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What’s going on Anaheim California man I love you people you’re making me wish I was from the West Coast this week that energy at the press conference yesterday best press conference I’ve ever been a part of so thank you all very much so as you guys know UFC 300 is
Coming up on April 13th so we have a very special Q&A for you today and of course coming up 5:00 P PM local time we will have the ceremonial way and Joe Rogan will be up here mcing the festivities coming up at 5:00 pm but we have four very special guest Fighters
Here for you today and we begin with one of the most beloved fighters in the world and not just of course in his native Hawaii former Undisputed UFC featherweight champ set to compete against Justin gy for the BMF title at UFC 300 Max bless [Applause] Holloway also with us today a man who
Made his UFC debut at UFC 89 back in 2008 his 43 appearances and 26 wins are both the most in UFC history he will try to add to those records when he faces Bobby green at UFC 300 please welcome Jim [ __ ] [Applause] Miller all right also in the
Building he is the master of the funk former UFC bantamweight champion and one of the greatest 135 fighters of all time now moving up to featherweight to face Calvin Kar at UFC 300 please welcome the Funk Master Alain Sterling all right and our last guest fighter has been called your favorite
Fighter’s favorite fighter a man without a comp in the UFC when it comes to entertaining the masses former UFC interim lightweight champion and putting his BMF belt on the line at UFC 300 how about it the Highlight Justus gagei all right thank you all for coming here and thanks to these outstanding
Athletes for being here we have microphone set up on both sides of the stage that one is wide open there stage left but we will start with you my man fire away actually John just down here this is a question for Justin G Justin a lot of stuff has been made about Max’s
Size moving up to lightweight but you’re around him right now what do you reckon does he look like a real 155 pounder he looks bigger than me I’ll tell you that he’s a big man I’ve been I don’t know about that but uh yeah you are
You’re he’s a big man um I think 155 is his perfect weight class I think he’s the the best athlete the best competitor at 155 and you know this is uh tough one BR it’s tough a tough you guys don’t know I grew up I grew up
Watching this guys sounds if you guys don’t know I met Justin I met Justin uh before he’s in the UFC I fought uh Justin Lawrence in Denver and this man knew that we didn’t have a drive around or a car to get around he drove us around bro anytime we need somebody he
Pick us up so this man’s a legend man it’s uh it’s an honor to octagon with him Che for this guy bro you guys are you guys are in for a tree come UFC 300 Max there’s a nice word but obviously there is an issue we have to talk about
What happened [ __ ] towel brother I know you’re going to talk he he looked at me and I and I nod my head he wanted to give me freaking liquids in my body so it ain’t no [ __ ] tow gate I said do it brother like let’s get get
Me off this damn stage he would have taken at least another 60 seconds to get off get dressed get undressed nope not in that condition if that’s me I’m doing what for them what I want done for me and that’s to get me liquid’s ASAP and come
Would you want Max to hold the towel for you sure brother this guy should hold the towel for everybody I was so fast if you saw what you saw then you’re that’s on you you’re you’re a nasty [ __ ] cuz you had to you had to pause it you like talking Split Second
Here so don’t do that a question for Justin and Max uh I know you guys are very friendly right now but a lot of people I know it’s not official press conference but they want to see face off can we get a little preview of a face off between yeah little face off
[Applause] And for you Max I know you’re focused on this fight but Ilia tapa talking a lot this week he says he’s never going to give you a title shot uh regardless of what happens I know we’ll see what happens it is what it is but what do you
Just think of that attitude brother is dehydrated from a couple of days I think I think he’s not in his right mindset so we’ll see what happens and just one for you Jim obviously uh You’ wanted to be on this card forever it’s real now it’s getting
Close uh just what does it mean to you and obviously the opponent and Bobby green just give us a little preview uh it’s awesome to be here finally right like I uh yeah Jim uh you know to to to be able to survive this this profession in you
Know the the lightweight division which is arguably the the deepest and always has been the deepest um yeah it’s it’s amazing to be here and and be working up to uthc 300 you know the the the fight between Bobby and I is a decade in the
Making we we tried to have this fight in 2014 and then again in 2021 and then again in 2022 um so it might be Jinx who the heck knows you know uh they twisted my arm you know Dana and Sean called me up and uh they’re like well he’s ranked
