- We're going to my buddy's gun shop,
so when you see me shooting machine guns,
this is where we do it at.
Well then, I gotta go do an interview with ESPN.
Bro, I've never been gifted a gun before. It's nice.
Oh, that is so dope, dude.
Bro, this is (beep) dope.
Man, this is (beep) epic, dude.
Thanks, man. - Yeah, of course.
- That's (beep) dope, dude.
- [Lance] I figured you'd like that.
- Let me tell you guys something.
I don't generally like gifts.
I make a lot of money.
Anything I wanna buy, I could buy myself, dude,
but thank you, bro.
It makes me a little emotional, dude.
This is going on my wall.
No one break in my house.
- [Megan] Otherwise, we'll just, hey.
- Ah, Maxx Crosby. Look at this big man.
- Good to see you, man. - My man, dude.
- Good to see you, man. - Oh, here we are.
- Let's do it.
- [Megan] So, how did you two
first have an interaction?
- I was at a fight.
There was this gigantic man in the audience, saying like,
"Kill that (beep)," more or less,
and I was like, "I like this (beep) guy."
- I seen him fight at the Apex,
and I think I DMed you after the fight.
I'm like, "You're a savage, bro.
Keep doing your thing." - You know, Maxx,
you are a staple at UFC fights.
When you watch Sean fight,
and as you see him just a couple of days
before he puts his world title on the line,
I mean, what goes through your mind?
- I just get fired up for him. I know how big it is.
The biggest fight of your life, defending your title.
I already know there's the beef behind it,
there's drama behind it,
and I (beep) cannot wait to watch it,
and I know he's gonna be at his best.
- You know what?
I never really, like, focus on the win.
I just wanna fight. - Just wanna fight.
- So, it's never really about winning or losing,
it's just about being a (beep) man
and going in and just letting the hands go,
so I'm excited, man.
I'm gonna be stoked you're watching it, bro.
I mean like, life is good. - Life's good.
Appreciate it, man. - Thanks, guys.
- We're at a gym here,
Primal Academy.
We obviously come in quite a bit earlier
'cause the time zone,
and we went on the lookout for some of those gym and these,
these folks have been absolutely incredible
at Primal Academy.
Beautiful setup they have here.
Proper old school basement MMA area.
It's amazing.
Alrighty.
- Having Dricus here, training with Mark and his guys
has been awesome.
You know, having an athlete of his caliber.
You know, we've had a number of professional athletes
in here over the years,
but it's never any less incredible
rubbing shoulders with some of the best in the world
in their discipline.
Being around somebody like that
has been amazing for us.
The coaches and the members here.
- We got to the airport.
Agent, coaches just let us know
Marky has a fight on the 19th, the day before my fight,
and you know, me and Marky,
we've been working together for a very long time.
You know, I mean that is stars aligning perfectly.
Obviously we heard that Dana White
is going to be at his fight.
Even more perfect.
There's no way you look at this guy fight and not sign him.
But the next big thing to come out of Team CIT in Pretoria,
next UFC fighter out of South Africa.
- 10 seconds, 10 seconds.
- So, today was a pretty normal session still.
The big part now is not losing anything
and keeping the eyes sharp.
Everything that was perfect when we left
stays perfect up until fight night
and even more perfect.
- [Ethienne] Cut!
(Mayra speaks in Portuguese)
(Junior and Marcus speak in Portuguese)
(Mayra speaks in Portuguese)
- You would describe Mayra as a finishing machine.
She's the Cowboy Cerrone of the female division.
It's always an exciting show when Mayra is fighting,
and this one will not be different.
She's ready, 100%.
(Beatriz speaks in Portuguese)
- One, two, three.
- I woke up today. Like, 30 more minutes.
That's all I got.
I'm looking at that bed,
I was like, "30 more minutes and I'm done."
I love fighting and I love training.
I hate camps though.
- Chris has been a shining moment in this gym.
To be able to see him realize his goals
and to see him be able to beat Phil Hawes on short notice
and kind of springboard him
into the career that he's had today,
I think it's just a testament
to not only the hard work this guy's put in,
but the self-belief.
He's had a great camp, man.
I'm super excited for this fight
and can't wait to get to Toronto.
- I like Marc-Andre.
I'm hoping he fights like Marc-Andre.
He comes out and he fights like a man.
I really don't wanna chase him.
I'm honestly trying to put on a really good show
for the Toronto fans.
I try not to learn too much from Sean,
but he does have a good mindset.
He's like, "Man, you know,
your biggest thing is you worry too much about winning."
He's like, "Get back to having fun, man.
Get back to fighting."
So, the plan,
which is we're gonna go fight someone, fight in Canada,
and go beat some people up,
for me, it's really cool.
Like, you know, my first main card on a pay-per-view.
It's, you know, Sean's first title defense,
so let's make it two for two.
- Push it, push it.
Push it harder, come on.
All the way, all the way, all the way.
- Ah. - Hey!
Breathe, breathe.
Yeah, buddy.
- [Coach] Touch, touch.
Up, up, up, up, up.
But it's good.
- So today, we came here
to the lovely UFC PI in Las Vegas,
and Sean got the last hard training session in
right before his fight.
A lot of striking, a lot of heavy punches thrown,
a lot of kicks.
Work time, let's go. - All right, all right.
- Sean loves to strike,
he loves to put his hands on somebody,
and Sean's just in there being him, you know,
fighting how he loves to fight.
They're just in there trying to help each other,
trying to push each other,
trying to fight each other, you know, to get better.
As the old adage goes, iron sharpens iron,
and they display that today.
- Let's go. (timer beeps)
Let's go, champs.
- Let's go. - Let's go, champs.
- Yeah, see, that's proper.
This is snow.
I don't know snow,
so that looked pretty intense.
It was like something we see in the movies,
but I'm loving Toronto and can't wait till fight night,
and then after the fight
to really enjoy the city for what it has to offer.
(Dricus grunts)
Can't believe it.
It feels like yesterday that everything got announced,
and here we are, a week out from the fight,
feeling absolutely great and ready for this.
This is absolutely incredible.
I can't even comprehend how amazing this feels,
just to be one week away from realizing a dream, a goal,
and something that I've been working towards
for a very, very long time.
This is history in the making for myself, for my country.
This is something so much bigger than me.
Me coming from South Africa, living in South Africa,
my whole team coming from Africa and South Africa,
training on our home soil
and becoming UFC champion?
That's extraordinary.
That is defying the odds,
and that is what legacy is made of.
That's what I want to be remembered forever.
I might perish,
but that record book will never,
that history book will always be written,
and it will be set in stone.
(dramatic orchestral music)
(dramatic orchestral music continues)