Full Coverage – UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz Post-Fight Press Conference
Welcome to Fightful’s live coverage of the UFC 244 post-fight press conference. We’ll hear from Dana White and the top winners on the night.
Stephen Thompson opens the press conference. Calls Vincte the toughest guy he’s faced with the hardest head. Says he hurt his hand in the fight.
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Thompson wants to work his way up the rankings. Was hoping to fight Diaz/Masvidal, but knows that’s not happening now. Says he won’t give up on the title.
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Thompson believes taking time off after getting KO’d helped him as it allowed him to heal. Says he learned from his losses. Is pretty sure his right hand is broken.
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Thompson believes Nate wanted out after the 1st round after Jorge. Calls Masvidal an inspiration.
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Thompson says stuff that goes through his head before a fight is ‘you’re gonna die’ and ‘I hope an astroid blows this place up.’ Calls it part of nerves. Says when that goes away is when he’ll hang it up.
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Thompson is leaning towards Usman in his fight against Covington. Says he didn’t want to grapple with Vincente, which is why he didn’t rush in on the knockdowns.
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Thompson praises Demian Maia. Says he would like to scrap with him. But still wants a fight against Masvidal or Diaz. And that’s it for Thompson.
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Dana White is here. This should be fun.
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Dana was upset with the cut at first but when he saw Nate backstage, he saw just how bad the cut was. “Didn’t look good.”
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Dana isn’t interested in going Nate/Jorge rematch right away. Calls Jorge the fighter of 2019 and says he has big options coming his way.
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Dana says he was called during the co-main event and asked if they could show Diaz/Masvidal since fans were having to wait and he agreed. Then he buries De La Hoya for even running on this night.
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Dana says Corey was on some “crybaby bullshit” during the week. Then buries Anderson because no one clapped for him during the weigh ins. Does praise Anderson for showing something, but a title shot seems unlikely. “When your contract is up, do what you want.”
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“Till did what he needed to do.” – Dana. Says the win puts him in the top 6 but doesn’t know what’s next.
Praises Kevin Lee for making the most of the night. “It’s good to be Kevin Lee tonight.”
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Dana burying Oscar again. “He’s an asshole.” Says it was smarter people than him who got DAZN to push fight back. Dana being egged on by the media to bury Oscar. “He’s a bad guy and really fucking weird.”
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In hindsight, Dana admits that they pushed Till too quickly.
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Dana discusses having Trump at the event. Was worried about having to shut things down. Praises Trump for always supporting the sport. “Everything that ever happened to me, Trump was always the first person to reach out.”
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Dana says fans of the sport, no matter political affiliation, can appreciate Trump showing up and supporting UFC.
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Dana says Trump’s security wanted him in a suite instead of cageside. “He doesn’t listen to them. He does what he wants.”
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Dana doesn’t really have an explanation as to why Trump wasn’t shown on the video board in the arena. He was shown on TV.
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“I’m not saying Diaz and Masvidal won’t face each other again, I’m just not looking at it right away” – Dana.
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Dana doesn’t think Nick Diaz will fight again.
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“There’s nothing done. Literally zero” – Dana on Conor saying he’ll fight Cerrone next. Says Cerrone called him, hoping it was true.
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Dana says Kelvin’s weigh-in debacle has nothing to do with UFC and the commission will handle it. Says Gustaffson, who recently retired, is ready to fight again.
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Dana doesn’t know why Colby wasn’t in the arena. Says Colby wanted to sit with Trump, but the White House controlled the seats.
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Darren Till is here on crutches. Says he came into the fight with a knee injury but fought through it. Will need to get it checked out. Wasn’t going to pull out of the fight.
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Till discusses his crazy week with the visa issues, the weight cut, Kelvin’s weight cut, and the injury. Says he just wanted to get in there in fight. Says the 2 losses hurt him and he fought some demons. Thought about faking an injury before the fight. But now he’s back.
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Till says he was terrified before the fight. After the first round, he felt more confident.
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Till doesn’t believe anyone can take him down and keep him down. He believes he can beat anyone at 185.
