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0:00What's up, guys?
0:02>> Dana, week four in the books now. Just
0:04we had a little bit of everything
0:05tonight. What were your thoughts on uh
0:06tonight?
0:07>> Yeah. I I mean, uh another night where I
0:10take everybody's
0:13great nights. I love it.
0:14>> Stood out to me there when you were
0:15reading out your Sylvester Sanchez. You
0:18said like you mentioned how he may not
0:19be ready and then boom, he beautiful
0:21left.
0:22>> I'm not you. That's why on my
0:24notes I wrote, I swear to God, I was
0:27sitting there thinking he's 24. It's a
0:30great fight. Tough. You know, this this
0:32kid McCracken's coming at after him. Uh,
0:35but he's 24. Maybe he needs a little
0:37boom. As soon as I said it in my head,
0:39he dropped him and and finished the
0:41fight. And I'm like, you know what that
0:43about? As soon as I start to doubt
0:45whether you're, you know, don't let me
0:47not pick you. So you were kind of
0:49already leaning towards if it went to
0:50decision to hey get some wins come back
0:52>> which it looked 100% like it was going
0:54to go to a decision. Good fight. Both
0:57guys are tough and you know uh and you
1:00know he was a slight underdog in this
1:02fight too. So um yeah don't let me deny
1:07you. Don't make me not pick you.
1:09>> Another guy I know you were very high on
1:11today was Gabrielle. You said
1:1226-year-old heavyweight beast coming to
1:14the UFC. just talk to me about his
1:16performance and you know what his
1:17addition to the you know evolving
1:19heavyweight roster that we're seeing now
1:20with all the talent that's coming in.
1:22>> Yeah, I you know in the heavyweight
1:23division to see a guy young like that
1:25coming in uh so aggressive and uh going
1:28and going for the kill. I love it. I
1:30love it. We need those type of guys in
1:32in the heavyweight division.
1:34>> And uh I got to hear Senko ask, you
1:35know, tell you, you know, fourth week on
1:37Paramount. Didn't get to catch
1:38everything. Just what has been, you
1:39know, the network's response four weeks
1:41in, right? I mean, we've had some great
1:42episodes so far. Yeah, we've we've been
1:44trend literally the network is texting
1:46me during the show tonight. Uh yeah,
1:48they're fired up and and and you know,
1:50we've been doing this for 10 years and
1:52you know, we've trended a couple times
1:53in the past. We trend every week top
1:56three. Tonight, we're number one. Um you
1:59know, Paramount's been uh an incredible
2:02move for us. Just a couple outside of
2:03tonight coming off, you know, crazy
2:05scenes over in Shanghai with Sona Dong
2:07knocking out Usuzman or sorry, I'll get
2:11to that later, but Umar Magamov, just
2:13your thoughts on on that performance.
2:15>> Yeah. Wow. I mean, I think my my uh my
2:19my thoughts were the same as
2:20everybody's. I mean, Song looked
2:22incredible and did what he needed to do
2:24in, you know, his home country. It's you
2:26couldn't have a better win than that.
2:28Yeah.
2:28>> Now to Umar or Usuzmanov, I know a lot
2:31of people have been, you know, talking
2:32about his reaction when Sonadong was
2:33kind of running around the cage. Just
2:34what were your thoughts on that and
2:35where do you stand on on the way he
2:37reacted?
2:38>> Yeah.
2:40So what do you mean how he reacted?
2:42>> Some people say maybe he crossed the
2:43line or the way maybe he almost hit song
2:46or tried to hit then he
2:47>> he definitely did. Yeah, I agree. I
2:49would agree with that.
2:50>> Just last one for me, we're just a month
2:51away from UFC 332 in Salt Lake City. Is
2:54there an update of or just timeline of
2:56when we're going to get a main event
2:57announcement?
2:58>> Yep. Uh this week.
3:03>> On the flip side of the um sort of with
3:05the Uzman, the at the recent Nevada
3:07Athletic Commission, they said that they
3:09wanted to reach out to you guys because
3:10there were a few fighters that got fined
3:12for exiting the cage. During the
3:14meeting, the commission chairman comes
3:16on and says, "I think we should reach
3:17out, talk to the UFC and see if there's
3:19something that we can really do to stop
3:21these fighters from exiting the cage and
3:23make it maybe more severe." Have they've
3:25reached out to you guys and do you think
3:26there's anything that can be done to
3:27sort of deter fighters more from exiting
3:30the cage and getting
3:31>> it? It's one of those tough things
3:32because these guys get so excited and
3:36you know when you when you're caught up
3:37in the in the moment when you think
3:39about how hard they train, they're gone
3:42from their families. They cut weight,
3:44they do all this stuff, and then, you
3:45know, they win. They're not thinking
3:48about fines or or any of that stuff.
3:50What I think should happen is if you
3:52jump out of the cage to do something
3:55violent or something, you know, then you
3:58should get fined and you should be uh
4:00you know, the perfect example is Habib
4:02when he went when he went after you
4:03know, those type of things. But if you
4:06just get, you know, overly excited and
4:08you jump out of the cage, I I don't
4:11think it's a big deal.
4:12>> Yeah. And that in fact you brought up
4:13the one case that they kept bringing up
4:15and they said this is why we're doing it
4:17because there was an instance where a
4:18fighter left the cage in a fight but do
4:20you think that could be something
4:22discussion to say hey maybe there should
4:24be levels and maybe fighters shouldn't
4:25get this fine or
4:26>> Yeah.
4:27>> gotcha. Um
4:28>> I mean that's this is pretty much common
4:30sense. I mean this isn't
4:32>> this isn't some big executive
4:33decision that needs to be made that they
4:35need to call and talk to us. I mean it
4:37it's pretty simple. If a guy jumps over
4:38the cage with bad intentions toward
4:41another fighter or somebody in the crowd
4:43or something like that, yes, find the
4:45out of them. Um, but if they don't,
4:48then you know, then they shouldn't.
4:51[laughter]
4:52>> And then, uh, you already mentioned that
4:53you thought it was probably the worst
4:54stoppage ever tonight when we saw that
4:56the fight between uh, Modestino
4:58Rodriguez and Brandon Holmes
5:00>> and then and then he had another one.
5:02You know what I mean? uh you know, he
5:04had the worst stoppage ever when when
5:06the guy's mouthpiece fell out and he got
5:08hit with eight more punches than he
5:09should have got hit with and then he
5:11goes the complete other way on the next
5:13fight.