We really like this fight I was like well you’re the guys who make the fights so uh I’ll I’ll be there you know and and if and if he’s not I have I’ve uh all the confidence that they’ll find somebody else to step in there and and
Uh I’ll be able to uh go toe totoe somebody else so um but yeah I’m expecting to be there and and I love the fight yeah I was disappointed that he didn’t get Brock Lesnar me too me too I was going to expect a pay raise for that
One uh question for Justin and Max there is another big lightweight fight on UFC 300 what do you guys think of Charles Ola versus Armen suan I love fighting the same night all four of us have a chance opportunity to stand out uh luckily for me I’m the best
At that the most consistent that’s ever stepped in there uh there going to be two two contenders coming out of that night and both of us are going to fight for the title Holloway myself suuki and alera we’ll see we each got a we we have
An opportunity so we got to go in there and take it yeah exactly what he said man first things first is gaii I got a shot to uh you know prove my case prove my worth and uh we’ll get the fin out April 13th then one last one for Alain
Sterling aljo I mean can you just discuss the mood right now leading into Mor Rob’s fight tomorrow where are you oh right here the mood for tomorrow yeah for Mor Rob’s fight I think he’s dialed in he’s the machine for a reason man the guy’s one of the hardest workers
I know he’s one of the best people on this planet take his shirt off his back and give it to anybody in this crowd right now he’s just that good of a guy um always positive energy he’s super excited for the opportunity to put on for Georgia and uh if you know obviously
IL is fighting for the title now he’s got an opportunity to potentially fight for the title with the win over Henry and be the next Georgian Champion if Toria doesn’t and uh also put on for Mexico [Applause] y Max this question is for you obviously I know Hawai has a big place in your heart for you establishing the first ever fitness center for the boys and girls club out there what does it mean to you to start that Legacy in Hawaii and everything like that amazing man
Amazing you know I I was one of those kids going to the Boys and Girls Club after school and uh being able to have a gym hopefully 10 12 years one of those kids that’s training in there get to be sitting in front of you guys so that’s
That’s what would make it pay off you know question for the whole panel obviously we’re waiting a UFC 300 Main Event announcement so my question to you guys who do you guys think should be the main event with what’s available Conor Max Holloway versus Justin [Applause] Gage hey I agree I agree we already out of people’s main event and uh tell them stop looking looking and it’s put us the main event where we deserve it I I don’t know you know I’ve been I’ve been trying to keep my feelers out
To see who will hop into that spot but uh you know who knows but I you know they’re working on something big yeah I’m not going to tell these guys they shouldn’t be the main event these guys are going to highlight it up so I think you guys going to be more
Than suffice with these two guys headlining the card but if they don’t I think Connor and Michael Chandler will be a fun one [Applause] yeah I would go with Max Holloway and Justin gatei and I actually think right now if I had to make a prediction that’s
Going to be your main event for UFC 300 one one last one from me Alaine Sterling the guy sitting two seats to your left fought the guy you’re about to face so what did you think of Max Holloway’s performance against Calvin Kar I took notes brother I took a lot of notes
I think um that was pretty much the blueprint of what we’re going to do and uh of course I grapple so I’m going to sprinkle in a little bit of takedowns here and there if he leaves his neck out choke him out yeah just don’t just don’t
Beat the the number of strikes landed please brother I don’t think I could do that 100% that’s not even my game yeah my question is for Justin obviously getting the title um shot again is number one priority and so did you feel like you had to put the BMF
Belt on the line to make yourself stick out as the number one Contender uh you know everything kind of got messed up whenever Oliver got that cut on his eye vinoski had to step up um you know I was I was under the impression that the pory fight was a
Title Eliminator and and then they announced the suuki and Olivera fight as a title Eliminator and you know I felt left out but then they they allowed you know I I get an opportunity to fight on the same night as them we’re going to be higher up on the card and that means
Everything in this sport um um again all four of us have a chance to stand out um there’s going to be two clear contenders and I will you be one of those come out whether it’s um June October I will be ready to fight Islam makev he’s been
Calling me out I’m not sure why that’s not happening but I got to fight Max hallway now my life does not exist after April 13th at this point let’s go my qu my question is for Jim Miller um Bruce Buffer has come out and said that he won’t announce you as Jim
