[cheering]
>> UFC 264 Presser inside the T-Mobile Arena.
Where in just--
>> Walk.
[yelling]
>> Introducing first, the sport's biggest superstar:
the Irish supernova whose captured titles
in 2 weight classes.
This is the Notorious Conor McGregor.
[cheering]
And his opponent: Dustin The Diamond Poirier.
[cheering]
>> What's going on. >> He better not throw [bleep].
>> Have a seat.
>> You better not throw that [bleep].
>> Have a seat.
>> What's up, big boy?
What's up, big boy?
[cheering]
[unintelligible]
>> Look into 'em.
>> [unintelligible]
>> Your teeth look great.
They look great.
>> Sorry about that.
Go ahead--
>> Don't let him come by me.
I'm gonna hit him, for real.
[cheering]
>> Let's go, big boy.
>> You gotta watch that, because I'm really
gonna crack his [bleep].
I'm not joking with you, Dana.
>> I know.
>> If he gets closer, I'm gonna crack him.
[cheering]
>> As long as he get close to me.
>> I'll have more brought up to you.
Once the press conference starts,
I'll get more brought up.
>> Look, I'm cool, just if gets close to me,
I'm gonna slap him.
I'm gonna let you know that, alright.
If he gets in my area--
>> It won't happen. >> Alright.
>> It won't happen.
>> That's all I'm saying. >> Okay.
No, I understand.
>> I'm cool.
>> I understand that.
>> Yeah, have a seat.
>> What's up, everybody, how are you?
[cheering]
>> I'll take the first question.
>> Dustin, I wanna start with you.
In all discussion, I know you've heard it,
low kicks, calf kicks, low kicks, calf kicks.
When you hear that, do you say,
"Well yeah I executed perfectly."
Do you say, "Why are people not giving me credit
for everything else I did in that fight"?
>> You know the calf kicks led to shots
that hands that opened up shots.
Boxing that opens up calf-
>> You're getting walked like a dog
in the octagon on Saturday night.
[cheering]
>> Hey, Conor, it's clear that
the gentlemanly Conor that was in Abu Dhabi
is not here this time around.
Do you feel that you've been able to get in his head
or under his skin again?
>> I'm gonna go through his head,
put holes in them and take it off his shoulders.
That's the goal now.
So, it's on now, Saturday night
he's getting walked around that octagon
like a dog and put to sleep.
>> Is finally seeing Conor in person
after all the back and forth on social media,
has it elicited any more emotions
or is it still just business as usual?
>> Nah, it's just business.
I see a man here.
>> Or you see a corpse.
Or you see a dead body.
>> Thank you.
>> Conor, in the build to the last fight,
you were unusually kind to Dustin.
Now on fight week, it's the exact opposite.
Where's that switch--
>> Because he got knocked the [bleep] out.
[cheering]
Not McGregor Fast.
McGregor Sleep.
[cheering]
>> Question for Conor.
Conor, win or lose, do you respect Dustin Poirier,
no matter what happens on Saturday night?
>> I don't give a [bleep] about him, to be honest.
I don't give a rat's ass about him.
He's Buster Douglas is what he is.
It was a fluke win, and I'm gonna correct it
on Saturday night.
>> Alright, we're gonna get this stuff outta here
and square these guys off for face-offs.
Thank you.
We'll see you at the weigh ins tomorrow.
[cheering]
[singing "O'le, O'le"]
>> You know what's up.
>> You're getting sparked, you little--
>> You know what's up.
You know what's up.
[cheering]
>> Yeah, I'm good.
>> [bleep]
Better you than me.
>> You good? >> Oh, yeah.
That was a cool knee right to the rib.
>> Oh.
>> I knew he was gonna kick too,
because I had his hand.
I knew he was gonna [bleep] kick.
>> Towards '75.
I'm gonna lose 1 pound sleeping,
so I gotta take 3 pounds.
>> And you can step outside in the hot.
[laughing]
[music on radio]
♪♪
>> I feel good.
I like to fight at welterweight.
I don't need to kill myself.
The weight cut is not as hard
as when I was cutting to a lightweight.
>> Good energy.
We had a great camp.
Been training very well.
Good training partners.
Fight an exciting fighter, you know,
A very skilled fighter, Stephen.
Got a lot of respect for him as a fighter.
I like, as a coach, I'm very interested
in how my student's gonna do.
Skills-wise.
So, I'm very excited in Gilbert too.
So that says it all for a good fight, I hope.
♪♪
>> This is like an extra large.
It might be-- I don't think this is mine.
>> It is.
It's the same one you used last time.
>> I look like an oompa loompa.
>> Yeah.
>> We gotta put this stuff on
over top of a sauna suit
and start sweating like a muh.
>> Ready, go.
Five minutes to go.
>> I'm gonna have a glass of win tomorrow night though.
Not a whole bottle.
I don't wanna be like Paulo Costa.
Remember he blamed his loss against Izzy
for drinking that one--
Bro, I can drink a bottle of wine
and still be ready to rock the next day.
I can still be ready to fight the next day.
♪♪
>> Time.
Round 3 in the books.
♪♪
>> The buzz is palpable.
T-Mobile Arena will be loaded for the first time
since March of 2020.
We'll see if that's enough to produce
the desired result against a guy in Dustin Poirier
who hasn't stopped training
for the better part of 10 years.
I think if I'm looking for advantages for Poirier,
it's just all the MMA repetitions
that he's had over the last decade
that Conor McGregor maybe has not had.
Alright, thank you all for being here
for the official weigh ins for UFC 264.
The first athlete to the scale, one of the men
around whom this fight card was built:
former UFC interim lightweight champion
Dustin The Diamond Poirier.
>> I don't think so.
It should be right on.
>> Yes, sir, you are.
156!
>> 156, the official weight for Dustin Poirier.
Alright, next fighter to the scale.
The other man around whom this fight card was built,
the former simultaneous two division UFC champion,
the iconic, The Notorious Conor McGregor.
>> 156.
>> The official weight 156 pounds
for Conor McGregor.
Thank you, Conor.
Your main event for UFC 264 is official.
[crowd chatter]
>> No, no, no.
Listen.
>> Watch it.
[bleep] you.
You!
[bleep]
>> You bothered with me.
You bothered with a [bleep] toe.
Don't ever forget it.
You little rat.
>> Now whenever he wants.
Whatever, we can fight here.
I don't [bleep] care.
Try to sneak behind me and, you know.
Size me up. [bleep].
[cheering]
>> And now for the ceremonial weigh-in for UFC 264
here is Joe Rogan.
[cheering]
>> What's happening, my friends.
Welcome to the weigh-ins!
We kick things off in the welterweight division.
Gilbert Burns vs Wonderboy Thompson!
Official weight: 170.5
for Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson!
And his opponent: Gilbert Burns!
Official weight: 170.5 for Durinho!
♪♪
Wonderboy Thompson vs Gilbert Burns,
ladies and gentlemen.
[cheering]
♪♪
>> Ladies and gentlemen, introducing
the Notorious Conor McGregor!
[cheering]
♪♪
Official weight: 156
for the former two-division champion!
[yelling]
♪♪
>> And his opponent: Dustin The Diamond Poirier!
Official weight: 156 for Mr. Poirier!
♪♪
I'm not gonna let you guys get anything off here.
You gonna do it?
That's good. We're good.
We're good.
>> Thank you all for coming out.
We'll see you tomorrow night!
[dramatic theme music]
♪♪