5:13>> And I know this was the second time that
5:15we saw Holmes. Is there possibility when
5:17something like that happens and he looks
5:18like he was still in the fight, do you
5:20guys give him a possible third shot to
5:22try to come back?
5:22>> Yeah, I listen, we owe that guy. Yeah,
5:25definitely.
5:26>> All right. And then last for me, I know
5:28when we had the tour, you guys said
5:29within like a month or in a few weeks,
5:31you might hear about the expansion
5:32plans. Is there any update on maybe the
5:34future expansion on this the plot of
5:36land out here, any of the order other
5:38stuff?
5:38>> We literally just hired a firm to come
5:40in and do the uh the master plan.
5:43>> That's awesome. So,
5:44>> which takes like eight months.
5:45>> So, eight Well, yeah.
5:46>> Eight months from when they're going to
5:48get done doing their
5:49>> We just hired the firm that's going to
5:50do the whole master plan here, and it
5:52takes like eight months to to do it.
5:54Yep.
5:54>> Okay. Thanks, Den.
5:55>> Yep. Uh just a couple from me. Obviously
5:58the story last week main event Bellamir.
6:00You obviously have a relationship with
6:02her. Have you had a chance to speak to
6:03her or talk to her? Give her any advice
6:05since that loss. Um yeah, I called her
6:07as soon as I got in my car and uh she
6:10was in a good place. She's like,
6:11"Listen, I've lost before. I've lost
6:13jiu-jitsu matches. I've lost wrestling
6:15matches. You know, I've lost before. I
6:17know what it feels like to lose and I'm
6:19good. I'll be back and I'll come back
6:21stronger." any chance of bringing her
6:22back this season, do you think or
6:25>> uh that I don't I mean that's up to her
6:26and her dad about that.
6:29>> Yep. And then last one for me. Last
6:30week, current lightweight champion
6:33Justin Gai, he told us that his hands
6:36were still not healed from the Ilia
6:37Taporia fight. He was going to wait till
6:39the end of the year and kind of decide
6:41what he was going to do. I know you
6:43don't really like the retirement thing,
6:44but he didn't rule out retirement. Just
6:47your thoughts. Have you had a chance to
6:48talk to Justin? Do you feel like he
6:50might be tying up the division with
6:51those?
6:52>> No, I I No, he's not tying up the
6:53division. He just fought. Um, you know,
6:56just fought. His hands are still sore,
6:57whatever he's got going on, you know, he
7:00uh, you know, and he came into that
7:02fight. He originally wasn't the guy in
7:04that position. He came in, took the
7:06fight, and uh, won in spectacular
7:08fashion and literally changed his entire
7:11life. And, uh, yeah, he's got some some
7:14big decisions to make.
7:15>> And then I do just have one last more.
7:17Last week you talked about um the 11
7:19million man and I think Kevin Holland
7:22confirmed that was it was him. Um
7:24obviously a big star. People love to see
7:26him fight. Can you just talk about his
7:27career in the UFC and what it's meant
7:29coming from the Contender Series?
7:31>> Well, I never said it was Kevin Holland
7:32that was the 11 million man, but Kevin
7:34Holland's done pretty well.
7:37>> Yeah. Yeah. I love Kevin. You you know
7:39the whole history of me and Kevin. I
7:41didn't pick him. Said he he had a big
7:43mouth and he should have focused on
7:44whatever. And we were in matchmaking one
7:46day and I I don't remember who fell out.
7:48I think it was Thiago.
7:50Um, yeah. Anyway, I said, "Call Big
7:53Mouth and see if Big Mouth will take the
7:54fight." Called him. He took the fight
7:56and here we are with Kevin Holland.
7:58>> He did seem to confirm he was the 11
7:59million dollar man. You don't want to do
8:01that.
8:01>> Interesting. I did not say it was Kevin.
8:04>> Got it.
8:04>> Yeah.
8:04>> Thank you.
8:07>> Yeah, I got one right here. Um, how does
8:09it feel to have such a positive response
8:10from the fans, you know, this season of
8:12Dana Wack Center series and even the
8:14fans in in house here?
8:16>> Yeah, I mean, we we we you know, for 10
8:18years, we have had nothing but but but
8:20great uh experiences from the fights,
8:23but now with the with with the expansion
8:25here and to be able to have 1300 people
8:27in here every Tuesday, it definitely
8:29makes a big difference. It's fun, lots
8:30of energy and uh yeah, I'm assuming it's
8:34got to be much better for for the
8:37fighters, too. Yeah, you know, Adam
8:39Darby put on such a striking master
8:41class against, you know, Rivera tonight.
8:42He landed roughly 60 to 70 leg kicks,
8:44which would have been second only to
8:45Usuzman versus Mazda at 251. What would
8:47you like to say about that performance
8:49and how he kind of just broke him down?
8:51>> Yeah. Well, I literally said to the
8:53matchmakers in the first round, uh, you
8:56know, Rivera jumped on, he was on his
8:58back and I said, now this fight ends,
9:00this kid Darby's gonna finish this fight
9:01with leg kicks. Before I knew that
9:04Patrick Rivera was a cyborg. I
9:06mean, that guy is one of the toughest
9:08dudes that I have ever seen in the
9:11sport.
9:12Never started limping
9:14once, never switched stance, and just
9:17kept coming forward and and eating those
9:19leg kicks. And the leg kicks were
9:21obviously setting up other other weapons
9:23for uh for Derby. It it was just it was
9:26absolute masterclass and and I was happy
9:29that the ref stopped that fight. The ref
9:31did a great job on that fight.
9:34>> Thank you.
9:35>> Yeah. Since we're on refs
9:36tonight, let's let's go the other way
9:38with this guy. He did a great job. Good
9:40stoppage
9:41>> being right here. Um
9:42>> and and that was the second I thought he
9:44broke the record, but if it was a UFC
9:46fight, Darby would have the record for
9:49the number uh second most leg kicks in
9:52the welterweight division to Carlos
9:55Condit against Nick Diaz. Yeah,
9:59>> Dana, I was just wondering if you if you
10:01were happen to catch uh UFC legend Joe
10:03Lozison fighting in in uh the BKFC at a
10:07fifth inway in Boston.
10:09>> I did not. My son was there though, but
10:11I I didn't see it.
10:12>> Gotcha. Um and I just wanted to go back
10:14to Song Dong. How cool is it to him? You
10:18know, he joined the promotion when he
10:20was like 18 years old. It's taken him
10:23almost, I guess, 10 years to
10:25>> What? What's the question? Son Don.