[ __ ] Miller but then he’s come back and said he will so at the end of the day April 13th is he going to announce you as Jim [ __ ] Miller I I think he is I think he is I think there’s enough pressure and let’s keep it on him you
Know let’s keep the pressure on him um and I don’t know if it’s all him right I I know that there is there’s other people that pull the strings as well so uh whoever’s arm we got a Twist let’s twist it uh I I only want to hear it
Once you know and there is there is no other time that it should be said than at uh ufc3 outter and then fin finally just for aljoe um how’s it feel not killing yourself to make bantamweight oh it feels amazing man last night what was
I 174 PBS you know so I don’t know where the weight goes it’s it’s been tough to to make 135 but I do it for you guys I’ve been trying to chase a dream and I made it happen and and uh now hopefully I can go to 145 and do the same thing
And hopefully get a little bit more accolades under the belt and uh we’ll see what happens with this main event and hopefully I go out there 300 do my job and maybe I just slide right on in there my question is for Max Holloway when you beat Justin and get the BMF
Title do you think you should get your rematch against Conor mcgreer Conor McGregor brother none of that matters first things first if you never watch this Sky fight before every time they walk out the Octon they looked like they got in a car accident so that’s all I’m
Worried about I’m worried about Justin gaii and uh everything after that we can we can [Applause] talk okay I got uh two questions uh for all of you guys the first question is uh are you guys UFC card collectors and two uh are you guys ever thinking of pursuing a career in
Hollywood as movie stars actors like Connor and whatnot any card guys up here I I am I’m not a card or like the action figure guy because everyone that I have gotten my kids find and then they like draw mustaches on me they broke the arm off
Of the action figure so uh they just beat the tar out of them so I I don’t uh I don’t do that but uh I don’t know Holly hwood is not my thing but I don’t know acting I’d do it I give it a shot I uh myself I don’t collect cards I
Do love you know as a kid if You’ have shown me a card with myself on it it would have been you know an awesome story I would have loved it so signing the cards knowing that people like it is super special to me um what was the other part yeah I’m down
To be an actor yes I don’t know if I got the face for him but I’m going to try I mean everyone from stepe to George St Pierre to Connor have done movies I’m sorry what Usman black panther no Stipe yeah yeah he’s saying Usman wasman was also
An actor in oh yeah yeah yeah my voice thank you brother those folks over there didn’t like your question by the way they’re talking [ __ ] why I don’t know I don’t know I don’t know what do you have what do they have against UFC cards what
Do they have against UFC cards thank you man thank you who this man save him young man save him I’m going save everyone right now watch out all right first of all I just want to say I’m a big fan of you John Justin Al Jo Jim Max
[ __ ] love you guys also I want to appreciate you guys for coming out to Anaheim because you know you guys rarely come out here but when you do John I saw your post on Instagram like you said yesterday this crowd was [ __ ] insane last tonight if you heard it let’s [ __ ]
Go and I just want to say I you know all the fans here we appreciate every one of you guys every fighter who puts their body on the line to to for our entertainment let’s [ __ ] go sir we appreciate you let’s go thank you Justin now my question is what do
You think about the fans I mean seriously just coming out here hearing us what what do you think about the fans man all of you for all all you guys every if it was not for you guys I would not [ __ ] be here I tell you that
Let’s [ __ ] go there’s no way this this you guys make it um front of 20,000 people lights on someone trying to hurt you I promise you there’s no better feeling in Earth on Earth I I enjoy man I love fighting out here I fought here 2017 against henen
Baral and the crowd was just electric I think that was Jon Jones versus DC and that was a great card great event and just like this man it’s just always been a fun environment with the fans getting wild getting crazy and I just love that [ __ ] I love it yes
Sir you know I’ve had the opportunity to fight the the Apex a few times and there’s positives to it but La uh lack in the fans is the the big negative there are still fights that I have where I can still hear the crowd in between
Rounds so you know I I I’m going to speak for these guys we appreciate the heck out of you guys you know it’s uh it’s easier to be in those difficult fights when we we know you guys are enjoying it and uh honestly it’s uh it’s it’s the biggest rush in the
