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[chatter]
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[thumping]
>> Ooh!
I've been fighting with Israel for seven years
but he's never been hitting this hard, this smooth.
I'd be scared if I was Paulo Costa.
I'd be scared to be a pad holder.
I'm scared for Mike.
Mike has to do drills with him next.
I'm scared for him.
He's dangerous, man.
Savagery on a whole 'other level.
[chatter]
>> I can hold it. I can hold it.
>> Camera man kick off!
>> Camera man kick off! Camera man kick off!
Hey!
Let's go!
[crosstalk]
>> Faster!
Faster!
[yelling]
>> We put in for the camera man.
We got the whole gang.
Our whole crew can [bleep] any gang up!
Try us.
[yelling]
Look at that.
Woo!
[chatter]
>> We've never come face to face before.
So you look at someone
and you know you're gonna fight them,
and get to look into his soul and see what's up,
see if he's really down or not.
But I'm more interested to see if Izzy and Paulo
are gonna be friends or not today, so.
How you doing, Tony?
>> Good.
>> I'm the co-main.
Let the main event guys do their thing
and how many press conferences are on a beach?
You know, I mean, that's pretty cool.
>> Dana, I wanted to start with you and ask you
about the significance of the main event, right?
Just the second time in UFC history
to have a men's title fight
with an undefeated champion, an undefeated challenger.
Historically, what's the importance of this fight?
>> Yeah, no, I love these kinds of fights.
When you have two of the baddest dudes
in the world undefeated, in their prime
facing off for the world title.
Nothing gets better than this.
>> Israel, I wanted to ask you--
I know we just got here.
We're out on a beach right now.
But what what kind of energy
are you picking up from Paulo right now?
>> Weak from cutting weight.
I can see he's sucked out.
He's dry.
The sun's affecting him.
He's never made 185 on the dot.
And that one pound, that 600 grams is a lot
especially if you've never been there before.
But it's never really been an issue for me.
I feel great.
I don't feel drawn out.
I can be in the sun all day, but
I just like to relax when it's when it's quite week.
>> Paulo, let me ask you, I mean,
we're looking at this as your power
versus his precision, right?
But I wonder should we be talking more about
your grappling, your jiu-jitsu background?
Are we looking at this fight the wrong way?
>> Before becoming striking,
I was grappler and jiu-jitsu.
My brother's here, my coach.
This fight can be on the ground.
>> He sucked as a grappler.
Whenever he shoots,
he loses his gas tank within the first or second.
>> You never saw my grappling.
>> You can't grapple for [bleep].
>> [bleep].
[cross talk]
>> You're like a kid in jiu-jitsu.
>> Trust me, I'm not gonna give it back.
>> Talk about jiu-jitsu with me, you're crazy.
You never put a gi on your skinny body.
>> Okay, so my question is for Jan.
Obviously this is a huge moment for Polish MMA
and basically everyone in Poland
is talking about your fight.
How does that feel like two days before the event?
>> Yeah, it's historic moment for Polish MMA.
I'm excited, you know.
I cannot wait to start fighting.
>> Okay question for Dominick.
We see a lot of bad blood between the main event
but between you guys, there are huge mutual respect.
Where does it come from?
>> Some people have bad blood.
Some people don't like each other.
I have no bad blood toward Jan,
but I do want to take his head off.
So that's part of the game.
>> Question for Izzy and Paulo.
What were you guys just saying to each other
while the other two were answering questions?
>> I say that I like his earrings, is beautiful.
I think my mother has one very similar off his earring.
>> You wish your mom had one very similar.
You wish your mom had one very similar.
Shut the [bleep] up before I become your stepdad.
You're grounded, go to your room.
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>> Couple hours left.
So I want to do this right now
and wait for the weights.
It's just two kilos, so it's normal.
It's much and it's almost nothing
but still a lot, you know,
but only in your head is a lot.
Not first time, not last time I had to do this
but part of the job.
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>> Ah!
>> We'll just play ping pong and cut weight.
>> 100% this is fun.
Just to do something fun that's not boring,
or tedious.
Can we turn the AC off?
>> Lose your weight! Lose your weight!
[tapping]
>> Ooh, there's that heat.
I'll see you after.
Okay.
>> Nice to see you again.
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>> Only Israel loses that much weight playing ping pong.
>> I learned a long time ago not to doubt Israel.
>> Never ever doubt me.
Let's go.
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Finally, a bathtub that my knees don't poke out of.
Ah!
Praise the Lord!
Sacrifice to the gods.
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Sacrifice.
>> Anik: Thank you all for being here.
We are now ready to go.
It is the weigh in for UFC 253: Adesanya vs Costa.
First fighter to the scale,
challenging for the UFC Middleweight Championship
here tomorrow night,
please welcome Paulo Costa.
>> 185.
>> Anik: 185, the official weight for Paulo Costa.
Our next fighter to the scale,
also getting his first UFC championship opportunity
here tomorrow night: Light heavyweight contender
Jan Blachowicz.
>> 205.
>> Anik: 205, the official weight for Jan Blachowicz.
Alright, now we get to the man who will be
the last to make the walk here tomorrow night,
the man around which this card was built,
the undisputed UFC middleweight champion,
"The Last Stylebender" Israel Adesanya.
>> 184.
>> Anik: 184 pounds, the official weight
for the champion, Israel Adesanya.
Alright, next fighter to the scale set to compete
for the UFC's Light Heavyweight Championship
here tomorrow night,
the number one ranked contender:
"The Devastator" Dominick Reyes.
>> 205.
>> Anik: 205 pounds, the official weight
for Dominick Reyes.
>> Ready?
>> Where we going with it?
>> We're gonna go this way.
>> Alright, now get to the co-headliners
set to compete for the vacant
UFC Light Heavyweight Championship:
Dominick Reyes vs Jan Blachowicz.
>> Thank you.
>> [bleep], boys. Excellent.
Good luck tomorrow.
>> Anik: And finally, our main event
for the undisputed UFC Middleweight Championship:
Israel Adesanya vs. Paulo Costa.
>> Good luck tomorrow.
>> Thank you.
>> Good luck tomorrow, kid.
>> You're blackbelt?
>> Yeah, I am.
I'm ahead of the game [bleep].
>> You're gonna get that when you get downgraded.
>> I have a gift for you.
>> I'm gonna knock your ass out!
I'm gonna knock your ass out.
What you gonna do?
Ha ha!
Come on!
It's theatrics, don't worry.
It's all theatrics.
[crosstalk]
>> I'm good, I'm good.
>> We're good.
>> Give it here.
>> Let's go.
>> And new! And new!
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