Live Coverage: UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou Post-Fight Press Conference
Welcome to Fightful.com's coverage of the UFC 220 post-fight press conference. We'll hear from Dana White, Daniel Cormier, Stipe Miocic and more. If you missed any of the action, check out Fightful's full coverage of the event.
Oezdemir kicks off the post-fight press conference. Says he learned a lot in his first title fight. “Cormier was the better man tonight"
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“Now I know what I need to do to improve” Says he’ll be back in the gym on Tuesday.
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Oezdemir says the trash talk was just hype. Calls Cormier “a cool guy”
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“I’m going to put on some sunglasses and enjoy the city” – Volkan
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Oezdemir says he will be champion. “It’s just a matter of time.” Calls Cormier one of the best ever and it was an honor to fight him.
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Volkan says that wrestling will be a big part of his game, but won’t forget about his striking and grappling.
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Volkan says he heard the 10 second clap at the first, which led him to trying a move that didn’t work and ended up with him getting put in the choke.
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Vokan seems happy with his overall performance. “I surprised myself”
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Volkan says he wasn’t rocked in the crucifix, but was taking a lot of damage. Doesn’t complain about the stoppage.
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That does it for Oezdemir. Kattar up next.
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Kattar says he envisioned this win, says the Boston crowd was amazing. “There’s nothing like it.” Also praises his teammates Rob Font and Kyle Bochniak
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Kattar’s corner told him to be aggressive in the third. Says he has a lot of respect for Burgos for coming out there and fighting.
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Kattar says he was a little upset he didn’t get the first takedown. Credits Burgos again for being tough. Says he’s proud of the fight they delivered.
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Kattar doesn’t call anyone out. “I have that Patriots mindset” which is to say “one fight at a time.”
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Kattar predicts a Patriots win tomorrow. Doesn’t give a score.
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Kattar talks about the Kattarmania t-shirts, but says he’s not a big professional wrestling fan even though he grew up on it.
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That’s a wrap for Kattar.
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Daniel Cormier hits the stage.
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Cormier says this was the performance he dreamed of. Was excited to bounce back from the loss against Jones.
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Cormier sounds like he expects Volkan to be champion one day. “He’s young. I’m 38 and want to be done by the time I’m 40”
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Cormier wasn’t surprised by the reaction he got. Says he felt the shift in his last fight. “I really enjoyed and appreciated it"
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Cormier says this was the first time his kids watched him fight live. “They loved it”
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“Nothing is more important that family. Without them, I could not do all this” – Cormier
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Cormier isn’t too sure what’s next for him. Says he wants to enjoy this because he never felt like he could enjoy wins, but the loss to Jones put things in perspective for him
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Cormier is asked about moving to HW to fight Miocic. “I haven’t really thought about it.” Sounds like he won’t do it as long as Cain is around.
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“If Cain is prepared to get that belt back, I have nothing for that division. That won’t change” – Cormier
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Cormier says he could have stood with Volkan but “the path to victory should be achieved in the easiest way.”
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Cormier says heavyweight is “Stipe and Cain” when it comes to all-time rankings. “The biggest heavyweight fight ever will be when those two fight each other"
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Cormier says he won’t put Miocic over Cain, but gives him his respect.
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Cormier says there is no beef between AKA and Luke Rockhold. Says Rockhold texted him after the fight to congratulate him.
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Cormier says he’s moving past Jones. “I’ve done everything right and I’ve been dragged down by him” Says he wants to compete against him, but will never know if it’ll be fair and doesn’t want to go through that again
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Cormier praises his coaches. Says his right hand is messed up and he’ll see a doctor about it on Monday.
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Cormier is talking about waking up on Sunday after the Jones fight and his son asking his wife, “did dad win?” That’s what hurt him the most.
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Really great perspective from Cormier to end his portion. The man is so good for the sport.
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Ngannou up now. Begins by saying that he learned a lot and underestimated his opponent
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“I underestimated my opponent and went too hard in the first round. He was tough. He had a better gameplan than me” – Ngannou
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Ngannou says this was the last step for him in the sport because he never faced this situation. “I made a mistake. That will not happen again."
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Ngannou says he learned he need to go slower in the first two rounds. Says Miocic was tougher than he thought. “I thought he would go down in the first two rounds. I touched him and I thought he would go down."
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Ngannou says Miocic had a good gameplan to take him down when he started to get tired.
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“I didn’t give up. I kept believing and I give it all. That is the most important thing to me.” – Ngannou. Says he believed he could get the KO, even in the final round “but my body was tired and slow."
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“Knockout power is not enough” Ngannou then says Stipe doesn’t have KO power, just had a good gameplan
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Ngannou wants to fight anyone. “With what I learned today, it will make it easier in my next fight.”
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Ngannou says the positive is that he learned more tonight than anything in the last 4 years
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Ngannou once again says that his mistake was pushing too hard in the first two rounds.
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“Any record can be broken. I’m not done yet” – Ngannou. Says the best is yet to come.
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“If I was in shape in the third round, he could not keep me down as long as he did” – Ngannou
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That’s it for Ngannou. Miocic up next.
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Miocic says Ngannou hits hard. “I hit him more than he hit me and I have the belt.”
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“It was the Stipe show tonight. It wasn’t about him. It was about me. I’m the best.” – Miocic
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Stipe confirms that the gameplan was to push him against the cage and take him down. “He’s never been there.”
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“I have the fighting spirit. It takes a lot to take me out. Ford F-150. It doesn’t matter.” – Miocic
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Miocic says anyone who talks to his daughter when she turns 18 “I’m gonna smash them. You ever seen Bad Boys?”
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Miocic sounds very angry at the hype surrounding Ngannou. “He’s a phenom. One in a million. Never lost. Well, he lost. I’m the greatest heavyweight. Defended it three times. No one has ever done that."
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Miocic felt Ngannou gassed in the first. “He came with everything he had.”
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Miocic says this victory feels sweeter. “Everyone shit on me.”
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Miocic says his coach respects him and he respects them, which is why he wanted his coach to put the belt on his waist.
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Sounds like Miocic doesn’t care what his relationship with Dana White is like
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Miocic believes he’s the best heavyweight ever. Says he has not had it easy during this run. “That’s why I love being from Cleveland. Everything is hard.”
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Miocic just wants to go home, drink a beer, and watch football.
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That’s it for Stipe. Not sure we’ll hear from Dana.
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And we won’t. That’s a wrap on the press conference.
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