World yeah man what they said man without you guys none of this is possible I mean you guys came early for a Q&A and then get the weigh in so without none of you guys it’s not possible at all so thank you guys and then last one for John do you
Think that the press conference last night was the loudest one you’ve ever experienced in your life let’s go J so I walked backstage after the press conference and my stage manager Niner said to me like dude that was just the lower bowl can you imagine what it’s
Going to sound like Saturday night so you’re goddamn right that was the loudest pres let’s go oh what do you have [Applause] brother um so take his shirt [Applause] off I was going to ask Jim Miller if if I could announce him as Jim [ __ ] Miller today but since that’s off the
Table aljo when is the next rap Banger coming out o we got something good cooking for UFC 300 for a walkout song my brother and I again and we got it was a banger guys hey I know y’all did not even listen go Loco it was a good
[ __ ] song I loveed it stop it was a pretty good song I got a good I got a lot of really good feedback from that and I want to make one more it ain’t G to be no Tyron Woodley I tell you that don’t you you better stop thank
You they coming for me first of all uh just want to say shout out to John adct one of the best analysts out there you always represent bro the fans never turned their back on you bro we loved you real talk shout out to Justin gasy
My man my Jamaican boy guy over there too Al Jermaine represent and also Jim Miller and definitely for you uh Max Holloway and I just got to say real real quick so I used to suffer from mental illness back in the day I tried to
Commit suicide and my mom hung me out I mean found me hanging in my garage she caught me just in time I just want to say all of you UFC fighters out there MMA saved my life and then um I just want to say thank you guys so much
Seriously and my daughter’s probably watching this right now and I want to let her know her dad loves her and I survived because of her too oh baby one day at a time man yes sir stay positive we all we all went through something yes
Sir and my my last question just for Max Holloway uh being that if you do survive that car accident with uh with Justin gayi how important is it for you to take that belt back that BMF belt title back to w i oh it’d be a lot it mean a lot man it
Mean a lot being from w i having the BMF would be cool as [ __ ] so like I said though but for you brother tough times don’t last tough people do and you’re a represent yes sir yes sir thank you yes sir thank you thank you for
That what’s up guys my questions for Max first off everyone give it up for Max bless right now give it up for Max bless right now all right I got two questions for Max so huge featherweight main event tomorrow who’s walking away with that belt and how do you think you stack up
Against a challenger ilot torya brother first I’ll answer the second question first there’s a reason they didn’t give me Ilia that’s they wanted him to make it to this fight that’s right that’s and the first fight and the first question is vul man vul is hearing you guys chatter vul’s last fight getting
Finished whatever he’s hearing the old man talk the guy really got the dog in him you guys going to find out tomorrow I think so he finishes Alia within bro before five I got one more question for Justin gatei Justin do we have a walkout song
For your walk out for UFC 300 do we have it I don’t pick that until the week of um waiting I’m chilling uh I got some I got some options the march by Kimani Marley is an option but it gets me goosebumps and I need to stay
Unemotional so I don’t know if I can go with that one go down one definitely brother go down definitely shout out man you’re the best via Mexico let’s go let’s go via Mexico let’s go hey shout out shout out to John anic one of the best analysts in the game Big
Inspiration for my career so I just wanted to shout you out my man but this question is for the Highlight Reel Justin gatei Justin gaii you are one of the biggest fighters in the UFC that has a Mexican heritage what does it mean for
The UFC to be making such a big push to Mexico to be having an event over there and also to see morab carrying that Mexican flag last night I mean that was funny I like it was a little bit of a dig at Henry so uh I didn’t I didn’t
Love it whatever it’s entertainment um there are so many people from Mexico for one reason we have the spirit the fighting spirit in us we don’t come from come from love family that’s it we don’t come from opportunity we don’t come from wealth we come from our family we love
Our family and we have the spirit the fighting spirit and you see it every time I step in there that is why I’m the most consistent it’s because of the way I was brought up and the family values that I that was instilled in me early one more question just really quick for
The man Jim [ __ ] Miller Jim when are we going to get to see you after UFC 300 are we possibly going to see you on UFC 400 my man all the fans want to know well I’m not going to I’m not going to say no you know I’ll be 47 yeah we can
