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>> What do you think of the studio?
>> It's amazing.
Well-played for Dana White's Contender Series.
>> It's amazing, isn't it?
>> Yeah, it's really nice.
>> Scrap in Brazil.
>> It's not Mystic Mac or even Clairvoyant Cowboy.
He said he wants a head kick knockout in the 4th round.
He wants it. He's not predicting it. It's different.
Do you respect that?
He said a great fight to him is one that goes on for a bit
and then you get the finish.
>> I'm not really interested in what he has to say,
to be honest. You know, I like Donald.
No ill will against Donald, but I'm gonna put him away
and I'm gonna put him away smoothly.
>> I know how Donald and his wife will celebrate the fight,
but how will you celebrate if you win
and what will you do if you lose?
>> How will Donald and his wife celebrate?
You say you said you know how.
>> With the red panties.
>> Right, with the red--
[laughing]
Yeah, they'll celebrate that win or lose anyway.
You know what I mean, so.
But I'll have a good night, a few sips,
and then spend the next day with my family, my kids,
and then just regroup and get back into training.
>> Love it, brother. Love it.
There we go.
>> Is somebody who's not in bad blood in the process
up to the fight, is it something that's a relief?
>> Conor: No. It's the same thing.
A fight's a fight.
I'm gonna get in there
whether there's bad blood or good blood.
It's blood.
It's a fight.
>> There we go.
>> Conor: You know, so.
I'm excited to be back
and excited to perform on Saturday night.
>> This time, perfect.
Thank you.
Nice.
Love it.
Perfect.
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>> You know, any type of travel day, I like to just--
we call it just get the trip out of you, you know, so.
Come and go over a few little drills,
basically get the body moving, keep the metabolism going.
You know, just get a little sweat in.
Hey, so here's the plan.
Just you stretch out, warm up, get good to go.
Go five with her.
>> Raquel: Okay.
>> Five with me.
We'll kind of start on the feet
and kinda get into it as we go down.
And two rounds with Justin.
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I think it's a good matchup.
You know, you got two very experienced fighters.
So we're just looking to go in there
and dominate every position, no matter where the fight goes.
[grunting]
>> Yeah, we're gonna find your range.
Raquel has been putting all that extra work in.
This week is just gonna be about fine-tuning, perfecting,
making sure that everything we've been prepping for
has no leaks in it.
Time!
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>> Holly: The pressure to me is always just victory.
I wanna win
and I wanna make all the hard work worth something,
so it's never really if I'm co-main event,
main event, undercard.
The pressure's still on.
I don't like walking with ill will in my heart.
It's just there is something that's very satisfying
and very, um, fulfilling about getting in there
and being in an actual real battle.
Awesome. Have a good one.
>> See the-- where's Team Holm.
I don't see Team Holm.
>> Holly: This is all just The Ultimate Fighter jerseys.
>> Oh, okay.
>> But I did see-- Oh, here's Jon.
So many of these guys have been on our team.
Like, so many.
There's Rashad.
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>> Conor: Is he not, wow
How about that.
Call him and tell him to hurry up.
[laughing]
>> Do you miss these when you're away from it?
>> Conor: Of course, of course.
It's always a fun time, these press conferences.
The fans always enjoy it.
It's good to get face to face with the opponent.
It's a great part of the game, right?
I know that.
Part of the McGregor Show.
>> Thank you so much.
Nice to meet you. How's everything?
>> Good, good, good. How are you?
You've not been to any UFC event before?
>> No. >> Oh, you're gonna enjoy this.
This is a good one.
This is the biggest one, the best one.
So, good man. Good to have you, man.
>> Thank you. >> Appreciate it.
Appreciate your support.
>> Announcer: Welcome to the UFC 246 press conference
here inside the Pearl Theater at The Palms Casino Resort.
Introducing first: Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone!
[cheering]
>> Announcer: And now please welcome
"The Notorious" Conor McGregor!
[cheering]
>> Yeah, Conor!
[cheering]
>> What's up, everybody.
How are ya today?