10:27>> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Okay.
10:28>> Entered the promotion when he was 18
10:30years old. Um he's been in the promotion
10:32for almost 10 years. Goes out there,
10:34knocks knocks out. Um gets he's this
10:37massive star in China. And I'm assuming
10:39he put himself like right there next to
10:42the title shot, right?
10:43>> Yeah. Listen, man. I I would have to
10:45imagine that, you know, when you're in
10:46the sport and and you you get set up for
10:49this type of, you know, moment in your
10:53career and you absolutely go out and
10:55deliver, especially
10:57against who you did it uh you know to
11:02it's it's unbelievable and and you know
11:05massive in China and place was going
11:08crazy. I I think they said that uh Zach,
11:11our producer, said they broke like the
11:13decibel record there. Like it was so
11:15loud that it was insane.
11:17>> Yeah, that's that's awesome.
11:19>> But we broke lots of records on that
11:20China fight.
11:21>> Yeah.
11:22>> Including the decibel level. [laughter]
11:24>> I'll take it.
11:25>> Yeah, it was it was an awesome card. Um
11:27have you just been kind of amazed at how
11:29many underdogs have won this year? Um
11:31just title fights, main events, big
11:33underdogs. Well, I'll tell you, it's not
11:35that I'm amazed or that I'm whatever,
11:36but the matchmaking is just off the
11:38charts, man. I mean, the whole year and
11:41then, you know, recently you look at S,
11:43you know, obviously the Contender
11:44Series, Sacramento, China, list goes on
11:47and on. The matchmaking is just second
11:49to none.
11:50>> Thank you.
11:51>> Thank you.
11:53>> Good.
11:54>> I'm not sure if you're going to Paris,
11:55but uh this weekend, Dan Hooker,
11:57Saladine Parnau, Parnell is obviously
11:58making his debut against a tough, you
12:00know, Dan Hooker. So, just what are your
12:02thoughts on on that fight and uh what
12:04are your hopes right now?
12:05>> Yeah, well, I think I think that the
12:07again like I was just saying to him, the
12:08Paris card is it's it's a great card. Uh
12:12great matchmaking and let's see how it
12:14plays out. I'm I'm you know, we're on
12:16we're on a roll. So, let's keep rolling.
12:20Thank you guys.
13:32Nice.
13:36>> Adam, congratulations on the win and the
13:37contract. What are the emotions like
13:39right now?
13:39>> Thank you so much. Uh just a lot of
13:42relief. There's a lot of stress on my
13:44shoulders leading up to this fight. You
13:46know, I've been chasing this dream for a
13:48very long time now. Um you know, I'm I
13:50know I'm only 25, but I've been I've
13:52been having this dream for a while. So,
13:53it's uh happy. I'm very happy all my
13:55hard work paid off and uh especially
13:58against such a game opponent in Hunter
14:00Smith. I wish I could have finished him,
14:02but you know, I had to play it smart. Um
14:04he had power in his hands, so I I played
14:05a smart fight. Still uh had some
14:07exciting moments in there. I like, you
14:09know, I like my spinny stuff as you guys
14:11could tell. But um yeah, I'm just super
14:13happy to finally be a UFC fighter. I've
14:14been wanting to say that for a
14:16long time.
14:17>> Sure. It [snorts] feels good. How how
14:18confident were you when you when you
14:19heard uh them say, you know, split
14:21decision? Just what were your emotions
14:23like there? I was a lot more confident
14:26before they said the split decision, but
14:28then once they because I didn't think it
14:29was going to be a split decision and
14:30then once they said the split decision,
14:32I was like, "Oh shit." But, uh, no, I
14:34was pretty confident I got the win. I
14:35thought I landed the bigger shots. Um, I
14:38know when people that don't know
14:39anything about fighting, you see someone
14:40moving around the cage, it's they're
14:42running. No, I I'm playing a smart
14:44fight. I'm playing my fight. And I I
14:47made him move how I wanted him to move.
14:49I wasn't just running away. I did that
14:50to land my big shots and make him miss.
14:53um people that don't know fighting
14:54online, they're uh stupid as and
14:56they would never step in the cage and
14:58they don't know what they're talking
14:59about.
14:59>> And obviously, you know, we saw you in
15:00contender series before uh against a
15:02tough opponent and Tommy Ganon. You said
15:04in the promo package that the the UFC
15:06obviously sees something in you, right?
15:08They're bringing you back. So, just what
15:09was the mentality like going into a
15:11second opportunity? I mean, fighters
15:12obvious, you know, a lot of them say,
15:14you know, it's, you know, even more
15:15pressure for obvious reasons. How do how
15:16do you see it?
15:18>> Uh yeah, I was honestly just super
15:20grateful. It only took one fight to get
15:21back here. Um, obviously the one fight
15:23was super awesome. I got a spinning
15:25elbow flatline knockout. So, I
15:28definitely earned [clears throat] my way
15:29back. You know, it wasn't a handout, but
15:31I think they definitely saw the
15:32potential in me. Um, they want exciting
15:34fighters, and that's what I am. And, you
15:36know, the the deck wasn't in my favor.
15:39My LA my first time in the Contender
15:40Series. You know, it was a pretty short
15:42notice for me. I had a lot of weight to
15:43cut. Um, wasn't fully prepared. No
15:45excuse. You know, he beat me that night.
15:47But, uh, that is not uh the fighter I
15:50am. And I showed people today, you know,
15:52I'm a lot better than I was the first
15:53time I was here. And and I just
15:55literally just turned 25. Um I'm still
15:57not in my prime at all. And uh the next
16:00couple of years, uh you're just going to
16:02see me get better and better and better
16:03and better.
16:04>> You're just turning 25. You know, coming
16:06into stacked UFC lightweight division,
16:08just what are your ambitions right now?
16:09How quickly do you want to be, you know,
16:10in a certain spot in your career?
16:12>> Yeah, you know, this is a short career.
16:14I'm here to make my money, uh make my
16:16name for myself, uh get in and get out.
16:18Um, so I'm going to ready to stay active
16:20as long as, you know, my body is all
16:22good and healed up and I want to fight
16:23big names. You know, one person I really
16:25fight is Bobby Green. Um, I think I'd
16:27him up and I think that would be a
16:29great fight to put on at MSG in my
16:31hometown of New York. Um, so yeah, I
16:33want some big names. I just want to get
16:35back in there and fight, you know? I'm
16:36only I'm only uh young for so long and I
16:39want to make some good money, put on
16:41awesome fights. So I love this
16:42>> So that's the timeline. Regardless,
16:43Bobby Green or not, November. MSG is
16:45what you want.
