOT FAIR. >> ELIZEU ZALESKI DOS SANTOS VERSUS LYMAN GOOD. >> CAPOEIRA IS HOPING TO MAKE IT THREE WINS IN A ROW TOM NIGHT AGAINST GOOD. HE IS NEVER IN A BORING FIGHT. 12 WINS BY KNOCKOUT WITH EIGHT FIRST ROUND FINISHES.
>> OFFICIAL WEIGHT FOR CAPOEIRA. HIS OPPONENT, ANOTHER LOCAL APPEARANCE, LYMAN GOOD. >> HE MIGHT BE NEW TO A LOT OF UFC FANS BUT HE HAS BEEN AROUND THE BLOCK FOR A LONG TIME. FORMER CHAMPION IN AN OUTSIDE ORGANIZATION. HE AS WELL BRINGS A VERY EXCITING FIGHT STYLE. I THINK WE PAIRED THESE GUYS UP TOGETHER AND WE SHOULD GET AN ELECTRIFYING FIGHT. NINE WINS BY KO, THREE BY SUBMISSION. SIX OF THOSE FINISHES CAME IN THE FIRST ROUND. >> 170.5 THE OFFICIAL WEIGHT FOR LYMAN GOOD. >>> HELLO AGAIN FOLKS. ONLY FOUR MORE FIGHTS WEIGH IN. STARTING OF OFF THE MAIN CARD WITH THE TWO BANTAM WEIGHTS. 42 WINS BETWEEN THEM. RIVERA AND ALMEIDA. YOU KNOW A LOT ABOUT THESE GUYS. START US OFF OF. >> ALMEIDA HAS BEEN RUNNING THROUGH PEOPLE IN DIVISION.
HE ACCUMULATED A 22-1 RECORD SINCE HE STARTED IN 2011 WITH 17 KNOCKOUTS AND TWO SUBMISSIONS. HE TRAINS UNDER CHUTE BOXING. YOU KNOW WHAT, I HAD TO SAY IT THAT WAY SO KAREN DOESN'T GET ON ME. JUST SO EVERYBODY KNOWS. BUT HE SPEND HIS FREE TIME SURFING. THAT'S HOW HE LIKES TO RELAX. >> 135 THE OFFICIAL WEIGHT FOR THOMAS ALMEIDA. >> NEVER A BORING FIGHT. >> HE IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE FIGHTERS. >> JIMMIE RIVERA. >> JIMMIE RIVERA, I HAVE GOT TO CHECK MY NOTES. THIS DOESN'T COME TO ME CORRECT. 19 FIGHT WIN STREAK. HOW DOES SOMEONE GO 19 FIGHTS IN A ROW AND NOT STAN IT ACROSS IN THE FINAL ROUND FIGHT FOR STRAP? I'M ASSUMING A PROSPECT LIKE ALMEIDA. HE IS LOOKING TO PUT ON THAT TYPE OF PERFORMANCE TO GET THE EYES OF THE BRASS TO HE CAN PUT HIMSELF IN THAT POSITION. >> FOR SURE. >> I LIKE THIS MATCHUP. WE HAVEN'T SEEN ALMEIDA GET OUTWRESTLED TOO MUCH. RIVERA HAS THE POTENTIAL. >> AND ALMEIDA HAS THE POTENTIAL TO STOP THE POTENTIAL. >> NOW, PATRICK "DURKIN" CUMMINS VERSUS GEEIAN VILLANTE.
FIRST FIGHTER TO THE SCALE, LET'S HERE IT TO GIAN VILLANTE. >> COMING OUT WITHOUT HIS SHIRT ON. WHY WOULD HE WEAR A SHIRT? HE IS AT HOME. HE PLAYED FOOTBALL JUST DOWN THE STREET AT HOFSTRA. >> 206 THE OFFICIAL WEIGHT FORGYIAN VILLANTE. >> EXCITED TO FIGHT IN FRONT OF FRIEND AND FAMILY HERE IN LONG ISLAND ALONE WITH BEST FRIEND CHRIS WEIDMAN. ALSO HE IS A HUGE REAL HOUSE WIVES FAN.
