UFC 214 took place on Saturday night from the🗹 T-Mobile Arena in Anaheim. The main event featured Jon Jones beating Daniel Coꦺrmier by third-round TKO to reclaim the UFC light heavyweight championship.
In the co-main event, Tyron Woodley defeated Demian Maia by unanimous decision (50-45, 49-46, 49-46) to successfully defend th🙈e welterweight belt for the third time. Then, Cris Cyborg stopped Tonya Evinger by third-round TKO to captur🍒e the vacant UFC women's featherweight title.
Aꦦfter th♚e event had concluded, Jones, Woodley, Maia, Cyborg, Evinger, Robbie Lawler and UFC president Dana White spoke to the media.
Here are some of the highlights:
- Evinger: I fought like a p---y. No excuses.
- Evinger said her next 🥃fight will be at 135 pounds.
- Cyborg: I th💫ink tonight I made th🔯e UFC happy to work with me.
- Cyborg said she’s w🎀illing to fly to Australia to fight Megan Anderson.
- Maia said he wasn't retiring.
- Maia said if he had more time to train he would've ⛦came to USA to do training.
- Woodley: Fans want to see blood and back-and-forth exchanges. I felt l🌞ike I stuck to the gameplan. I still have the belt around my waist.
- Tyron Woodley on George𒆙s St-Pierre: 🙈"He doesn't want to fight me because I'm a better version of him.
- Woodley: I fou༒ght four world t🌟itle fights against the No. 1 contenders. Has (middleweight champion) Michael Bisping ever fought a No. 1 contender?
- Woodley on GSP: If he doesn't fight me, by default I will be the best welterweight of all time༒s.
- Woodley on the report of GSP vs Bisping: I have nꦍo reaction to that.
- White: Tonight, in my opinion,🦩 Jon Jones looked like he hadn't taken any time off and hadn't missedꦉ a beat. He was incredible.
- White: The reality of Jones-Lesnar happenin൩g soon is not a reality. Still has six months of USADA suspension.
- White: GSP is fighting Michael Bisping. Because I know Bisping will fight. I’m gonna give i𓄧t to him.
- White: Tonight is trending ov♉er a mill🗹ion buys. It was one of the best cards we’ve ever done.
- White: Cormier didn't know he got knocked out and said it was stoppe♍d prematurely. When 𒉰he saw the replay, then he knew he got KO'ed.
- White: Seems like Holly ꦇHolm is interested in fighting Cyborg.
- White: Whoever wins between GSP and Bispi🐈ng, Whittaker will fight the winner.
- Jones: I’ve always felt that way about DC. I’ve always felt like he’s a pretty classy guy. 🐻Model champion. A guy to be respected.
- Jones: The thing with 💖Lesnar got serious 💎really quick.
- Jones: My team said you could beat Brock. You’ll🍨 have to dig deep, but you can do this.
- Jones: Conor McGregor has been a tremendous inspiration to me. He’s shown me these huge paydays ඣare possible.
- Jꦑones: I think Brock has a limited game. I think it’s a winnable fight.
