UFC 261 Embedded: Vlog Series - Episode 5

♪♪ Chris "The Wizard" Weidman. You'll just do some gentle exercise. Keep your head in the game. Get rid of some stress. Lose some weight. ♪♪ You have to be kidding me. Last time I cut my toe. Nothing crazy. Just things he wants to do in the fight. Just repeat them in your head. ♪♪ We are reducing weight now. So we just have to listen to the body about how we feel while we do it. You know, I feel great. ♪♪ I think as you get older, you mature and you want to be in the moment and enjoy your career as much as possible, in every moment.

I don't feel like I've worked a day in my life, so I'm really enjoying it a lot. I simply love life. ♪♪ Come on, are you kidding me? Watch this. ♪♪ ♪♪ It's okay, I'm fine. I don't remember the whole song. Very good, yes. Pretty intense. Yes, yes, yes. Trevor trains Kamaru, yes. So what are you guys doing outside? Preparing for the conference, nothing more. Just waiting and cutting weight. Yeah, yeah, great. I'll see you guys. Kamaru Usman defends the welterweight title against this man Saturday night at UFC 261. We now welcome UFC star Jorge Masvidal to the show. How do you feel now compared to how you felt when you fought him 9 months ago last July on 6 days notice?

There he is. The guy is getting more and more skilled. he looks good, brother. Good luck. When we were on your show discussing it right before the fight, I was 20 pounds lighter. I'm on your program right now and I've lost 7 pounds. So all that extra energy that I would have spent sweating, running, doing all these things-- A fighter's stance. I am putting everything I have in my mind, body and soul, all my essence to do one thing and one thing only. Give a beautiful violent ending to this guy's face, career, and streak. Turns a little to the side for me.

There you go. And then he lets a little bit fall off your shoulders. In the first fight, is there anything you could have said? Kamaru Usman is better at this than he expected him to be in that area and maybe I need to improve and work more in this specific spot to make sure I win next time. time. When I think about a fight, I think about a guy holding me against the cage and rubbing my feet, I don't consider that action. I don't consider it a fight, you know? If he accepts a fight on 6 days' notice, all I'm trying to do is take this guy down.

It's like a lack of respect if you leave there with 20 pounds ahead of you and you leave 6 days early and I don't even finish it. You don't even stretch your... I take it like, man, I didn't do my job. I have to fix something, you know? And more than anything, it relies on the same trends and patterns that he always does. It's just that we have to take advantage of them and exploit them. Oh hi, I didn't even see them there. That's what we're going to do. A small business case. I have to customize now. In case I have to cover my man face.

You know I'm not really with the rah rah, but if they want to be gangsta, we can be gangsta. I have no problem getting it gangsta. Hello guys, yes. How are you? Good to see you. Do you have 7 pounds left? 7 pounds missing. I'll sweat it out while I sleep. When is the actual weighing, the day before? Yes. Then you will lose 7 pounds overnight, do you know how to do it? Easy. For all of us, that's very... Yeah, it sounds like a lot for random people. Give me a couple of tips. It's just water weight, so it comes back.

It's just sweating, you know? Like two workouts, that goes away. Very good, thank you for coming. We appreciate you. Thank you. Yes, sir. Welcome to the UFC 261 press conference from VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in anticipation of the spectacular pay-per-view card. Oh, this is huge. I mean, this goes back to a year ago and Dana contacted the city of Jacksonville. He wanted to do an event here, UFC 249. He promised that he would return at full capacity-- Hello, how are you? --with a great fight schedule and Dana delivered. So I welcome UFC fight fans to Jacksonville. We're glad you're here.

We are looking forward to it. I told Dana, "We want to host the first one at full capacity." So when you're ready, let us know. We will do it. And here it is. On Saturday night, this will be the first full-capacity indoor sporting event-- --in over a year in this country, so we're glad it's happening in Florida. Ooh, it feels good to be back in the stadium! Almost eight years undefeated. This is Kamaru "The Nigerian Nightmare" Usman. Alright, who has the first question? John Morgan. All the fighters say, "Hey, once we get in the cage, it's just the octagon or the cage, but the fans are in the building, Florida.

You seem to thrive under the brighter lights. I mean, do the crowds? will he bring you?" Do you have a different kind of energy on fight night? I mean, you can hear it yourself. You see it yourself. These guys want-- These guys want violence and let me tell you, they don't encourage it. Me because I'm very handsome or the food I eat or nothing. That's not why they cheer for me because I give everyone their hard-earned money. I come here to perform and that's the only reason. I've got all these fans behind me But fans can't fight for you.

I'm going to kick your ass by myself. I don't need anyone It's okay, it's okay. Let's be honest. You had 14 losses in your career, 7 in the UFC. You're 3-3 in your last 6. You're sitting there today because I picked you. The first guy I'm about to get over, period. I'll break your face, I'll break more bones than last time. Word. Remember this face. Word? Word, my brother. A question for Masvidal. I see the BMF belt is on the table. He was wondering if that's at play in this fight. You have to be a BMF to compete for that, and this guy is not.

Usman, any ideas? There are 3 belts here. 3 shiny belts here. This is what is important. I want yours. You're right, man, and I want your belt. A question for Jessica. Valentina is obviously one of the most dominant champions in the UFC. What do you think your previous opponents have done wrong that you know you can do inside the octagon? Last question for Weili, the champion. Do you anticipate a tougher matchup than your fight of the year with Joanna? Listen, thank you all. Let's get these things out of here and face these guys and have them take pictures.

Look ahead, ladies. Thank you. yes. Good luck you two. You will need it. He needs it. ♪♪