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[chatter]
>> Lee: Yeah, it's all good though.
Tried to come back too fast.
>> Yeah, started training, huh?
>> Yeah, a little bit too much.
But I'll be back stronger, you know.
[cross chatter]
>> Ready? >> One, two, three.
Okay.
Gotta squat up in that thing
like girls when they put their jeans on.
Wear those nice jeans.
>> Tight jeans.
>> Yeah, when they wear their tight jeans,
they gotta like jump and drop down.
Altered G Treadmill.
Just takes off some of the bodyweight.
Yeah, good.
I started using it, uh, for this fight camp.
Just makes the run a little less taxing,
you know, on the knees and everything.
It's good.
I enjoy it.
Enjoy the run on it.
[buzzing]
>> Taking over my PT, bro, Daniel.
Cutting into my PT time, son.
>> What do you mean? >> I'm just kidding.
How ya doing, champ?
>> Cormier: Good, good, good.
>> One last ride, huh?
>> Cormier: Yes.
>> Hey, you're the man.
I tell DC all the time, when I was in high school,
I bought the same wrestling shoes he wore.
Red and black Adidas Combat Speeds--
>> Did it work?
>> Yes, kind of.
I didn't make the Olympic team, but.
And then I got the John Smith 3s,
the black ones, so.
I guess you could say I'm a fan.
[laughing]
Hey, best of luck. >> Thank you.
>> I was hoping to see you this week, man.
It's been a wild ride.
Cap this thing of right, DC.
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[Miocic rhythmic vocalizing]
>> Let me tell you something If you
tell me it's a smaller cage.
Like, how perfect is this room?
It's like-- it's amazing.
Small cage, small room.
You know what I mean? >> Yeah.
>> I'm gonna warm up just a little bit.
Some jabs, come on, jabs.
Just a little different than normal.
You know, normally we'd be in a big cage
and really do some situational type stuff.
Unfortunately we're in this little 5x6 or 6x5 box, so.
You know, we just have to work with what we got
and, you know, make a few modifications,
but everything's been great.
Right on point.
We're ready to go.
There you go.
That's where we go.
[chatter]
>> Marinelli: I look back on Stipe's career
from where we first started to know, and you know,
it's been unbelievable all the way through,
and really because of the person he is.
Not just a fighter.
You know, we want this to be the fight
that he shows all of his potential, you know,
all of his attributes that he's established
and worked so hard for all these years.
I mean, who doesn't wanna win the trilogy?
[chatter]
>> You ready?
>> Sure.
>> I'm just putting him back together.
Right now I'm making sure all the fascia is moving,
giving him complete range of motion, so he's ready.
Not just to give, but to take.
>> Hopefully not too much take.
>> Yeah.
The shape of his body compared to the last fight
is 10 times better, more put together.
Last time it was on the glimpse
of a couple different places having injuries.
>> [bleep]
>> The first time anybody trying to figure out, like,
"Is it supposed to hurt this much?"
>> Yeah! Yes! Yes! Yes!
Yup, I feel it right there.
>> But now he feels like a fighter's supposed to feel
when you taper down, your body's coming together.
You just need a little retouch, you know,
and kinda like that tuneup.
Yes.
[yelling] >> That hurt.
Thank you so much.
Yeah, bro.
>> Cormier: I'm taking up a new sport
and I'm very bad at it right now.
>> Okay.
>> Cormier: But I don't accept how bad I am at things,
so I'll just keep working.
And I think the first step is to get some clubs.
>> You been playing at all?
>> I used to back in the day and then I stopped.
>> You okay with making a few swings?
>> Yup.
>> Let me put some stuff together for you.
>> Okay.
We're just gonna kinda start off with something basic
just so I can see you swing a little bit.
>> Yup.
>> Not bad, okay.
>> It's terrible, shut up.
>> None of your buddies here
offered to give you pointers and stuff?
>> No, dude, they just want me to continue sucking.
They all want me to stay terrible.
>> You guys still recording?
>> You want them to stop? You want them to stop?
>> 66 miles an hour.
That's how fast, basically, a lady will swing.
>> Oooh.
I'm doing all this [bleep]
because I refuse to be worse than him.
