Full Coverage – UFC 234: Adesanya vs Silva Post-Fight Press Conference
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Lando is up first. Says it feels normal for him to be in the co-main on short notice. “Just another day.”
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Lando wants to fight Jim Miller on the same card as Cowboy/Conor.
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And that’s it for Lando.
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Dana White up next. Whittaker is out of surgery. His colon and intestines popped out. “They think he’s had it for awhile.” Says if he took a shot to the stomach, he could have died.
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Dana thinks it will be 4-6 weeks for Rob being sidelined but was also told by someone “that’s crazy.”
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Dana says the PPV numbers were still good despite losing the main event. We’ll see.
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Dana calls the main event “fun.” Thought it was crazy that Anderson was a 7/1 underdog. “People are nuts counting him out.”
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Dana confirms that Kelvin took Cejudo’s belt and that’s the one he was carrying.
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Dana isn’t sure they will be returning to Australia this year. “But who knows. Maybe we’ll try Rob a third time.”
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Dana won’t commit to Rob’s next opponent between Izzy or Kelvin. Also didn’t agree with the Crute/Alvey stoppage.
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Dana doesn’t like Conor vs. Anderson. Confirms Kelvin will get paid.
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Dana likes De La Rosa against PVZ.
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“If you win an interim title, you’re next. If you can’t got next, you’re out. We have to keep rolling.” Dana getting very defensive about rankings and who fights next. “I’m supposed to wait for guys that don’t want to fight or get hurt?”
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Dana isn’t sure what they’ll do with the lightweight title if Khabib wants to sit out. Maybe Conor/Tony.
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Dana says, Lookin For A Fight, Contender Series and Ultimate Fighter are coming back this summer.
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Dana gets Whittaker a pass for “not showing up to work. This is legit and real. I’m glad it happened” says it could have been worse if he had fought. “There’s guys you can ridicule. Whittaker is not one of them”
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“Real poor refereeing in Crute vs. Alvey” – Dana
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Dana says it was a “no brainer” to put Lando in the co-main. Dana says he wasn’t disrespecting Lando by having him on fight pass. “He was the main event on Fight Pass. There’s a lot of money spent on promoting that spot.”
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Dana is open to the idea of Silva/Weidman 3. Says they won’t strip Whittaker of the title because he’ll be back in 4-6 weeks.
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That’s a wrap for Dana.
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Ricky Simon is here. Says he thought he could have performed better, wants to keep improving and is hoping to be top 10 by the end of the year. That’s it for him.
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Anderson has arrived. Says he feels happy. “I trained hard to continue at the same level.” Says he tried his best for his fans and himself.
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Anderson told Izzy to keep his focus moving forward. Says he was impressed. “He’s young and fast.”
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Anderson wants to fight Nick Diaz in Brazil.
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Anderson says he talked to Nick (or his managers) and said Nick wanted the fight. Said they’ll talk to Dana about it.
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Anderson says he respects Chael. “He gave me the opportunity to give a great fight.” Says he’s smart and a good fighter too.
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Anderson calls a fight with Conor “an interesting superfight.” Says he wants to fight soon and will talk to Dana. Definitely wants to fight in Curitiba.
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Anderson wouldn’t compared Izzy to him. Says it’s a different game but he’s still impressed. Wants Izzy for fight for the belt and win.
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“Retire? Of course not” – Anderson. Thinks he didn’t do too bad “especially for a 43 year old.”
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That’s a wrap for Anderson.
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Izzy is last man up. Says he will look at the tape to review his performance. Says he had fun. “He’s a good dance partner.”
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“He tried so many tricks that I’ve seen. It was a cool experience. Everyone plays it on EA Sports and I got to play in real life” – Izzy.
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Izzy wants to know where the PPV points go with Whittaker off the card. Hopes he and Anderson can split the PPV points left on the table.
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“I’m fighting for the belt next. That’s all I know.” – Izzy.
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Izzy calls this win a passing of the torch. Looks forward to “being a Stan” for Anderson’s fight in Curitiba.
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Izzy thinks he can afford to take time off and still be the top contender.
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“He’s still got it. He’s still with it. But I’m not stupid. I wasn’t going to fall into the Spiders web” Says he will steal the way Anderson checked one of his kicks. Says he was surprised by Anderson’s quick jab, but was able to read everything else.
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Izzy says the plan was for him to have a face-off with Whittaker/Gastelum after they fought.
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Izzy says he’s talked to Dana about UFC coming to South Africa.
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Izzy discussing how the crowd turns on people. “They want to build you up so you can fall.”
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Izzy thinks Gastelum has a point about being champion. Says he can fight Rob and then the winner can fight him.
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Izzy wants Anderson to fight Jared Cannonier next. Or Lyoto Machida. He’s then told Machida isn’t in the UFC anymore. And that’s a wrap for Izzy and the press conference.
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