>> ONCE AGAIN WITH THE MUSTACHE, PAT CUMMINS COMING VERY STRONG. >> I THINK BETTER TIM JOHNSON. >> THEY MIGHT HAVE TO FIGHT IN THE BACK FOR IT. NUMBER 12 PAT CUMMINS IS COMING IN. HE HAS A WAY TO MINIMIZE MOMENT. >> 205.5 THE OFFICIAL WEIGHT FOR PATRICK CUMMINS. >> AND JUST GO OUT THERE AND HAVE FUN. A LOT OF FIGHTERS SAY I JUST HAVE FUN OUT THERE.
THEY ARE TELLING A LIE. THEY ARE NERVOUS AND NERVE WRACKED. BOTH OF THESE GUYS ACTUALLY FIGHT THAT WAY. THAT'S WHY I'M EXCITED TO WATCH THEM PAIR UP. >> GIAN VILLANTE HASN'T WORN A SHIRT ALL WEEK. >> ESPECIALLY ON LONG ISLAND. >> — VERSUS DARREN "THE DAMAGE" ELKINS. >> DARREN ELKINS THE GUY I'VE BEEN WATCHING FIGHT SINCE FOREVER. HE IS A THIRD GENERATION PIPE FITTER. HE TOLD ME HE JUST GOT PENSION. BEEN IN IT TEN YEARS. HE WAS SO FRAUD TO TELL ME THAT. I THINK CREDIBLE BECAUSE THAT IS A TOUGH JOB AND EXPLAINS WHY HE IS SO DARN STRONG. >> 125.5.
>> THAT'S NOT AN EASY TASK. HE HAS BEEN MARRIED 16 YEARS. I AM ASSUMING THIS IS GOING TO BE A FUN NIGHT FOR HIM. BUT AT THE SAME TIME HOW ARE YOU MARRIED FOR 16 YEARS? THAT'S INCREDIBLE. >> I HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR 16 YEARS. >> AND YOU ARE A BEAST. >> BEAST MODE 24/7. >> DENNIS BERMUDEZ, NOT ONLY DOES HE COOK. HE FIGHTS. I KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING HIS COOKING SNOW WE'VE BEEN HAVING THE PLEASURE OF PUTTING ON SNAP CHAT. HE IS LEAN, MEAN, FROM NEW YORK, STRONG AND COMING OUT TO PUT ON A SHOW.
>> HE WINS THE TAN GAME. >> HE HAS THE TAN GAME ON LOCK. >> WE LIKE OUR TAN OUT HERE IN NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY. IT'S WHAT WE'RE ABOUT. >> LET'S TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE MEN ON THE MARQUEE WHO WILL SHARE THE OCTAGON TOMORROW NIGHT RIGHT HERE IN OUR UFC MIDDLE WEIGHT MAIN EVENT.
>> CHRIS WEIDMAN. >> CHRIS WEIDMAN WAS AT ONE POINT IN TIME THOUGHT TO BE PERHAPS THE BEST MIDDLEWEIGHT WE HAD EVER SEEN INSIDE THE OCTAGON. OH, MY, HE GOT HIT. LOOKING TO FINISH IT. IT IS ALL OVER! >> I BEAT THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME. I HAVE THEN DEFENDED THE BELT THREE TIMES AGAINST THE GREATEST THE SPORT'S EVER SEEN. >> VITOR IS IN DEEP, DEEP TROUBLE. >> IT IS ALL OVER. THE ALL AMERICAN! >> STILL. >> BUT ONE MOMENT IN TIME CAN CHANGE THE ENTIRE FUTURE OF A FIGHTER. CHRIS WEIDMAN THREW ONE WHEEL KICK. >> WENT FOR A WHEEL KICK. ROCKHOLD TAKES HIM DOWN. >> WEIDMAN'S FUTURE CHANGES. >> WIDE KNEE. KNOCKED HIM OUT. >> PAST HIS PRIME, OVERRATED. NOT TOUGH. YOU REALLY SEE WHO THE REAL CHAMPIONS ARE WITH HOW THEY COME BACK. I FEEL LIKE ALL THE GREATS HAVE HIT ADVERSITY AND CAME BACK THAT MUCH BETTER.