Do it uh yeah who knows man I’m uh I I I found a Groove uh you know later in the career here so uh we’re going to keep going as long as we can hell yeah thank You hey the best is blessed what’s up Max love you bro this question is for you man like we know you’ve had some bangers over the years you fought endless people where does this match rank against your alltime matches cuz I mean Justin’s a dog you know he’s going to bring it like
Where do you feel as far as the anticipation for it it’s going to be one bro it’s going to be one like I said Justin got what the most uh bonuses ever his name is highlight for a reason and uh when you mix highlight and bless you
Get a blessed highlight so I can’t wait for it 100% my first question is for the Highlight Justin gaii and then I have another question for both you guys right my first question is you’re fighting one of the most unbreakable guys the UFC has ever seen but you’re the guy that breaks
Chins how do you plan on breaking Max hallway April 13th by being perfect uh the way that I fought Dustin porier the way that I fought Michael Chandler being unemotional content in my situation and and just being under those lights uh I trust myself to perform and so I’m going
To prepare myself prepare my legs cuz this man is a Workhorse and I can’t let him outw work me momentum is everything I got to touch him early I got to touch him hard and I got to make it ugly that’s the plan my second
My my second question is for both of you you both are two of the most respected people in the sport of all time in my opinion what would it mean for your guys’ legacy to add one another to the resume I I think uh he’s a legend
Already uh he doesn’t need this fight this guy has been doing it since 2012 he has inspired every single one of you more than once myself included um just go ahead mat man this guy this guy’s a legend bro he’s the top five number one Contender been around in the
UFC for a while now this a legacy fight written all over it on top of u00 and it’s uh it’s a huge one man I’m just I’m just blessed to uh share octagon with the guy so I can’t wait thank you guys I know this man loves it as much as me and
I know that he’s going to try to take my head off and I would lose all respect if that wasn’t the case and he knows it’s coming his way and you guys are going to be the you guys get to see it and uh it’s going to be [ __ ] beautiful yes
Yes Max Holloway we obviously have a big Mexican supporter crowd here today so you’ve been Brian Ortega yayi Rodriguez but still the Mexican fan base supports you what do you think that is brother I’m Hawaiian our heritage is the same and I’m not it’s call myself part
Mexican right now you see you see the chin on me you see the chin on Me Brother come on now being one of the best uh boxers in the UFC who would you like to face off in a boxing match brother whoever whoever you just named a bunch of
Mexican again so why not go for Canelo you know that’ be fun thank you Max my questions were just engag you a lot of people have been talking to Alex vosi about being 35 years old and fing at his belt by April 13th you will be 35
If not older fighting a 32 Prime year-old Max Holloway is there any pressure on you for that not necessarily uh I feel young I feel young I feel hungry I feel better than I did when I was making terrible choices at like 28 I’m living right I’m
Living clean and uh they don’t start paying you till the end so I’m doing all the right things now and I’m enjoying this [ __ ] my next question is for Max Holloway and the off chance that you lose to Justin gaii and Alain gets an amazing finish against Calvin ker are
You up to the chance of getting up against Alain we see what happens man we see what happen Never Say Never with me man you know first things first is Justin gatei that’s all focus on thank you guys so much you’re the best all right back over here just so you know we
Got 10 minutes left with these fine gentlemen so we’ll try to get to as many of you who are lined up as possible go ahead young man all right so I want to give a shout out to Max I can notice your sweater chainsaw man bro [ __ ] goes
Hard another thing too for you Max and I have another question for for Justin too do you prefer Tokyo re Revengers or Naruto or Demon Slayer which one’s your favorite that’s for you Max that’s for you oh for me bro rud all day bro hey that’s the
Way to go BR and then this one’s for Justin Justin I met you three years ago when I had an arm brace and I had a rotator cuff I got back into boxing because of you and I’ll forever be grateful for you bro and on the real I
Know you’re Mexican and we just took our brother right here to the Mexican side I need to hear a Gro from you dude I needo my my voice does not go that high anymore I used to have it though a that’s part of the pack that’s what you have to do right
Now dude I can’t my mom is going to be so dis my [Applause] [Laughter] Dad oh [ __ ] my that’s what I need you to do oh I can’t I can’t do that bro I can’t do that hey hit it one more time though hit it one more time ready oh let’s go let’s go baby hey end of the day both you guys going to have a
