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>> Elevator: Number 28.
>> Stephen: Just breaking a little sweat, you know.
Get the body moving.
We've been on a plane all day.
Do a little bit of touch sparring, some mitt work.
>> Ray: This is somewhere close to our 80th fight together.
All of his kickboxing, amateur, pro events.
We've been preparing, actually, for this event,
since he was 16 years old.
Oh, nice.
>> Stephen: He's been with me since day one.
He's been my coach.
He's been my dad.
But here it's coach first.
We're extremely excited about being back here,
especially at the Garden at UFC's 500th event.
It's a special, uh, special opportunity for us
and we're definitely gonna take advantage of it.
Keep working.
Hands up.
>> Stephen: Vicente Luque is a very tough opponent, Dutch kickboxer.
He's got great timing.
He's been knocking guys out, and he's pretty good everywhere.
>> Move.
>> Stephen: And that's why he's on a 6-fight winning streak.
So, it's a great fight for me because he is a striker.
I do believe he's gonna try and keep the fight standing,
so it's gonna be a chess match for sure.
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Woo!
>> Kelvin: Here in New York.
This is the academy to be in,
at Renzo Gracie's here in New York,
right in the middle of the city here,
in the heart of Manhattan.
And it really is an awesome facility,
so it's really a one of a kind place.
So, me and my manager, we like to come in here
and grapple and mess around a little bit,
just get a little sweat in
before we get to do some real work.
He's always training with us.
He trains with every fighter, and that's why we love him, man.
He likes to get in here.
He likes to get down and dirty with us too, so.
It's all good.
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We decided to train late at night just because I feel
like we're gonna be fighting around the same time
and it's very important to acclimate the body
to the time zone of where you're fighting at.
And, you know, obviously I've been West Coast time,
trying to adjust to East Coast time.
This is why we're out here, breaking a good sweat.
I'm here with my man Guilherme, helping me hold pads.
And he's one of the best guys out there.
Great having great people around you
that know what they're doing, especially in all aspects.
It's great to have you around, brother.
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Hey!
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>> Megan: Jorge Masvidal is here!
>> What's up, New York?
Y'all ready for violence on Saturday?
>> Is Askren still at the hospital?
>> I don't wanna talk bad about the dead,
so I'm not even going to.
I know, respect to the dead, man.
>> Cinco segundo, and some say three seconds.
We're getting that appealed.
We're gonna get that three seconds.
[cheering]
>> What do you think his weakness is
coming into this fight?
>> Yeah, I think his heart is one of his strengths,
but his stubbornness
and his willingness not to take no as an answer could be--
could be a mistake of his, man.
I might be setting up traps, you know.
You guys know I like to set up traps
and take full advantage of them,
so that could be a big mistake for him.
Make sure you're not on your phone on Saturday,
you're not making popcorn or nothing.
It's gonna be violence from the start to finish.
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>> Reporter: Talk about this fight, man.
There's so much mutual respect for you two guys.
Does that change the energy, the feeling,
versus the other fights when you didn't have
that much mutual respect with the other guy?
>> Jorge: No, not at all, man.
I'm here to do the same thing, that's do damage.
Turn the off button.
Make him short circuit.
Put him in outer orbit
because it's really for me and my family and my legacy
and the only way to separate myself from the pack
is to send these people to another dimension.
You know, there's only one way to do that.
>> Do you have to be careful not to try to finish
in rounds one or two
in case he can be there in round three, four, and five?
>> That's-- that's not me, man.
The wrong guy you're asking that to, man.
I'm there to hurt every second of every minute,
every minute of every round.
And if he survives what I got to give him,
my hat's off to him.
But there's a dog in me.
When this dog gets tired, it's only gonna keep fighting more.
I'm not gonna take a step back from nobody.
There's not a fight you can put up
where me getting hit or me getting tired,
I'm backing away or shying away from a fight.
I'm a dog and once that cage is locked,
I only know one thing, one speed, you know.
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>> Thank you, I appreciate it.
You're the man.
>> I mean, we're here for another fight.
We're here for war.
I really had a connection with Nick and Nate.
I feel like they've always been looking out for each other
and their team has always been really close.
So, I think there's a big help that we do with each other.
We're always looking out for each other.
War is always the same, you know,
no matter which way you slice it.
And ready for anything.
>> Madison Square Garden, back stage.
Bam!
>> Megan: Alright, guys.
209 is in the building.
Make some noise for Nate Diaz!
[cheering]
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Nice reception here, Nate.
How ya' feeling?
>> Nate: Feeling good.
Here to fight.
Here to do my thing today, this week.
>> You certainly have a lot of support here in New York
on the East Coast.
I know you're representing the West Coast.
What does it feel to have this type of reception?
>> It's good; It's great.
I love the support and yeah, the East Coast/West Coast thing
was just to start a fight with a guy, it's all great with me.
>> Hey, it worked out.
[bleep]
>> West side, [bleep]!
What's up. I'm sick of talking to everybody.
>> Look, anybody who fights me is gonna be like this.
This is where-- this is what it is, you know, baddest [bleep].
That's what I already am.
I don't need that.
I was just letting it be known on a large scale.
Win, lose, belt, no belt.
Every fight I fight is gonna be the biggest fight.
Baddest [bleep].
Because I ain't fighting no suckers, no more, anymore.
I said that years ago, just not to you guys.
I ain't fighting no more suckers.
I'm ready to go.
Hey, it was good talking to all you guys, man.
Alright, West Side.
>> Megan: Hey, guys!
Welcome Kelvin Gastelum to the stage.
[cheering]
>> Guys, I've excited to be here in New York,
Madison Square Garden.
This is awesome.
>> Megan: When you think about the history of Madison Square Garden,
I mean, you kind of have to, like, take a second
to realize, "Hey, I'm gonna be fighting in the same place
as guys like Muhammad Ali."
>> Kelvin: It's mind-blowing, guys.
This is a dream come true for me,
so, thank you guys for being here, man.
I'm excited.
Are you guys ready to see
another fight of the year contender?
[cheering]
>> Do you guys think I deserve a title shot
after I knock him out?
[cheering]
Can you please tell Dana White and the UFC?
[cheering]
>> Kelvin: Alright, guys, thank you guys.
I'm gonna come down, take some pictures.
Thank you guys.
I'll see you all Saturday.
>> We love you, bro.
>> Kelvin!
>> Hey!
There we go. There we go.
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