See him? No, no, no.
Him, with the X on his mask, with the gold chain.
>> Hey, stay here for a month after the fight
and get lessons.
>> Are you plan on playing a lot of golf
or just going to the range?
>> You learn to fight by fighting
and you learn to play by playing.
Oh, my God.
Probably the best one I've done.
That was a couple good ones back to back,
so let's leave--
Hey, look at this. Look at this.
Show him the last couple,
the last two, the last three.
>> You can come by anytime if you wanna practice.
>> Okay.
[birds chirping]
>> Olivi: Everyone, thank you so much for joining us.
I'm Megan Olivi.
Today we'll be chatting
with two of the biggest stars from UFC 252.
Let's get right into it and bring the fighters in.
You know him, the man, they myth, the legend,
Daniel Cormier.
Thanks for joining us, DC.
>> Oh, man, it's always good to see you, my friend.
It's always good to spend some time with the fans,
you know.
>> Olivi: We've gotta bring in one more person
before we start: Suga Sean O'Malley.
>> Cormier: The Suga Show!
The Suga Show has arrived!
The Suga Show!
>> O'Malley: Yeah, fun fact, DC's commentated
every one of my UFC fights so far, so.
You've seen this right bomb a few times.
>> I've seen the right hand a few times though.
I saw it last time it was-- it was--
it was different, right?
It was-- as soon as you got in the range, you threw it,
and the guy just throw back and I was like,
"Oh, my God.
It just keeps happening."
>> It's that little uppercut too on Jose put his lights out.
>> Olivi: You know, Daniel, something I wanted to ask you about.
What really do you see from Sean O'Malley so far?
>> Cormier: I see evolution.
Right, I see evolution in his character.
I see evolution in his ability to connect with the fans,
because everything you do has to be truly organic.
People have to come to you.
They have to feel like they relate to you.
You gotta stand out and that's what Sean O'Malley's doing.
>> Thank you.
>> Cormier: He's got to keep winning.
Because ultimately that's the only thing that matters.
The reason it's all clicking is because he's winning
and he's winning in impressive fashion.
>> Olivi: So, Sean, this one from a fan.
Everybody's saying you haven't shown anything
on the ground, but we know you love knocking people out.
So, what will be more satisfying?
A knockout or a choke against Chito?
>> I love submissions.
I love jiu-jitsu, it's my favorite sport by far.
But knocking people out is the best feeling
and I think the fans, they do wanna see a submission from me
because I knock everyone out.
But I think ultimately, if I go out there
and knock him out the way I plan,
it's gonna be way more exciting
than if I go out there and choke him.
>> Olivi: He's called all your fights, like you said,
now you're the co-main event.
>> I think Daniel asked Dana if I could be the co-main,
if I heard right. No, I'm just joking.
Yeah, this is-- this is a legendary card.
Every time I fight, I'm always the main event in my head.
I'm the main event.
So to be on this one, I feel like, you know
the main event is Cormier and Stipe and it's--
it's crazy I'm on this.
I was walking around my pool--
I got outta my cold plunge and I was freezing.
Was walking around my pool last night, I was just--
I started laughing a little bit, like, you know,
the most legendary trilogy fight of all time,
so this is amazing.
>> Let's do this.
>> Just roll right off of his tongue.
>> Miocic: We doing it wedding style?
>> This will be the dipping sauce for that, okay.
>> Stick my fingers in it.
>> Giuseppe's. You're family.
>> Hey, Giuseppe's!
>> Nobody better.
We've been best friends since we were 9 years old.
It's unbelievable.
I miss him now that he's out in Vegas,
but, at least we get to see him.
Today we said hello through our masks, but.
Maybe after.
Oh.
There's a special relationship and bond developed
going through this day after day, month after month,
year after year that makes people very close.
Our coaches are absolutely unbelievable.
We're all very close, you know.
And to go through all this together is unbelievable.
>> Miocic: Hey, Bobby, take it away, my friend.
>> Name of the Father, Son, Holy Spirit.
Heavenly Father, I thank you for bringing us together today,
Father, for this journey that You put us on.
I pray to You for this team and this night
and I thank you in Jesus' name.
Amen.
>> Amen.
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