Highlights from the UFC 306 - Noche UFC Press Conference | ESPN MMA

who's got the first question start with Shan Ali please Sean uh first that's a a great jacket that you picked today second wanted to ask you you know you always talk about fighting on the biggest stages possible we've never seen anything like this in UFC history so I guess can we get your initial impressions of the atmosphere here and the inspiration that it gives you yeah it feels good to be back in Vegas you know I've been counted out my entire career and I'm still here you know bigger better than ever feels good SE Mor Rob is teased that you know he's willing to stand and strike with you he thinks he can potentially knock you out how much stock do you put in that at all and if he does decide to stand with you how do you see that going Rob is stupid but not well he might be that stupid we'll find out Saturday night think I'll ask for you rob uh you know again A lot of people are talking about where this puts Shan Ali if he wins is he the biggest superstar in the sport you walk away with the on this platform on the stage where does that put you in your career still no one will [Music] care say again please one more time a lot of people believe that if sha Ali gets a big finish over you he's the biggest superar in the sport what about you I mean your popularity has grown immensely in recent times you've got this massive platform of the sphere you win this fight where does that put you in your career and your popularity man uh thank God thank UFC I'm I'm already popular I'm trying to be humble I'm trying to be I'm trying to be like normal guy you know I I people show me so much love and so much support wherever I go I feel it everywhere and I'm grateful for UFC forever I'm already good I'm popular now I'm trying to be normal guy you know it's actually I want to be I don't it's I don't want to too much intention I'm already good but but you guys of course if I be with this guy and I come Champion next question I mean it puts me it's going to be fourth straight for former Champion to beat I already beat three former Champion shal will be fourth so and I'll be UFC champion means everything you guys know what is a means so uh and I'm already good but this is another step for me and uh I'm just focused of this fight nothing else I want to feel it everything I will I will tell you after what is the feels question for alexo all the way in the back right [Applause] [Music] here obviously obviously this entire week is buil around Mexican Independence Day you are the reigning Mexican Champion up there so I'm curious like what are the emotions on your end considering you know this is a 20 plus million doll gate on Mexican Independence Day and you are the Mexican Champion up [Applause] there thank you so much for everyone for coming this is a great accomplishment for my country every single athlete from Mexico is gonna leave everything out there no other country has had the chance to be uh uh uh sorry to receive all this this praise and from the organization so we're going to leave everything out there thank you so much another question for you Alexa a lot of people including Valentina believe that she won the second fight so I'm curious do you have to do anything differently to cement yourself as the rightful flyweight champion of the world I know everything I need to do what happened happen we do we're going to do everything to for this to K to stay in Mexico but for Valentina obviously you said many a time this week that you believe you won that second fight and you said you know maybe there's the judges may give it to her because this is Mexican independent St do you have to do anything differently besides just finish the fight in your mind to win uh first of all I see my flag over there I see you yeah I see you just one just one in the old crowd but I say you it's not about quality it's about quantity not quantity but quality and yeah I know it's um third fight it's um especially with the uh like result what we had in the previous fight it was a draw I think it's something that people really want to uh look and uh knowing that this event is going to be huge at the sphere and we're going to give like both Fighters we're going to give huge uh like motivations for the old fans who love martial arts it doesn't matter it's like it's maybe like battle and you of course you support one side or another side but in general after all we all won fans of mixed martial arts and this is the most important let's do this unbelievable event let's go he's talked about the former sparring sparring matchups you had what do you make as opponent and what do you expect on Saturday what's going to happen I'm going to break your [Applause] [Music] face same eny same energy that same ener who have you fought you your record dude you lost to a dude I knocked out in 30 seconds sit [Applause] down who have you fought I'm the real test I'm the real test you're in this car because of me man you're in this car shut the [ __ ] I'm the real test shut the [ __ ] I'm the real test hey all I got to say is bring that same energy Saturday night bring that same energy one last one last for Brian Orga Brian there is a lot of great fights on this card but when people are looking at the Mexican fighting style two guys going in there and having a firefight do you believe that it's you and Diego who could give that to the fans on Saturday absolutely one ,000% if I was to tell you they don't back out on the Striking and they don't back out on the grappling you don't know who I'm talking about it's him and me our Styles is is is meant for war you guys going to get a war tonight or or Saturday night but Diego do you agree with Brian's assessment that this is going to be a war and how exciting is it for you to finally put this chapter behind you and winning the spere [Music] [Applause] uh first definitely it's going to be a war uh we had this we really wanted to happen unfortunately for health Robins it wasn't able to happen but everybody knows what they can expect me somebody that goes into the Octagon always pushing forward always trying to get the finish for certain you can wait for a great show and a war on Saturday question for Shan Al Sean I can't help but noticed the jacket you're wearing there I wondered was there a reason you wore that one today or you just felt that fashionably it was the right choice yeah I know this is kind of where the whole rivalry started so I was bringing it back made sense thank you Den then ask me to give you a jacket back otherwise I will keep it this jacket but looking good on you today you can have your jacket I'm going to take your birth on [Applause] satday listen I think if we already have an event to celebrate the hardest working people in the world maybe a different kind of paycheck or some sort of additional bonus to reward us for such hard work what do you say [Applause] who has the next question [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] I [Music] 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