16:46>> November MSG New York. That's what I
16:48want.
16:48>> Congratulations.
16:49>> Thank you.
16:51>> How you doing, Adam? Congrats. You know,
16:53you went you went the full 15 minutes
16:55tonight. You know, came away with the
16:56split decision.
16:57>> How would you assess your performance
16:58tonight?
17:00>> Pretty good, honestly. You know, he's a
17:02super tough opponent. He definitely got
17:03better um than his last few fights. He
17:06he was also leveling up and he was
17:08really hungry. You know, he knocked out
17:10a lot of his fighter opponents that he's
17:12fought. He got power in his hands. Um a
17:14little more experience than me, too. So,
17:16[clears throat] I I was really proud
17:18with the way I fought because a lot of
17:19times, as people know, if you watch my
17:20last fights, I go in there and I like to
17:22like to scrap. I like to tuck my chin
17:24and throw some bombs, which I you know,
17:26I did a little bit in the fight, you
17:27know, when I was supposed to, not just
17:30trying to make it his fight. I made it
17:32my fight. And I did it smart this time.
17:34So, I was happy to prove it to myself
17:36that, you know, I could stay composed, I
17:38could stay smart, keep use my range. I'm
17:406 three, 6'2 in the lightweight
17:43division uh division. So, I got to use
17:45[snorts] that to my advantage, right?
17:46So, this guy was like 5'8. Um, so I made
17:48him miss a lot and I made him pay and
17:50I'm just honing in on my skills more and
17:52more every time.
17:53>> What part of his game would you say gave
17:54you the most struggle tonight?
17:56>> His forward pressure. This guy wouldn't
17:58stop coming forward no matter how much I
17:59hit him. Um, but that was fine. You
18:02know, even though it was the smaller
18:03apex uh cage, so that gave him a little
18:06bit more uh help with his game because
18:09it was smaller cage, not a lot of uh
18:12room for me to move uh move around. Um,
18:14so I'm excited to fight in the real UFC
18:16cage one day in a packed out stadium
18:19arena and then I'll be able to move
18:21around as much as I want. Bada bing, pop
18:23in and uh especially next time I fight a
18:26guy that maybe doesn't have as much
18:27power in his hands. Um, you'll see me
18:30going forward holding the center and
18:32knocking some people out.
18:33>> So would you say that you think Bobby
18:35Green doesn't have as much power in his
18:36hands?
18:36>> 100%. That guy sucks. Honestly, I I I
18:39really like be before this fight, I was
18:42like Hunter Smith's a harder fight than
18:43Bobby Green in my opinion. Um he has his
18:45hands down and Don't I do that too
18:47sometimes, but he's not a tall lanky guy
18:49like I am. Um yeah, I put his
18:51lights out and he's he's got to retire
18:53soon, so let's pass the torch to a young
18:56uh hungry guy like me.
18:58>> Uh you know, you've now shown that you
18:59can win a three round fight uh and three
19:01round war at that. Do you feel like this
19:03performance showed a different side to
19:04your game?
19:05>> Yeah, a little bit. It showed, you know,
19:07I have pretty good fight IQ, not just a
19:09dumb brawler. Um, so yeah, I'd say that.
19:12And I got the conditioning. I know. And
19:14I I say this every fight. Doesn't matter
19:16if you're a striker, and obviously I'm
19:18I'm a great striker. Uh, if no
19:21matter if you're a striker, you're going
19:22to shoot on me. And he did. He shot.
19:25Also, he's he barely shoots in any of
19:27his fights. He likes to strike. And he
19:28was saying, I can't wait for someone to
19:30bang with me and just stay in front of
19:32me like that. And I never shot once. He
19:35shot. Um I've never fought someone ever
19:38in my career that's that hasn't shot on
19:40me. Um and if it was that easy to take
19:42me down, everyone would do it. I
19:43wouldn't be eight and one right now. So
19:46um I invite it. Let's go. I've been I
19:47work on it every day. And just because I
19:50don't do it doesn't mean I can't do it.
19:51I I know what Dana likes. I know what
19:53people like to see. So I put on exciting
19:55fights. And uh um yeah, wrestling.
19:58That shit's gay.
19:59>> Uh congrats. Thank you.
20:00>> Thank you.
20:01>> Congrats on the win.
20:04the when you were here before, obviously
20:06they didn't have as much of, you know,
20:07setup and the bells and whistles and how
20:09just amazing job they've done. How was
20:11that energy like as opposed to the first
20:13go around and now that we have fans
20:15rooting you on or even cheering against
20:17you?
20:18>> So much better the first time around. I
20:20think it might be Oh, no. There was a
20:21few people that were here last last year
20:23and this year or whatever. Um, so much
20:25better with the crowd. I thrive in that
20:28environment. I like the noise. I like
20:30the fans. I like the booing. I like the
20:31cheering. Um, it gets me going, you
20:34know, when when it's no crowd, it's like
20:35a sparring match. You hear everything.
20:37It's a weird vibe. Obviously, I don't
20:39like it as much because that was my
20:40first loss, so I associate that with a
20:42bad time. [laughter] But, uh, yeah, I
20:44like the I like the crowd. That's why
20:47one day hopefully, Dana, please, Hunter,
20:49please. If I could fight on the MSG
20:51card, main card would be awesome. Open
20:54it up. I promise I'll do some flashy
20:55Get everyone excited. Um, and
20:57fight in front around uh in front of
20:59like 20,000 people. That's all I want.
21:02That would be the best feeling ever.
21:03>> That's awesome, man. And, you know,
21:04shout out to being a uh, you know, the
21:06showmanship. I saw you do the thing like
21:09to get the crowd into it in that third
21:10round. So, that definitely brought him
21:12in and just livens the place up. Besides
21:16MSG, what what else is on the bucket
21:18list? And just hit me with like cities,
21:20countries you'd like to go to and of
21:21course other arenas besides Madison
21:23Square Garden.
21:25>> Honestly, I just got MSG on my mind.
21:28Definitely. I want to go to arenas. I
21:30want the crowd. Uh, I don't want to
21:32fight at the Apex. I know they they put
21:33on a pretty great show now at the Meta
21:35Apex with all the fans, but man, like
21:37you'll see the best version of me if you
21:39put me in front of 20 30,000 people. Um,
21:42I know I I'll I'll strive in that. Um,
21:44but yeah, Vegas, pretty cool spot. So, I
21:46definitely would love to fight at
21:47T-Mobile Arena, maybe down in Florida.