Really good War Brothers by the end of the day and I appreci both of you guys thank you man thank you for time let’s go my question is for Jus gagei um ha Z is claiming you poked him in the eye but I remember you beating the [ __ ] out of
Him can you confirm that’s what it was no I hey I have nothing but respect for Rafael I think uh we every single one of us is is in an interview they ask us a question and un un fortunately we just talk you know he’s had those thoughts at
Home I guarantee he checked himself uh when he did have those thoughts I have nothing but respect for the guy I think his his talent is amazing um and of course he’s bitter I would be bitter too if I no one likes to lose and my
Question the other eye poked him in the other eye and my questions for Max Holloway I just want to say thank you I appreciate you I remember when you made your USA debut you’re 19 I’m 12 I’m TW I was 12 at the time I’m 23 now so I’m
Just saying hey you [ __ ] rocking you’re the man thank you thank you thank you you’re making me feel old as [ __ ] bro what the hell get me doing that putting me on blast on a Q&A sorry oh [ __ ] hello oh nice to meet you uh my name is Aaron uh nice to meet
You Mr Holloway Mr Miller Mr aljo Mr gatei I just want to ask if I could have an autograph I would like an autograph I don’t know why they’re booing catch us outside catch us outside and uh this is my music book I I write music in here
And it mean a lot if you can catch outside catch outside for sure all right thank you catch me outside how about that shout out to my nana later good night oh [ __ ] all right Justin John addict everyone there thank you for putting your uh your body on the line
For all of us Jim [ __ ] Miller with everything that you have put on in the Octagon your legacy lives on what does it mean for you to be a fire after everything you have thrown put on the line for us what does it mean uh you know just uh it’s it’s awesome it’s
Awesome this this life that I’ve been able to lead uh you know I’ve been in the UFC since 2008 and the opportunity to fight all over the country few different places around the world and uh meet amazing fans and and get to do something that I absolutely [ __ ] love
Which yeah you know step into the octagon and and uh and go to war uh it’s uh it’s surreal you know and I’m super appreciative of it because it was almost Throne away from me so you know that’s that’s why I man I I I [ __ ] love you
Guys H uh it’s awesome it’s awesome to be part of the whole thing Justin as you can tell by the shirt I was there I flew out to Utah it was my birthday thank you for making that event a special birthday John anic I Met You Justin can I get a
Pick with you dog catch me outside definitely I’ll do I’ll do it man I’m call down right now I can’t do that we’re we’re moving we’re moving but catch me outside I’ll never say no hey Justin thank you for my birthday special John Anakin USA be on meico cover on
Ass I’m glad I got to turn you into a [ __ ] animal on your birthday cuz I know that happened hey guys how’s it going so I got two questions for aljo Al so we know you recently had a grappling match they did it turn out to your favor and and
Wasn’t going in your way is there any chance we can see you actually do a wrestling match we putting on the sing list one more time actually doing some NCAA rules and see who maybe you could be your opponent maybe go upway J with Jason burrow it be good little right
Grappling right there oh 100% man I love doing like side missions GTA side missions so I definitely would love to go out there something like that again and uh stop you okay you okay you’re no wrestler man but I would love to do something again like that grapple I
Wrestled against rby National Champion couple time National Champion Olympic hopeful so I love little things like that pushes myself challenges myself and I would love to put the single back on one more time show these Young Bucks what’s up he don’t want to he don’t want to wrestle Jordan Bros though that dude
[ __ ] twice that [ __ ] hurt hey I ain’t never scared o CRA sternum that’s what you’re going to get and we also knowe that you have Jamaican blood in you have you seen that Bob Marley movie yet maybe any know review you have on it this week
Coming up we’re going to go watch it watch it that’s Bo all right all right thank you guys y BR bring your ass down here come here let me talk to you come here come here don’t do that come here don’t do that I’m going give you a nice
I’m going give you a nice little wedgie come here brother what’s up baheim how you guys doing come on brother are you 120 lbs bro calm down what’s up get this kid some milk I got a I got a question for all you [ __ ] up there
Okay let’s go you guys are in the Golden State California okay what’s your favorite thing about California starting with John anik all the way to Max Holloway let’s go what’s your favorite thing about California I have heard Rumblings that the Cannabis is better here than in South [Applause]