Thanks for coming.
We appreciate it.
Who has the first question.
>> Conor, I'm sure everybody here would appreciate
the Mystic Mac prediction
of how exactly you get this thing done?
>> I've had my-- I've had my back and forth
with Donald throughout the years, right?
The last time we spoke to each other, or even saw each other,
would've been at that press conference many years ago.
And as time has gone on,
it's hard not to respect Donald right now at this stage.
He has my respect.
And although there will be blood spilled on January 18th,
it will not be bad blood.
And for the Mystic Mac prediction, it will be a KO.
>> And just one for me, Cowboy.
You keep say-- I keep hearing you say,
"I'm gonna stand and trade.
I'm gonna give the fans the fight that they wanna see,"
but can you tell us where jiu-jitsu or grappling
ranks somewhere in the game plan?
Is it plan B or is it anywhere in there.
>> You'd be [bleep] stupid
to think this man doesn't have wrestling defense
or some kind of grappling defense
so for me to just walk in and be like,
"Oh, I'm just gonna take him down and submit him,"
get a [bleep] real life, man.
We gotta go in there.
We gotta fight our asses off.
That's what's gonna happen.
>> That's one hell of a coat, Donald. My God.
I gotta give credit where credit is due.
You know what I mean, I don't know whether you've outdone me.
I've got lions on the inside.
I'm here, you know what I mean.
But that's a damn good coat, brother.
What is it now? Is it crocodile?
>> It's python.
>> Conor: Python. Good man.
That's a good skin.
But you know yourself.
>> Conor, you're a walking money-machine.
Everywhere you go, everywhere you go, everyone's--
We're all making more money because you're here.
Dana's smiling ear to ear, right?
>> I appreciate that.
>> All this time, you've been making all this money
for people, but you talk about getting back to fighting.
Can you just expound on that a little bit.
>> Yeah, thank you. I appreciate that.
And you know, sometimes you gotta go to certain places
and, like, to realize what we need to do,
and I certainly have turned over a new leaf, you know?
I feel I'm still the same young man,
but I definitely feel reenergized and refreshed
and thank you for noticing. I appreciate it.
And I appreciate your acknowledgment
of the revenue I bring.
You're damn right.
>> And Cowboy, for you, the lights, the glamour,
everything associated with this fight,
it's just gotta be a lot of fun for you, right?
>> Oh, man, it's cool to finally get what I deserve, man.
It's cool.
So thank you, Conor.
And you're right, you do bring the biggest paydays.
You do bring the biggest eyes.
So [bleep] why not have Cowboy--
>> Welcome, Donald. Welcome. You've earned it.
You've earned that multi-million dollar payday
and I'm delighted for you, bro.
Yeah, seriously, truly.
>> For Cowboy, Conor has said that he can win this fight
in any division.
He can win this fight if he has the flu.
What do you make of that confidence
and do you think maybe he's looking past you in any way.
>> No, I do not because I'm coming.
He knows it. He's coming.
It's gonna be-- we're gonna blow the [bleep] roof off this place.
You guys don't understand, I'm so excited for this fight.
So excited!
>> Thank you.
And one for you, Conor.
What do you think is the most dangerous element
of Cowboy's game?
>> I can read Donald like a children's book, to be honest.
You know, he's a good fighter.
He's got some good tricks up his sleeve.
But we are well-prepared and we'll see on the night.
It's gonna be a good night.
>> Hopefully he's got some Hooked on Phonics.
We'll see what's going on, I don't know.
>> For Cowboy, biggest challenge of your career
or just one of many?
>> Oh, man. He's the two-time belt-holding champ, man.
So you can definitely say this is the to-date toughest battle
I've stepped in against, and I'm stoked, man.
Because this is a, "Cowboy, can you fight the big fight?
You never make it on the big fight."
Well, [bleep], here's the biggest one.
Let's see, huh?
>> Alright, everybody, thanks for coming out today.
We're gonna get this stuff outta here.
Square 'em off.
We'll see ya Saturday night!
You ready?
Let's do it, guys.
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