21:50Um, Australia would be pretty sick. I
21:52always wanted to go there. And, uh,
21:54maybe somewhere in Asia would be pretty
21:55cool, too. Yeah.
21:56>> A that's awesome. But last two for me,
21:58we saw you get real creative in there
22:00tonight. I obviously it's not a secret
22:02that when you know uh Dana and the brass
22:05see a fight, a guy or gal can get the
22:07decision and still not get the contract.
22:09We saw spinning back fist from you. We
22:11saw the one two finish with a head kick
22:13kind of like Wonderboy Thompson like
22:15you're really going for it. Was there an
22:16emphasis tonight to show out win or lose
22:19like I'm going to just go out on my
22:21shield if I need to?
22:22Yeah, but at the end of the day, you
22:26it's better to win and not get the
22:27contract than lose and not get the
22:30contract. So, I tried I was being a
22:32little smart in there, but at the end of
22:34the day, like I I'm a fighter. Um, and
22:36when I taste blood, I go a little crazy
22:39and I'm I'm really good at finishing
22:40fights, but that just get that just
22:42shows you how tough Hunter Smith was.
22:44Um, so yeah, of course, you know, I I
22:47did the tornado kick at the very end,
22:49which I've always wanted to do in a
22:50fight, and I landed it, too. So that was
22:52really cool. And u yeah, I like the
22:54flashy stuff. I'm really good at it.
22:56It's hard for people to defend. And you
22:58know, I stayed sharp. I stayed composed.
23:01Um and yeah, that's it. I I I could
23:03obviously you could always do better. I
23:04can't wait to watch back the fight and
23:06uh learn from it. And then uh the next
23:08opponent's even more
23:10>> Right on, man. And I think as a fighter,
23:12I taste blood and I get a little more
23:14crazy. You should be on your business
23:15card. [laughter] How do you celebrate in
23:17Vegas or celebrate at all with the team
23:19that you got the contract and you are
23:21officially here, my man? [sighs]
23:22>> Yeah, man. I'm definitely I want to take
23:24a moment when we get back with everyone
23:26just s talk to them and just be grateful
23:28and sit in the moment and appreciate it
23:31and take it all in. Um do that for about
23:3320 minutes and then we're going to hit
23:35hit it hit the clubs or something and go
23:36out and have a good time. Um it's been a
23:38really long camp. Uh I just I fought in
23:41May at LFA before I uh got this call.
23:43Also, I got the call in like two weeks,
23:45three weeks after that fight. So, I was
23:46right back in camp. It's been a long uh
23:48long camp, but made me in the best shape
23:51of my life for this fight. Um, so yeah,
23:53I'm going to have a good time, eat some
23:55good food, but now I'm a UFC fighter.
23:56Now it starts. Now the hard training
24:00starts and the discipline even more and
24:03the lifestyle. So, I'm going to enjoy
24:05myself for a little bit with my family,
24:06friends, my girlfriend, and uh go right
24:09back to the gym and uh hit it harder
24:11than ever.
24:12>> Awesome, man. Well, congrats. Awesome
24:14mentality as a fighter and welcome to
24:15the UFC.
24:16>> Thank you very much.
24:18>> Good. All right. Thank you guys. Yo,
24:21follow me. Adam live MMA. Thank you.
25:33Gilbert's
25:39>> [snorts]
25:40>> congratulations on the victory in the
25:41contract. What are the emotions like
25:42right now?
25:46Thank you, brother.
26:04Happy to be here. Hasn't dawned on me
26:06yet. Um but let's continue to train and
26:09continue to be right because I'm I'm
26:10ready. Um just to find a place, find an
26:13opponent. Um all you have to do is call
26:15me.
26:15>> Were you surprised your opponent just
26:17kind of got up when you put him down the
26:19first time? And obviously you ended up
26:20getting the finish, but just the way a
26:22lot of us thought he was done.
26:27foreign.
26:46Um, can't be surprised. I mean, it's
26:47part of fighting. Anything can happen in
26:50fighting. So, I can't be surprised with
26:52the fact that he got up.
26:53>> Obviously, I think only one of your
26:55fights has won. you know, all three
26:57rounds or just all the way to decision.
26:58What's is there a part of you that wants
27:00to prove you can go all, you know, the
27:02full distance or just is it the goal to
27:04keep getting these guys out of there in
27:05one until that fight eventually comes?
27:42Um I've had a three round fight. One
27:44three round fight. Yeah. But I I like to
27:47do quick work, man. It's shock and awe.
27:49It's you come in here and and that's
27:51what people want. People want uh to put
27:53on a show. No one wants to watch, you
27:55know, three boring rounds of anything.
27:57That's that's the way we come in here.
27:58We come in and finish left.
28:00>> And obviously Dana was very very hype on
28:02you. He said, you know, the 26y old
28:04beast come to the UFC heavyweight
28:06division. Just what's it like to hear
28:07that from from the boss man?
28:35um an honor and very happy to hear that
28:37the boss said that and it's that's
28:38that's it. Every fight's going to be a
28:40show. We're going to we we're coming in
28:42to do this and I said we really want to
28:45make real history here.
28:46>> What are your thoughts on the current
28:47landscape of the UFC heavyweight
28:48division? Right. It's a division that
28:50sometimes, you know, gets criticized by
28:51the people, but as of late, we've been
28:53seeing a lot of, you know, fun and
28:54exciting talent, including now yourself.
29:35Um, I think there's a new but act of you
29:38know a new wave of of lighter
29:40heavyweights that can move faster but at
29:43at the same time they pack that punch at
29:46the heavyweight so I think that's just
29:47going to it's getting excited people
29:49that can move fast and punch hard so why
29:51not
29:52>> we've often seen in that division you
29:53know how how fast a guy can you know
29:55jump from fighting a non-ranked fight to
29:57top 15 and then boom already in
29:59potential you know top five talks so
30:01with your career how do you want to take
30:03it do you want to go you know jump right
30:05into deep end or do you want to build
30:06yourself up fighting UFC level
30:07competition until you eventually get
30:09there.
30:47Um, I think everything's in God's time
30:48and he's going to give me the right
30:49opportunity at the right time. And I
30:51think that, you know, whoever comes
30:53comes like, go right ahead. Put me in
30:55front of anybody. Um, and it's going to
30:57be war.