Florida let’s go same answer same answer same answer what about you New Yorker I like make a little C weed the ocean the ocean I don’t have that where I’m from let’s smoke together I mean I’ve I’ve like barely been here uh so I haven’t gotten to try the
Weed I don’t know what do you mean you don’t know we got beaches we got the girls we got the blunch beaches and be Disneyland bro Disneyland I like Disneyland and I got one more thing to say where is Nina where is Nina I’m trying to take her out all
Right thank you brother thank you brother Nina said you got to be 510 or closer to 5’2 brother hey I got a question for the Blessed Express Max Holloway fan Max with a win over Justin gaii are you looking to challenge Islam mahash for the life the lightweight belt like I said guys
Like I said first things first is gatei but uh you know that that thing that happened back in Brooklyn couple years ago I mean they call him uh khabib 2.0 so we see what happens first come April 13th all right and I got a question for Alaine Sterling aljo if you get past
Calvin cadar at UFC 300 Who you calling out well it depends on who wins this fight this weekend if it’s vul that wins I’m calling out V cuz I will be the next guy in line and uh if Toria wins I’m just going to call him out anyway we’ll
See what happens hopefully I go out there get a finish do my job put on the show for the fans and that’s the best I could do all right thank you guys appreciate you go ahead brother rapid fire we got to get out of here in a few
Minutes what do you have I got I got a question for Max Max how do it feel to knock out Korean zombie like that bro it sucked bro I’m I’m a I’m a big Korean zombie fan and uh it was it was it was
Kind of hard it was kind of hard for me you know that was my first ever walk off KO but it being Korean zombie was kind of bitter but it is what it is and for Max and Justin are any of you guys going to shoot for a takedown when you guys
Fight each other do you watch us fight you watch UFC brother so no so no you want definitely not in the plans not in the plans no take down not the plan bro not at all dep how hard he hits me hi my question is for Justin gatei
When kabib was asked he said you hit the hardest who has hit you the hardest oh I think uh the best shot that landed on me was from Oliva ah it’s the same shot a 100 times you don’t see it one time and it’s just so much more
Effective that was the case that night he caught me uh off guard by surprise and I was it hurt it hurt thank you all right we got time for a couple more they’re telling me to rrap but I’m going to give you fine people two more
Minutes make it quick what do you have uh John anic thank you for everything that you do appreciate you man I’m a big fan uh big fan of all you guys you guys are warriors thank you for putting your body on the line I just want to say just
Want to say uh my question is this that sh off my question is that do you guys have any rituals on fight day to help you get through the pressure of getting ready for a fight uh so I try to not make it too ritualistic cuz every every spot that we
Go to is a different experience when I thought khabib and Abu Dhabi um couldn’t leave the hotel for 12 days so you just have to be your best self be content and be okay with the the chaos that you’re going to face um you know hopefully you
Have the people around you that love you and support you and that’s really all you need when you step in there is to know that you got support thank you bro thank you guys go ahead I just got one question dream fight any fighter passor present
Somebody you might look up to who would you want to fight can you ask one of them cuz we got like 30 seconds man all right I’ll I’ll ask ay Max Holloway like I said man Legacy I’m here to create a legacy this is a
Legacy fight uh UFC 300 for the BMF belt first one to ever defend it um special to me real quick hey Justin I’m a big fan bro thank you for coming to California and uh I just want to ask you will you break Max Holloway like you did Tony I
Will certainly plan on it but hey like I said he will lose my respect if I don’t try to [ __ ] him up and I would respect him I would not respect him one bit if he didn’t come in there and try to take my head off that’s what we do I love
This [ __ ] [ __ ] and if he was to take his foot off the pedal cuz he likes me or something then that’s that’s some [ __ ] [ __ ] and there’s no [ __ ] [ __ ] in me or him yeah so we’re going to we’re going to show out we’re going to try to
[ __ ] each other up and uh we’re going to respect each other after we’re going to go in there hurt each other and get a drink after that’s what and a bonus and a bonus we’re going to go in there we’re going to hurt each other go drink I’m
Not taking it easy for no one he’s not taking it easy for and we’re going to get it done all right last question quick to say you guys are all [ __ ] badasses thank you for what you do and we [ __ ] love you guys guys are all [ __ ] bad asses let’s go you [ __ ]
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Let's go Justin
Get Justin a Speed Stick
Who is the odd man out? JIM talking about survival.