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Till says he is happy for Masvidal. Believes they’ll fight again. Says Masvidal told him he’d move up to middleweight. “I aint cutting no weight.”
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Till believes this fight jogged fans memories of how good and smart he is.
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Till says Tyson Fury could do well in MMA with some training. Praises Tyson for being as smart as he is and making money.
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Till hesitated on coming out to Sweet Caroline but is glad he kept it. Says the goal is still the title.
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That’s a wrap on Till.
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Nate Diaz is here. Says “Blood don’t hurt, it’s just there. You sneeze on me, I bleed. It’s fucked up.”
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Nate would have liked more time to prepare for this fight. Says the doctor played him because his eye was the same after the 2nd as it was the 3rd. Says a knee injury kept him from running and didn’t feel he had his usual confidence in his cardio.
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Nate says he felt Jorge slowing down and thought things would look better for him. “I don’t plan on losing no fight, ever. You’re gonna have to kill me.”
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“If you’re the baddest motherfucker, you gonna take that as a win? I wasn’t finished. He knows I wasn’t finished.” Nate wants to run it back. “But I can already see the fuckery coming.”
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“I’m responsible for this whole shit. I brought the President.” Says he wants his rematch. “Fuck The Rock too. That motherfucker was playing me. Should have had Tyson handing out the belt. I don’t give a fuck about no belt.”
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Calls Jorge a real fighter who will want to run it back. “Conor didn’t take the rematch. I take all the rematches. People get title shots when they beat me. What do I get? Number 27. I can already see the fuckery coming. Might be another 3 years off.”
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“My plan is to tell em all, ‘fuck you,’ and hopefully we can get back at it.” – Diaz.
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Nate says every fight he does is the biggest because he’s the realest fighter in the game.
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Diaz says he started the east/west stuff to get the fight. “They’re not giving me the fights I want and they’re gonna do it again.”
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Nate says he got “six or seven” stitches. Says he sets the record for stitches.
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Nate says being a father has nothing to do with fighting. “I aint holding no babies and shit. I dont need no baby pity. This is war.”
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Nate says he likes Ballers, but “with all due respect, he can get it too.” Knows The Rock is on Jorge’s side.
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“I’m not fighting no more lames. I’m only fighting killers.” – Nate. Says other guys are too broke because they don’t open their mouth. “Only a Masvidal rematch interests me.”
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Nate says Jorge deserves everything he got and he’s done with this PC stuff.
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Masvidal is here to close things out. He has a celebratory drink. Says he would have continued to “fuck up” Diaz in the 4th and 5th. “You gotta kill that dude.”
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Masvidal, eating pizza, says he didn’t feel like he was getting tired. Thought Nate was getting tired. Says there will be a rematch with Nate. “I’m open to money. He’s a money fight.”
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Masvidal says there were “rumors” that someone tried to go after him after the fight but nothing happening.
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Masvidal teases fighting Canelo. Thinks they can make more money in MMA. Already beat him on PPV.
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Jorge says he won’t be watching Colby/Usman. “I have trouble sleeping, I smoke weed and eat rather than watch that.” Says he has more KOs this year than they have combined in their careers.
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Jorge says he needs his hand to heal and then he’ll come back next year.
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“I got 3-4 more years for you guys to enjoy this violence. Tune in.” – Jorge. Says he loves the BMF Title. “It doesn’t look like any other belt. I’ll wear it in public. But I’m gonna get more.”
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Jorge says he’ll fuck up “the midget” Conor McGregor. “I know people want to see him hurt because of the shit he does. He punches old people because those are the fights he can win.” Doesn’t believe Conor actually wants the fight.
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Jorge reflects on Roberto Duran walking him out and The Rock giving him the title. Still can’t believe it happened.
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Jorge says UFC would have to whip out the checkbook if they want him to replace Colby/Usman should one of them pull out. “Dana is not gonna like the figure.”
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Jorge says the rematch can be for the Meanest Motherfucker Title.
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Jorge says he’ll top his 2019 in 2020. And that’s a wrap.
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