30:58>> Finally, for me, when do you want to
30:59turn around, make that UFC debut, and is
31:01there someone you want to face now, or
31:03maybe just further down the line,
31:04someone you dream of facing inside the
31:05company?
31:06>> Yeah.
31:44Um, I do believe that I'm going to be
31:46making my debut um until the by the end
31:49of the year. Um I do for that by
31:52December my debut that guy that I
31:54thought really interesting. I just don't
31:55know his first name went Anthony went.
31:57So um I think you'll be a cool match
32:01making there. I think it'll be a great
32:02fight.
32:03>> That's that I think be a fun matchup.
32:05What what intrigues you about that?
32:29I like his style. I like the the fact
32:31that the guy is aggressive and and I
32:33think they'll be good matchmaking. And
32:34then listen, if they if and let's let's
32:37let's go get in there. Um if if Dana
32:39likes the idea, why not?
32:42>> First for me, uh congrats. Um and also
32:45you landed that big right hand that you
32:47know really changed the fight. Did you
32:49know immediately that you had him hurt?
32:52>> I couldn't hear the end of it.
32:54>> Oh, I'm sorry. Did you know immediately
32:55that you had him hurt?
32:56>> Sorry.
33:13Yeah, I at that moment I thought, you
33:15know, that fight is going to be over
33:16right then and there
33:17>> and you know, finally getting that UFC
33:20contract. What does that UFC contract
33:22mean to you?
33:47As I said before, it's just double the
33:49work. It's it's working more more and
33:52more and just doubling the workload to
33:54to to get things accomplished. And as I
33:55said, it's a dream, but it's the
33:58beginning of a dream. So, you just get
34:01to work and get better every time. Um,
34:03to do better every time.
34:05>> Do you feel like the current UFC
34:07heavyweights are ready for for you to
34:09come in and make your splash?
34:29I think I'm going to make some some
34:31noise in the division. I think I'm going
34:33to knock some people out. I know I'm
34:34going to take some people down as well.
34:36That's what I think.
34:37>> Is there a name in that division that
34:39you want to knock out? You want to make
34:41your statement against?
35:06Well, there's always someone.
35:09There's always someone, but I'm going to
35:10keep my humility, keep it humble, and uh
35:14also keep it respect. So,
35:17>> thank you.
35:22>> Okay.
35:23>> Thank you.
36:00mess you create around yourself. My
36:02little
36:09>> Gilbert's
36:14I'm not
36:16Sylvester Sanchez.
36:34contract secured. Um, what does it feel
36:36to you and for Nari Mexico?
37:08Um that was always a goal and to be here
37:11in the UFC since I started in mixed
37:13martial arts and it is is a dream come
37:17true but also you know the start of of
37:20hard work and not just for myself but
37:22also for Netting because this opens the
37:24door um for all the talent that's there.
37:27Maybe I've I've opened the door for more
37:29people from from there to make a splash
37:31as well.
37:45A lot of power, a lot of aggressiveness,
37:47and you finished with, you know, a big
37:49left. This is how you planned it. This
37:52is how you trained. Is that how you
37:54envisioned it?
38:11Um, I envisioned it in the first round.
38:14A little bit disappointed that I get did
38:16get done, but the moment came in the
38:17third round and that's it. Finishing
38:19fights is always in my plans.
38:36performance
38:38performance
38:44>> and yet another Mexican gets a contract
38:46in the UFC and he showed a lot of
38:47maturity inside the Octagon. It showed
38:49you know experience and and patience in
38:51the Octagon. What do you have to say for
38:53the PI and the participation that the
38:56performance institute in Mexico had in
38:59making you more mature and more patient?
39:15Grand Prospects.
39:37Um, I think the the UFCI in Mexico is,
39:40you know, is one of the most important
39:42hot beds of talent in the world right
39:43now. The work that they're doing there
39:45is amazing because I mean the the level
39:48of sparring that I've had, the the the
39:50my the people on my team, the people
39:52that that have worked with me, it's it's
39:55they've given me a tough challenge. And
39:57you know that someone comes from in
39:59during through contender series into the
40:01UFC coming from the PI in Mexico City.
40:05You know it's someone who's ready for
40:07wars.
40:25Um there was a sentence that was uttered
40:28that you said that I rather um die
40:32standing that than living on my knees.
40:36And what was the um what were the
40:39sacrifices? What was the journey that
40:41that you remember coming to this moment?
41:10I think, you know, being away from my
41:13family, just um me being out here um in
41:16Mexico City and just having to talk to
41:19my mom through you know video calls it's
41:22it's the more complicated and the
41:23toughest part
41:30>> and to whom you dedicate this victory
41:33and what would you like to say to the
41:34people of Mexico after this
41:56Um to my mom obviously um to all the
42:00people in I to my team and to someone
42:03that's not here right now. has always
42:05been here. Um, it's my grandpa.
42:11>> What would you tell your grandpa if he
42:12was here today?
42:20>> That we made it and we will continue to
42:23work.
42:26[clears throat]
42:44um when Dana came and actually talked to
42:46you afterward and said the same thing um
42:48after the um it was announced that you
42:50got the contract. Uh that at one point
42:53thought that maybe this is this guy is
42:55not experienced enough. Uh but all of a
42:57sudden when I started thinking he he
43:00finished the fight. What did you take
43:03from having talked to Dane about this?
43:28I was like, "God damn." I was like,
43:29"Within just a bit of not being taken,
43:32but it it means that, you know, things
43:35will happen. You continue to work.
43:37Things will happen. Good things um will
43:40happen to you at the end."
43:44Uh, [clears throat] one for me. You
43:46closed out. I mean, sorry. Liam was a
43:49very tough opponent and you had to deal
43:51with this pressure for three rounds.
43:54What did you learn about yourself
43:55tonight that maybe you didn't know
43:56beforehand?
44:21I think
44:38um Le was a tough opponent, but I'll
44:42tell you this is you you learn and in
44:46this case it was me that learned that um
44:50these challenges make you a better
44:52fighter and more complete fighter. I
44:54feel that um this having a experience
44:59like this rather than you know finish
45:01the fight in the first round gives me
45:04you know get more experience and that
45:06experience comes with time inside there.
45:08So that's what I got [clears throat]
45:17>> and a message for the kids in Mexico
45:20that one day want to find the UFC
45:36that you fight for your dreams. I was
45:37one of those kids one day that I had to
45:38fight hard and and to to get it because
45:41hard work pays off at the end.
