Follow Live: UFC 216 Post-fight Press Conference

Apologies for the late start, post-fight p🍸re✱ss conference underway. DJ at the podium now

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DJ reitterates that he practices that suplex/armbar in the gym. Had it prepared for their Edmonton boutﷺ.

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DJ doesn't have a name for the move. Saꦜys "Mighty Armbar." We can do better than that.

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DJ says he didn't mind being the co-main event

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DJ says he woke 🌺up in Edmonton with an injury that he was going to fight through. "I felt better this week than I did in Edmonton"

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Werdum says DJ had a good submission, but wants 5𒊎0/50🧸 on Performance of the Night

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When asked about private jets and flashy cars, "I don't maꦛke that much mo♏ney" - DJ

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DJ ends by saying "God bless your families." That's i🌱t for the GOAT.

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Werdum up now. First couple are𝕴 in Portuguese. Said he faced a tough decision on taking the fight against Harris (Werdum forgot his name)

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"It was a perfect fight" Werdum ✅says, after saying he wants a title 🦩shot.

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Werdum says 𒁏he deserves a🌱 title shot not just based on this fight, but his overall career.

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"Very good per𒊎formance, congratulations for him" - Werdum on Ferguson's win.

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Werdum hasn't seen Dana yet about what's next, but will ask Dana for tꦺh🦩e POTN bonus when he sees him.

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Asked if he knew who Walt Harris was prior 🍌to today, Werdum says he's 𝓰seen him a couple of times working as a UFC commentator

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Werdum ends by seeming agititated that there weren🌳't more questions "When I be a champion, more questions."

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Ray Borg up now. Starts by saying he'll learn from sꦆharing the octagon with DJ.

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Borg calls﷽ DJ's armbar "sneaky" and said he laughed at him during the fight for "pul🦹ling off sneaky shit."

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He followed by saying he didn♔'t like being on the receiving end of it.

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Borg says he wishes he did some things differently, but remi♕nds peopl🏅e that he's only 24 and will learn.

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Borg saysꦫ he was looking to capitalize on DJ when he bailed on his feet. "He keeps his chin high."

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"I felt like fighting DJ was like fighting my future self" - Bܫorg

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Borg was told "if you don't cry after a loss, it means you didn't𝔍 want it. I wanted it" to explain why he cried.

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Borg say𒈔s that he is staying at 125. "Weight is not an issue."

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Kevin Lee at♎ the podium now. Starts by saying he's devastated.

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Lee says he's been fighting the staph in꧋fection for a week, which hurt his weight cut.

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Lee sounds like he's having thoughtsඣ of moving up in w🐻eight. Says he's 185 right now.

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"The armbar was꧂n't really the problem, it was the elbows." Says he underestimated Tony's work from the bottom.

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"I felt like I put my best performance on 𝓀tonight, but by the 3rd ro😼und it was too much for me" - Lee

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Lee calls Ferguson the toughest fight in the division, says he felt he had to go all out to finish iꦅn the first

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Lee said he tried to hidꦉe his staph inf🍒ection because he didn't want to let down the fans/UFC

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Lee wants a 165 lb weight class

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Leౠe ends by saying he's just go♋ing to take some time off. Took 4 fights in 12 months, just needs a break.

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Small break now as I assume they'ꦺre wait💯ing on Ferguson.

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Bonuses are to Vannata/Green for Fight🌟 of the Night. DJ an൩d Moraga for Performance of the Night. $50K to each.

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Ah, Dana is here first.

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Dana said he me♛t with the fighters prior to event and talked to them about what the night meant.

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"It's always time to have an event. You can't let a coward determine how everyone else is gonna live their life" - Dana🧔 on holding the event

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Dana praises Vegas ♏for stepping up following the tragedy.

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Dana says he didn't speak with Trump "I l♓eave him alone and let him do his thing."

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Dana calls DJ the best and says he didn't mean to di꧟srespect Borg in the lead up to the fight (re: Dillashaw/DJ)

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Dana thinks th🌺ꦕis might be DJ's moment that turns him into a superstar for the company.

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Dana praises the jiu-jitsu of Lee. Says they offered to help Lee 🌺cut the weight ⛎at the PI, but Lee declined.

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Dana๊ says they're offering everyone to help cut weight "𒊎but he's a grown man. You either want to do it the right way or your way"

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Dana once again calls DJ the greatest UFC fighter ever. Says Matt Hume told h🥀im DJ does that move in the gym all the time.

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Dana hoping to get Cyborg/Holm done shortly.

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Dana says Conor wants to fight again this year.

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Dana says it'll be impossible for Conor/Tony to not be a 🦩great fight.

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Dana says the Vegas PD helped get them in touch with first respon🦹ders/victims. Also says he knew some of them.

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"I was home, I stayed up a♛ll night watchi🌃ng everything unfold" - Dana on where he was during the events

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Everlast didn't want to do the൲ anthem due to recent controversy, pitched America The Beautiful, and Dana loved it.

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"Kevin Lee could have cut weight♛ the right way" - Dana when asked about introducing new weight classes in light of Lee cut

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Dana very adamant that new weight classes aren't c✱oming, says guys need to come to UF🃏C PI.

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Dana doesn't quite understand the question about more weight classes vs. 🐼interim titles. Just says Tony is the cha𒆙mp (but in more words)

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Ferguson now on stage. Starts by saying that he✃ didn't feel like he was in trouble during the first round.

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Ferguson fi☂gured Lee would be aggressive🧸 and waste energy, especially based on his weight cut.

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"We were𒐪 having fun. I wanted to piss him off." - Ferguson on the in fight tra♚sh talk.

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Ferguson says he was saving his good trash talking for Conor. Says he's fresh, do🃏esn't have injuries, ready to work on Monday

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"I'll ankle pick him. No problem" - Ferguson on his plan against Con𝓰or.

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Ferguson doing a lot better💧 🌜with his trash talk now than he did in cage. "You're in check. And I'm great at chess."

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Ferguson sa🤡ys he's ready to fight Conor next week.

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"He's running out of time. Defend or vacate. Set it down. Walk away. Nobody will get hurt" - Tony ♈Ferguson

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Ferguson really crediting his decision to train at🔴 Big Bear. "We could have went 20 rounds."

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Fer🌌guson says he's grown a lot since TUF 13 and credits the TUF house for helping him grown.

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Ferguson says he wants to be the best person he♓ can be for his kid. Says he wants to have fun.

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Fer♕guson 🌄wants to prove you don't have to talk shit to be noticed.

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Ferguson says "ask Khabib" when asked about a potential fight. Says he and Werdum have a mutual respect despite 😼argument.

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Ferguson says he haꦰs to carry/represent himself better to be🌃 live up to other great Mexican champions.

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"Keep your head ꦬup, kid" - Ferguson on what 𝔉he said to Lee after the fight.

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Ferguson says he didn't see DJ's submission, says he was in his zone.♎ Says he's glad DJ broke the record.

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The new champ poses with the belt and that's a wrap🐼.

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