One of the reporters: “thank u aaaprishich u..” 🤣
Breaks my heart for Max and Justin to be fighting (as a human) bc I LOVE THEM both SO MUCH! As a fight fan, we’re in for such a treat. But just damn man
Best panel to date!
I wanted to watch this so bad but I can't get past aljomain shit stain Sterling actually sitting up there
Friggin ijots on the west coast
Anik loves the fans hahah
BMF shouldnt be for title contenders, it should be for battle proven veterans who never quite made it to the top of the top level.
Jim Miller, Darren Elkins, Matt Brown, Edson Barbosa, Jack Hermason, Neil Magny, etc etc.
BMF in every weight class, BMF super fights between BMF Title holders from different divisions, but not every week, once in a while.
Gathje is a disgrace defending a BMF title vs a Featherweight when he is the legit #1 Contender at LW.
UFC has become a childrens entertainment Circus show, where even Champions are now dressing up in clown suits at press conferences.
Great panel, terrible crowd. They seemed more interested in promoting themselves rather than the fighters they came to see.
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR BLOOD AND GUTS YOU HAVE SHARED WITH YOUR FANS . WHAT GREAT HUMANS YOU ALL ARE 🏴
Man what you just said has given me goosebumps. Awesome people
One day at a time
the crowd was tardish
1. Anik, as a guy whos actually from boston i would be totally ok if you claimed to be from ànahiem.
2. This presser failed miserably. Justin v max here are just throwing ppvs out the window . Justin-"your cute" max "no, your cuter" type promotional run kills off alot of heat for me.. its supposedly for the bmf title yet they practically play grab *ss in the park
3. Should be Max vs Aljo at 145
Gaethje vs jorge masvidal for the real bmf champ, at 170 (which was unlikely to happen, since jorge wouldn't want that smoke) but man i would've loved to see jorge get really beat tf up
3:19 u can see justin's face. he really don't wanna fight him, all love
Aljo looking confused about Justin being Mexican 😂
God some of these questions were shit stop giving the mic to any bum who comes in lol
Media schilling for anik. We don't want him around
"When you mix blessed with highlight, you get a Blessed Highlight." -Max Holloway🐐
The question will be for who. Epic.
30:06 why did no one laughed hahaha that was funny af
Max and Justin for UFC 300… That's the big fight😂😂😂
These have lost a lot over the years ! Let's Make Press Conferences Great Again .
These question askers are all cringy. I love mma, but damn it's not the most intelligent audience.
bahhh lameoooooooooooooooooooo
Whenever they faced off Aljo tried to compare his size to them😂
I know the champion should have some say in who they fight, but they shouldn't have any say in who the opponent is picked for them to fight if Max has picked for him to fight then that's what it should be he shouldn't be able to say no to that….. my question is why wouldn't he….. if he's the baddest it just became Champion you want to prove it to anyone who wants to challenge you.
What's up with Max and Jim F'n Miller, Max yawns as he approaches and doesn't even glance his way as he's walking to the chair beside him.
ALOT OF STUPID QUESTIONS!!!!
Justin’s just a banger got no skill boxing is terrible .
Jim’s last fight 31 yrs ago.