[Jazz music playing]
[Indistinct chatter]
Man: Shuttle bus is coming up for the UFC.
You go all the way up to your right.
Man 2: Thank you.
Jon Anik: Alex Pereira has arrived,
and he is coming for Israel Adesanya's middleweight title.
November 12th, Madison Square Garden,
Israel Adesanya,
the greatest middleweight champion of all time.
Daniel: It is a big fight feel in New York City, baby.
Jon: Well, how about that New York City energy?
It is great to be here for the UFC annual showcase.
Who has the first question? Don't be shy.
Man: Question for the champion, Israel Adesanya.
All week, you said the theme with this is horror movie.
You've used that phrase. So what exactly does that mean?
Is it violence? Is it the darkness?
Where does the horror movie theme come from?
Israel: Um, I've accepted this isn't--
like, he's not like the other guys who I've fought recently.
He...once he feels me,
he's not going to try and shy away.
Which, you know, is what I like.
I like a guy who likes to fight because I love to fight,
Man: 3-0! Whoo!
Israel: All the--don't worry. Hey, he's got bragging rights.
Talk all the [bleep] you want.
'Cause trust me, they can't save you, either.
You're locked in there with me.
Man: Mike, has there ever been a point where you think
about the future and maybe, you know,
toning things down a bit, or you ready to go to war
every single time you step in the Octagon?
Michael: Hey, man, I got one speed.
I am who I am, and I'm not going to change.
Sometimes it takes ahold of you,
and it just so happens Madison Square Garden
brings something special out of me.
So I'm excited about what happens.
And let's do this thing on Saturday night.
We are going to steal the show.
This is the people's main event.
Man: And, Dustin, do you go into this
with a similar mentality or is it different?
Dustin: No, you have to when facing guys like this.
These guys are very dangerous.
This guy's very explosive,
has a lot of power, covers distance.
Adversity might present itself, and I'm going to push forward.
And like I said before, I'm willing to leave
a piece of myself in there Saturday night.
Man: Weili... [Speaking Chinese]
Carla: And I'll just say, I'm gonna do everything in my power
to keep this belt here in the U.S.
Man: Frankie, coming into a final fight scenario,
do you feel an elevated level of pressure?
Or do you feel less pressure knowing
that no matter what happens tomorrow,
you're still going to have a lot of people that cheer for you?
Frankie: I want to win this fight just as bad
as I wanted to win a fight in the fifth grade.
Know what I mean? I put a lot of pressure on myself,
and you guys make this special.
I love all you out there.
One more [bleep] ride, baby.
Jon: Thank y'all for coming out. Stay here for the staredowns.
[Cheers and applause]
Michael: Gonna be a fun one. Dustin: Huh?
Michael: It's gonna be a fun one.
Dustin: Let's go. Let's give them what they want.
Michael: We will. Dustin: Yeah.
[Both talking at once]
Michael: I always do.
Mick: Thank you, gentlemen. Please.
[Cheers and applause]
[Crowd chanting "Weili"]
Mick: Thank you. [Indistinct]
Israel: I'm here. I ain't going nowhere.
Israel: Boop boop boop boop.
[Punches hitting pads]
Frankie: It's a home game, you know.
I mean, I've trained on these mats many, many a-days.
It's good to, you know, dial it in here.
[Indistinct chatter]
To finish this career, this amazing career,
you know, in my backyard at the Garden,
is just--it's the cherry on top of everything, you know.
Steve: I think Saturday after we sit back and we're in the room
doing what we do, hanging out afterwards,
I guess that's when we'll reflect,
but all this week has been really about what we always do
and how we do it.
It hasn't been anything like that,
like talking about any of that.
[Bleep] that. We're here for a [bleep] mission.
We're here for what Frankie Edgar does.
We're here to win.
Frankie: The guys I started with are the guys
I won a championship and the guys I'm finishing with.
And that's what it's about more than anything, man,
the people you surround yourself with.
And that's why I've been so lucky my whole career
because I've had amazing people around me the whole time.
I mean, these guys have literally been with me
since day one, 100% since day one.
They were at my first fight in the Bronx 17 years ago.
Chris: It's been a crazy ride, for sure.
It's crazy that it's come to an end, you know.
When you're-- when you're involved in it
and when you're fighting for that top spot,
it's just you just thinking about another fight,
the next fight, the next fight, never thinking
that, you know, one day comes to an end.
[Whistle blows, bell dings]
Mark: He's just--he's just always loved each one of us,
and he's always been there for every one of us.
Any call, any time.
And I'm saying he's the most humble guy,
most giving man that you'll ever know,
and it's been an amazing experience
sitting in the backseat enjoying this crazy ride
by one of the best men, you know, that I've ever known.
Chris: Just knowing the regular guy that he is,
the father that he is, the friendship that we have,
and then also seeing the other side of him
is like--he's like a superhero, basically.
[Bell dings]
[Indistinct pop music playing]
Eugene: Ah, look, it's Wednesday midweek,
and we're pretty much wrapped up the training now.
Like, everything's settling down,
like, all the hard Work's done.
Now we're going to concentrate on the weight cutting tomorrow.
The mindsets are correct.
The team's buzzing.
This is months and months and months of work,
and if you want to look at it even further,
it's years of work, years upon years
to get to this one point.
And I'm very happy with where we are.
I'm really happy that me and the team
have left no stone unturned.
Israel: The press conference,
I think it was a good turnout for the fans.
I can see he's, uh, he's feeling himself.
But he'll feel me soon.
Again, buying patience.
We're just chilling, bro.
[Laughter] Man: It's yours, bro!
It's yours, bro!
[Indistinct chatter]
[Camera shutters clicking]
Glover: Empire State Building. It's cool, you know,
for him to be fighting here.
Exciting. Just as excited as he is.
You know, and it's amazing.
His focus, he's ready to go.
This thing don't go over his head,
and we just enjoy.
Man: Step back. Step back, please.
Man: All right, guys, thank you.
Thank you.
Man 2: Thank you. We're good.
Man: Thank you.
[Indistinct chatter]