46:01And the third round when it finally
46:02happened, you envisioned it and you
46:03finished the fight. What did you see
46:05that you thought, well, this is the
46:06moment it's going to happen?
46:23round.
46:23>> Um, my corner told me at the end of the
46:25second round, we're possibly going 1-1
46:28and uh, we need to finish this fight.
46:30And I said, that's it. I'm going to
46:31finish this fight in the third round.
46:45UFC.
46:46>> And what does a victory like this say
46:49about you being, you know, ready and
46:52prepared to be in fights in UFC?
47:15I think I think we're very ready to come
47:17in the UFC because we work so hard for
47:19this. We live for this and we work hard.
47:22Exactly. To be in these moments and um
47:25we're very fortunate people. We do what
47:27we love. We love doing this. So um we
47:31love fighting. We're going to fight.
47:42Um, any fighter that maybe you want to
47:45fight someday or right, you know, right
47:47now you would like to fight.
48:00Bobby Green. Bobby Green.
48:03>> [laughter]
48:05>> King.
48:10>> Maybe not for my first fight, but
48:12eventually King Green. It' be great
48:14fight.
48:25Apparently somebody ever asked We're
48:26both
49:31Go birds.
49:33>> Go birds again.
49:40>> Congratulations on the victory in the
49:41contract. What do the motions look like
49:43right now? for
49:58this moment.
49:59>> Now emotions have calmed down a little
50:02bit, but I said I'm I'm very happy
50:04because I worked very hard for this
50:06moment.
50:07>> Obviously, you know, Dana White made his
50:08thoughts clear on on the stoppage, but
50:10he also said, you know, you did your
50:12job. you did what you're supposed to do,
50:13just how things play out. So, what was
50:15your reaction like, you know, what was
50:16going on through your head when when the
50:18fight was stopped that early?
50:29Follow me. Watch.
50:51Um, you know, I get in there to do my
50:54work. Everything flows um from the work
50:57to be put in. So, I get in there and do
50:59my job and the Rafz to do his as well.
51:03So, I feel that I did mine and I feel
51:06that if the fight had lasted five more
51:09seconds, I would have finished that
51:10fight.
51:10>> And I feel like the fight, you know,
51:12reciprocated your guys' energy yesterday
51:14at the faceoffs. I saw when when they
51:15announced your you guys to go up uh by
51:18Sean Shelby, you guys both sprinted at
51:19each other and stuff. So, was just was
51:21that just the energy all week or or just
51:23what was that?
51:28Foreign
51:36speech. Foreign speech.
51:57Um, that's what what it is. It's the
51:59energy that I bring in. Just when I get
52:01in there, I just, you know, that's
52:03that's it takes over me. And I I I just
52:05notice right away. It's um very
52:09energetic, but also intelligent at the
52:11same time. I try to play smart. So when
52:13I saw that the first two hands got in, I
52:16was like, "This is the moment. I need to
52:17finish this fight right now and get my
52:18contract."
52:19>> And you're only 22 years old, already in
52:21the UFC now. So what's what's the game
52:22pl game plan like now? Do you want to,
52:24you know, take it easy, build yourself
52:26up, or you want to throw yourself right
52:28in there in the deep end?
52:55um working very hard. That's what
52:57changed my life and that that's what got
53:00me here. So, it's you work hard,
53:03focused, dedicated, um and be ready um
53:08to just take on new opportunities. Just
53:10basically grab them by the horns when
53:11they come in. And then finally, when do
53:13you want to turn around? When you want
53:14to make that UFC debut, is there someone
53:16you have in mind you want to debut
53:17against or or just someone you'd like to
53:18fight inside the company down the line?
53:41Um, as I said, this everything's new to
53:43me. So, whatever Dana says, whatever my
53:46manager says, whatever the matcher say,
53:49um, we'll be ready. Um, this is my job
53:51and that's that's work and I'm I'll be
53:53ready to take on more work.
55:01I love I love
55:14>> Adam, congratulations on the victory and
55:15the UFC contract. What are the emotions
55:17like right now?
55:18H yeah, it hasn't really set in yet.
55:20I've just smashed two bags of jelly. So,
55:22I'm just chilling out, getting some food
55:23into me. But, uh yeah, I think when I
55:24get back to the hotel and everything cal
55:26camps now, you know, I'm looking at a
55:27room full of reporters here. I think
55:28it'll hit me then.
55:30>> Did you expect, you know, your opponent
55:32to be such, you know, so tough the way
55:34he was? Obviously, Dana White described
55:36him as a cyborg in here, but did you
55:38expect him to be like that?
55:39>> Yeah, look, it's the UFC. Everyone's
55:41going to be good. They're going to be
55:42high level. They're not going to quit,
55:43especially for the show that's in it
55:44tonight. He was there. I don't I don't
55:46know if it should have been stopped. I
55:47was happy to keep going. I was telling
55:48the ref, "Let it keep going." The
55:49doctor, "Let it keep going." I knew I
55:51was going to get the finish, but the
55:52doctor decided to stop it, but big ups.
55:54He was tough as but um I was
55:56tougher.
55:57>> I didn't quite catch yesterday at the
55:59face off what you were saying to him.
56:00What were you saying to him?
56:02>> I just told him, you know, that's all
56:03funny against before the fight. Like,
56:04but I just told him this is going to be
56:05our last fight. I'm going to end our
56:06career and I think I did tonight in my
56:08opinion. I told him it'll be his last
56:09fight. Let's see if he fights again.
56:12>> Okay. Um was this your first appearance
56:15state side or? No, I've been out in the
56:17States for a while training. Um, I came
56:18out to the States about four or five
56:19weeks ago and I've been here for four
56:21weeks training.
56:22>> In terms of like an actual fight though,
56:23this is your first.
56:24>> I just my first time fighting in the
56:24States.
56:25>> How was just that experience, you know,
56:26coming down all the way out here?
56:28>> Yeah, look, I'm fighting on Cage Wires.
56:29It's the biggest promotion outside the
56:30UFC. To me, it's the same. It's all the
56:33same. I thought I thought it was
56:34actually easier fighting tonight than it
56:35was on Cage Wires. It ran so smooth and
56:37stuff, but uh yeah, it didn't phase me
56:39one bit.
56:40>> Yeah. I mean, we've seen so many, you
56:41know, great fighters come out of Cage
56:42Warriors. So, what makes you, you know,
56:44different from the rest? And you know
56:45the next big thing to come out of cage
56:47wars
56:48>> because I'm Irish. No, you see it
56:50tonight. You know, I like to fight. I
56:51like to get in there and throw hands,
56:53throw elbow, throw knees. I'm not
56:54looking to come out and take guys down
56:55and sit in there for three rounds. I'm
56:57looking to come in and put on a show for
56:58the fans.