AND THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO DO. >> IN FRONT OF HIM IS A SURGING FIGHTER IN SELL VIN GASTELUM. HE IS REALLY SHOWING CHAMPIONSHIP CALIBER PERFORMANCES INSIDE THE OCTAGON. HIS SPEC P.M.ANCE AGAINST VITOR BELFORT IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF THAT. >> NICE WORK — OH. THAT'S GOING TO DO IT. KELVIN GASTELUM WITH THE BIGGEST WIN OF HIS CAREER. >> I'M FINALLY PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER AND I'M ONLY 25 YEARS OLD. THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING. I FEEL LIKE ALL THE PRESSURE IS ON CHRIS. HE'S COMING OFF THREE LOSSES. NOBODY WANTS TO LOSE FOUR IN A ROW. NOBODY WANTS TO LOSE IN THEIR BACKYARD. AND NOBODY WANTS TO LOSE THEIR JOB, MOST IMPORTANTLY.
>> WHEN YOU GET KNOCK DOWNED YOU GET BACK UP AND YOU PUSH FORWARD. I HAVE A LOT MORE ENERGY TO PUT INTO THIS SPORT AND NOW I'M EXCITED TO GO OUT THERE AND GET EVERYTHING BACK THAT WAS MINE. >> FIRST FIGHTER TO THE SCALE CURRENTLY RANKED NUMBER EIGHT IN THE WORLD. HE IS KELVIN GASTELUM! >> KELVIN GASTELUM IS RANKED NUMBER EIGHT BUT HE HAS SHOWN CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORM FANS OCTAGON AS HE MOVED UP TO MIDDLEWEIGHT. HE WENT OUT THERE AND COMPLETELY TOOK OUT BELFORT AND KENNEDY IN DOMINANT FASHION. >> 185.5 THE OFFICIAL WEIGHT FOR KELVIN GASTELUM. >> I THINK THIS WAS A SMART NOT ONLY SMART BUT HEALTHY MOVE FOR HIM. HE IS LOOKING WAY BETTER AT THE HEAVIER WAIT. >> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE FORMER UFC MIDDLE WEIGHT CHAMPION, THE ALL AMERICAN, CHRIS WEIDMAN.
>> CHRIS WEIDMAN TRAINS WITH A WELL-KNOWN DUO. WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL AT NEW YORK STATE A. EFL WRESTLING CHAMP. TWO NCAA DIVISION ONE ALL AMERICAN. INVOLVED MMA HELPING WRESTLERS. >> 186 THE OFFICIAL WEIGHT FOR CHRIS WEIDMAN. >> HE COMES IN, I'M GOING TO TEACH YOU GUYS TO WRESTLE. I THINK I'M GONNA START NOW. >> THAT'S HOW I STARTED. >> MAKES A LOT OF SENSE. >> THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT FIGHT FOR BOTH OF THESE GENTLEMEN, AS WE KNOW.
>> STEP OVER HERE AND TALK WITH KELVIN GASTELUM IN ENEMY TERRITORY A LITTLE BIT. I KNOW YOU HAVE RESPECT FOR CHRIS AND LONGO AND MATT. HOW DO YOU GO ABOUT PUTTING THAT ASIDE AND GETTING THE JOB DONE TOMORROW NIGHT. >> IT'S DIFFICULT. I'VE KNOWN CHRIS FOR YEARS NOW. THIS IS BUSINESS. FOR 25 MINUTES WE ARE GOING TO PUT THE FRIENDSHIP ASIDE AND PUT ON A SHOW FOR YOU GUYS. >> THANK YOU. WISH YOU THE BEST TOMORROW NIGHT. KELVIN GASTELUM, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. HERE HE IS, THE MAN OF THE MOMENT, THIRD FIGHT IN EIGHT MONTHS FOR CHRIS WEIDMAN. I KNEW YOU WERE NOT GOING TO MISS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEADLINE IN THIS BUILDING. IT IS HERE. YOUR THOUGHTS ON ANOTHER UFC EVENT..
