Full Coverage: UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya Post-Fight Press Conference
Welcome to Fightful's UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya post-fight press conference coverage. We heard from UFC women's featherweight champion Cris Cyborg and Brian Ortega along with a couple of other winners. If you missed any of the action, check Fightful's coverage of the event.
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Mackenzie Dern up first. Says she feels happy with his victory.
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Dern says she wanted finish with the submission. Says she got a little nervous when the decision was being read.
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Dern says she wants to fight again soon. “I don’t think they’ll put me on a fast track to the title. They don’t want to make a bad matchup.”
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Dern speaks in her native tongue of Portuguese. No translator on the UFC staff tonight.
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That’s it for Dern. Not a whole lot to work with given that 80% of the interview was in Portuguese.
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Brian Ortega up. Says he feels happy with the win, but tried to remain cool.
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Ortega trying not to get too excited about a potential title shot. “Right now, I just want to take a vacation and do some surfing.”
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“I’ve always said it. Pick your poison.” – Brian Ortega
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Ortega sounds down with the date Max Holloway set (UFC 226 in July)
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Ortega was down to fight in 3 weeks. Thought he was going to be in the main event, fighting 5 rounds. Was ready for 5, happy it got changed to 3.
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Ortega says he was 164 entering the cage. “I was a little fatty tonight”
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Ortega says he envisions getting losing and KO’d and thinking how he would react. “In my mind, I’ve lived both experiences.”
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Ortega is finished.
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Long break between fighters. I assume Cyborg is last up.
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Never mind. Dana White at the podium now.
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Dana is giddy at the prospect of Ortega against Holloway. Says they’ll make the fight as soon as Holloway is cleared.
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Dana thinks O’Malley suffered a small fracture. Doesn’t think anything is broken, but doctors will give him the final word.
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Dana says his relationship with Cyborg is good. Wants to make Cyborg against Nunes and says all parties want that fight.
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Dana kinda avoids the question about pushing talent too fast. “When you’re the man or the woman. You win” Whatever that means.
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Dana doesn’t know why Soukhamthath laid on top of O’Malley in the final round.
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Dana says Conor fighting on this card was never realistic. “He did say he wanted the fight” But stepped up after they already made Edgar/Ortega.
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Dana says he was ok with Byrd being a judge. Sounds like he was biting his tongue on that one.
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Dana says he likes John Dodson and would like to re-sign him. Dodson’s final fight on his contract was tonight.
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Finally, he agrees with the DQ on Hector Lombard.
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Yana up now. Says she was nervous. Hopes to come back soon. “I was nervous just facing Cris Cyborg.”
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Yana calls it a mental problem, is sad because she had success early. Says she’ll go down to 135.
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That’s it for Yana. She lasted longer with Cyborg than she did with the press.
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Cyborg up last. Says she was relaxed, maybe a little too comfortable.
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Cyborg says she’s open to fighting Nunes in July. Thinks fighting in Rio (May 12) is too soon.
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“I just saw Dana, I shook his hand and said ‘we are friends now.’” Says she loves her job and is easy to work with because she just wants to fight.
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Cyborg talks about adopting her niece. Is happy to give her niece a good life in America. “It’s the right time to bring her.”
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“(Anderson) tweets, but she’s not ready to fight.” – Cyborg dismissing a potential fight with Megan Anderson.
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And that’s it for Cyborg and the press conference.
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