56:59>> Yeah, I think Dana Dana was a big fan of
57:00how complete you showed tonight. Um,
57:02when do you want to turn around, right?
57:04I mean, you are you looking at a quick
57:05turnar around here or or just whatever
57:07the company gives you? What are you
57:08looking at?
57:08>> Yeah, look, I'll be a company man, but
57:10I'm happy to go again. Um, I said to
57:12Dana, I'd love to go again next weekend
57:14if possible, but who knows if that'll
57:15happen. If not, there's a show on the
57:1731st of October Halloween night. Spooky.
57:20Get me on it. Let's go.
57:21>> What are your thoughts on the on the
57:22current UFC welterweight division?
57:25>> Yeah, it's good. It's really good Irish
57:27guy in Gary just fall for the belt. He
57:29didn't get it, but uh let's see if I can
57:31make the way up the ranks in two years
57:32from now. Let's see me fight for it.
57:34>> What did you think of that fight Ian and
57:36Islam?
57:37>> Um, it was a good fight. I thought
57:38looked well. I think he could have
57:39pushed it in the fifth round. I think he
57:40could have got the win, but I think he
57:41uh he was a bit too nice in my opinion
57:43coming out shaking hands and hugging.
57:44You're in a title fight, world title
57:46fight for the UFC. Go for it. Get the
57:48win. But I thought he looked good. Other
57:49than that, he was sharp and h I'd say he
57:51gets another one or two wins and he
57:52challenges for it again.
57:53>> Yeah. And we know, you know, every
57:54fighter dreams of being in that title
57:56fight scenario. So when when do you want
57:58to be there, right? Do you want to take
57:59it, you know, slowly fight by fight or
58:01you're a guy that wants to get thrown in
58:03there right away with some, you know,
58:04experienced guys? How do you look at
58:05your career?
58:06>> Throw me in the deep end. I'm good to
58:07go. You know, I want to fight the best
58:08guys. I have since I'm young. That's how
58:10I've got to where I am. I've always
58:11wanted to fight the best guys. I've
58:13never turned down a fight in me whole
58:14career. Give me any whoever they want.
58:16I'm good to go.
58:16>> Is there someone you personally look up
58:18to or just someone you really want to
58:19share the octagon with? Maybe just
58:21because of the style or something?
58:23>> Uh, no. I'm happy to fight anyway. To be
58:24honest with you, I like fighting
58:25strikers. Makes for an entertaining
58:26fight. Get a nice bonus at the end. But,
58:28uh, give me whoever they want, I'm happy
58:29to take it.
58:30>> Yeah. Where do you believe you'll be a
58:31year from now?
58:33>> I think I'll be in contention. I think,
58:34uh, everyone will know me now. I'll be
58:36probably trying to punch into the top
58:3810, top 15. So, let's see.
58:40>> Congratulations.
58:41>> Thank you.
58:42>> Uh, couple for me. Um, first one, you
58:44close out the entire card tonight,
58:45right? What did you want everyone
58:47watching to learn about Adam Derby,
58:50>> how violent I am. You watch any of my
58:51fights, I'm extremely violent. You know,
58:53a lot of reporters and stuff, especially
58:55a couple of the Irish reporters were
58:57saying they didn't know I was going to
58:58do it tonight. I wasn't violent enough.
58:59And that was crazy to me. And I was
59:00reading that all week going, "Are you
59:02crazy? Watch any of me fights." But, uh,
59:03yeah, I think I showed the level I'm at
59:04there tonight. That's the highest level
59:06in the UFC now. There's no more talk of
59:08he hasn't done this, he hasn't done
59:09that. I'm here to take part. I'm here to
59:11go. Let's go.
59:12>> Other fighters from MMA Fight Academy
59:14such as, you know, Franchesco Mato and
59:16Jason Blair, you know, both fought in
59:17DWCS. They didn't get called up
59:19apparently. But, you know, you're the
59:20first one to earn that UFC contract.
59:22What does that mean to you?
59:24>> Yeah, look, I'm fighting out Team Rhino.
59:25That's always been my gym since the
59:26start. I've been there since I started
59:27my MMA career. Um, we had Neil Siri, we
59:30had Paul Revan in the UFC. It's been 10
59:32years since we had anyone in the UFC. I
59:34was only starting my MMA career when
59:35they were kind of finishing up in the
59:37UFC. So, it's good to be back and have
59:39the gym in the UFC. You know, Team
59:40Rhino's back. There's a lot of young
59:42good guys coming out of the gym. Like I
59:43said, Lewis Bourne, J Harris, James
59:45Sheen, Graeme Sheen. You'll see all them
59:46coming into the UFC in the next 12 to 24
59:48months.
59:49>> Yeah, you put on a striking master class
59:51today against Rivera. You landed roughly
59:5460 to 70 leg kicks if I'm not wrong,
59:55which is if this was an actual
59:57welterweight UFC fight. They would have
59:59finished second only to Usuzman versus
1:00:01Masel at 251. What can you say about
1:00:04that? Was that something that you worked
1:00:05on in your game that you want to just
1:00:06chop him down?
1:00:07>> Yeah, just he was bouncy around. You
1:00:09like to He was kind of on the back foot
1:00:10running. Watched a couple of his fights.
1:00:11It was hard to get footage on him.
1:00:12Didn't really have any up to-ate
1:00:14footage. The last fight we watched was
1:00:15like 2022 or 2023. So was kind of go in
1:00:18there, chop his leg, stamp his leg,
1:00:20oblique kick, slow him down, and then we
1:00:22start walking the body on the heads. And
1:00:23I think it worked out was a good game
1:00:24plan.
1:00:26>> So you know, a lot of exciting
1:00:28welterweights have joined from the UFC
1:00:30recently from the Dana White Consider
1:00:31Series. You know, fighters like
1:00:33Breedo and Ronald Humphre. Are those any
1:00:36names that you would want to share that
1:00:37octagon with that, you know, seems like
1:00:39an exciting fight?
1:00:40>> Yeah, look, as I said, sign me up. I'm
1:00:42not going to go call anyone out. Give me
1:00:43whoever you want. I'll fight them. I'm
1:00:45happy to go as soon as possible. Thank
1:00:47you.
1:00:51Perfect.
1:00:52>> Thank you.