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Here 's a quick summary of what was said by each fighter at the UFC 220 Press Conference
Today
Daniel Cormier was asked if the rumors were true about him returning to the Heavyweight
division. His response was "Do you see these guys? I don't even know what I was thinking
back then. So, no, I'm not gonna fight stipe miocic and definitely not fighting francis
ngannou, I'm good." He was asked about his thoughts on himself after losing to Jon
Jones he said " I feel that there is a stench, a stink on me from a bad fight. I have to
right that by not only beating Volkan, but, really dominating him and smashing him. And
I'm going to smash him on January 20th." He was also asked what he felt about Volkan
saying he was going to knock him out in a minute or two he responded, "I think it's
the only way that he can win. So like, what else? What if it doesn't happen? So many
guys go into the fight with the idea that they're gonna get me out of there you know.
I'm smaller than everybody. I'm not the body building guy. I don't look like those
guys so they think they're gonna get old DC out of there. But, what happens after 5
minutes when I'm still pressing you and I'm throwing you down and I'm pushing
your head down and making you gasp for air and I take you down and cover your face so
that you can't breathe. What happens then? What happens, is they turn over, they present
their neck, and they tap out. Jones is the only one to keep that pace with me and I don't
believe Volkan can do that to me. At 38 years old I'm out working guys that are 25 years
old because that's all I know since I was a kid."
Volkan Oezdemir was asked if he got any tips from his teammate and Cormiers old foe Anthony
Rumble Johnson and He said "No actually I haven't talked to him about the fight.
He hasn't been back to my gym training so I didn't have too much of a talk with him.
He's training lifting weights, staying in shape getting big. So no I didn't ask any
questions. I know what I'm gonna do and how I'm gonna win that fight."
Francis Ngannou was asked if he learned some new techniques since beating Overeem. He said
"The training camp is not the time to learn more technique. It's the time to set up
the gameplan. During My training camp for Overeem I was preparing for both guys. I knew
that beating overeem would give me the right to fight stipe miocic. So I've been preparing
for this fight for a few months before the announcement."
Stipe Miocic was asked whether it bothered him that Ngannou garnered so much attention
he said "He deserves it. He's a big strong tough dude and hits hard. Let him do what
he wants. Good for him. Let him get all the hype he wants. I'm gonna do what I do and
keep winning." He also was asked if he was intimidated by Ngannou and he sarcastically
responded with a "yes"
And Yesterday I reported on Ian Mccalls Rizin's grand prix fight vs Manel Kape. He lost via
Doctor Stoppage due to a cut that many suspected was caused by the rope which he confirmed
tweeting "well I'm officially the unluckiest person in the sport of mma ever… cut from
a F***ng ring rope. Not the loud mouth cunt I was about to smash." He was asked if anything
was wrong with the rope to cause that he said "They are super hard Lead piping. That coupled
with the fact that in japan they don't let fighters put Vaseline on our faces like everywhere
does. That's one stipulation I'll make sure is in my next contract. We have to have
it on our faces or things like tonight happen."
Gabi Garcia's fight was cancelled after she missed weight by 28lbs. She still showed
to the event to deliver a heartfelt apology to her Japanese fans on her knees but then
also took to instagram to apologize in Japanese, English, and Portuguese. She captioned her
post "Everyone is looking for an excuse, but when it comes to health and our lives
they can say it's anything. My life first.
Unfortunately a few days ago I measured my pressure and it was high, I thought it was
only that day. When I got off the plane in Japan I went to
my training and started to have a headache, my eyesight blurred and my nose was bleeding
all the time. I warned my team, but I did not tell anyone
because I did not give up. After all my training, my nose was bleeding
from leaving a towel next to it. It was fine the night before and I decided
to cut the weight the next morning, but I woke up with a fever and again with my nose
dripping, high blood pressure. Too much stress before traveling, unfortunately
I still do not control my body, but I control my decisions.
For those who have lost a brother, dying from a cut of weight would not be my choice.
All together, menstrual period, high blood pressure, it was necessary to cut 17 pounds.
I chose to live. No need to post any explanation, but no one
knows what people are going through. Do not judge.
And finally UFC 219 will be on tonight at 10pm ET all fighters have made weight and
Khabib surprisingly came in a half pound under the 156 pound limit. So he may have been making
a statement to all the doubters. I'll have a post fight conference summary for everyone
tomorrow till then enjoy
the fights!
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