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>> How's it going?
>> How are you?
>> Coming for
some hot tub action.
>> Awesome.
>> Already got the trade-off.
Trade-off toe jam.
>> How are you today?
>> Good.
>> Did you have to get up
nice and bright and early.
>> Yeah, 8 o'clock.
>> And were you
super happy about it?
>> Uh, no.
I didn't care about that,
but one of the interviews
I had to do pissed
me off, so I [bleep].
I think it was on SportsCenter.
It's probably gonna
come up right now.
That thing really
work on your legs?
>> Yes.
>> Maycee:
>> I know.
I have 'em too.
You think you're the only one.
>> Do you?
>> Maycee:
>> Forrest, the
cat's outta the bag.
You don't have to worry
about if Conor comes.
There's not gonna be any issues.
>> It's not?
>> No.
>> Oh, man.
>> You know what,
it's not even that.
It's just, like,
for me personally.
I don't care to see the
person I'm gonna fight
before I have to fight them.
It's just like awkward
and uncomfortable.
Like, "Yeah, what's
up. Yeah. Yeah.
So, I'm gonna punch
you in the face
as hard as I can
in two days, bro."
"Cool, yeah me too."
"Alright, [bleep]
you too. Cool."
The whole thing would be better
if we could just avoid
that altogether, right?
>> You're good.
>> I don't wanna
see the other guy
until we're in
the cage together.
Alright cool.
Now it's all good.
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>> Francisco: It's a really
tough matchup.
We know that Gadelha is
really good in jiu-jitsu.
Her takedowns are really good.
But she really prepared.
She's prepared of
anything gonna happen.
So she's ready.
She's really
ready for the fight.
>> Claudia is a very
experience, a veteran athlete.
When I started my career,
I saw her, you know,
when she was training
and fighting for the belt.
She's a good
jiu-jitsu athlete, so like,
I always say I do want to have
a black belt too someday,
so what healthy way to
get in that, you know?
Put yourself on
those challenges.
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>> Where's me DJ?
Where's me DJ?
Slacking off, he is.
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>> There we go.
There we [bleep] go.
>> The biggest thing I've
seen from the last camp
to this camp is
just his headspace.
As they say, a happy
fighter is a scary fighter,
so I'm really excited
to see him go out there.
He's always been a killer
but now his mind is just zen
and in the perfect spot.
I'm actually scared for
Cerrone, to be honest.
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>> Conor: I wanna fight, man.
I'm been training
so long for it.
Usually when you're cutting
weight, you don't feel that.
You got the weight cut first.
So this is a little
new to me, right.
You know what I mean, I've got
the weight cut to worry about.
I'm just eager to go.
>> 30 seconds!
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>> Conor: So it's about
they're trying to pull me back,
trying to hold me back on the
reins and I'm just raring to go.
So, soon.
A couple days.
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>> Excuse me.
>> Alright.
>> He's coming hungry.
He's nervous, I know that.
He has the nerves.
He's never been on
a stage like this,
fighting on a
Conor McGregor card.
A lot at stake for him,
but I'm sure he's coming
hard and I'm expecting that.
I'm expecting the
best version of him.
I wouldn't expect nothing else.
>> Diego:
>> Turn for the picture.
>> Diego:
>> She's stayed right there
in the top of the rankings,
as have I, so it's one of
those things that I figured
if I faced a rematch it
would probably be with her.
I want the gold and whatever
I need to do to get there
is what I'm gonna do.
>> Raquel: It's been five
years in the making
that I've been waiting
for this rematch
and my eye is on the prize.
My main focus is to go
out there and perform.
It's definitely been
a fight of five years
with a ton of motivation,
a ton of fuel that
lit the fire for me,
and I don't know, I've
never been so motivated.
[motorcycle revving]
>> With Conor being
the biggest star
in the history of the sport,
when along the way did
he grab your respect?
I mean, obviously,
that press conference,
he was the skinny English kid
that didn't deserve to come up,
and now you got a lot
of respect for him.
When along the
journey did you go,
"No, that guy's the real deal."
>> Oh, just like
everybody else,
when he started doing exactly
what he said he was gonna do.
And when he got up on the stage,
he speaks very well.
And, you know, he grew
this sport tremendously.
I mean, the dude's a super star.
He brings a lot of eyes,
a lot of attention.
So, right around that time
I was like, "This dude,
he's-- he's got-- he's
the whole package, man."
For sure.
>> Do you feel like
it's easier for you
to get ready for a fight
if you have a lot of animosity
against your opponent?
>> Donald: No, I don't need
to hate you to fight you.
We're professionals, you know.
A baseball team doesn't have to
hate the other baseball team.
Sometimes, sure,
the-- you know,
if there's bad blood
or bad rivalry,
it sells the fight
a little more.
But I don't need it to get
fired up and train harder.
I train just as hard,
just as good just to fight
my best friend as I would
to fight Conor, you know.
So, Saturday night, man, I
plan on doing everything right.
When Cowboy shows up,
who [bleep] knows, man.
But hope the bad
[bleep] shows up.
That's what I'm hoping for.
Alright, thank you, guys.
I appreciate it.
Saturday night, we gonna
blow the roof off this [bleep].
So, can't wait.
>> Thank you.
>> Thank you.
>> Do you find this
more pleasurable?
I think, in the past, man, you
had the weight of the world
on your shoulders,
as you're, you know,
creating these rivalries.
Is this better?
>> Conor: Oh, there's
still pressure here.
There's still weight
on the shoulders, so.
I enjoy it.
I enjoy these moments.
This is what I-- this is
what I love to do, right.
So, it's good to be back.
It's a different response
between myself and Donald,
but it's still a high
intense bout,
and make no mistake, I'm
coming with all my intent
and all my skills
to put Donald away.
>> If you had to pick
one of those three,
if Dana came to you
with the option and said,
"Look, lightweight title fight,
welterweight title fight,
Masvidal for the BMF title,"
which one would you prefer?
>> Hm, you know, whichever one
comes up first, to be honest.
I just want
activity, right.
I'm gonna go in.
I'm gonna look to
acquire rounds.
I'm not gonna be in a rush.
I'm gonna put
pressure on Donald.
Gonna hurt Donald.
But if he can last,
I'll be happy.
I'll be happy to
acquire rounds in here,
and then build on these rounds.
I feel after the Diaz 2
build up that I had,
and then the performance
I had in the bout itself,
and then leading into
the Eddie Alvarez fight,
I just felt like I was in
prime condition and untouchable.
So, I'm looking to acquire
that time in there again.
So, I know you're asking me,
"Who's next, what's next."
For me, it's me next.
I'm just coming back in
fresh, ready, prepared,
looking to compete.
You're gonna see a lot of me.
You know, you're gonna
see a lot of me here, so.
Thank you guys.
Appreciate you all.
Thank you.
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