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UFC 287 post-fight press conference summary: “I think Pereira moves to 205”
Israel Adesanya defeated Alex Pereira at UFC 287. Photo via UFC
UFC 287 just took place in Miami, Florida. In the main event, Israel Adesanya defeated Alex Pereira to regain the middleweight throne.
Check out what the fighters said at the post-fight press conference.
Rob Font: “Big W, all smiles right now”
No. 6 ranked bantamweight contender Rob Font defeated Adrian Yanez via a first round TKO on the main card.
“It feels good to be back. Big W, all smiles right now,” Font said. “I needed it for the team, for my family.”
Font on what’s next.
“I love to do Figgy vs. Font. [Deiveson] Figueiredo, I would love to introduce him to the 135 lbs division. I think that would be a fun fight.”
Read more: UFC 287 results: Israel Adesanya KNOCKS OUT Alex Pereira
Gilbert Burns: “I was really looking forward to a finish”
Top ranked welterweight Gilbert Burns defeated Jorge Masvidal in the co-main event and now demands to be the backup fighter for the next welterweight title fight.
“If you are not giving me a shot, then let me go,” Burns said. “I’m demanding a title shot.”
“The guy [Jorge Masvidal] is a freaking superstar here. I respect the hell out of this guy.”
Burns claimed there are two rematches he is interested in.
“Kamaru [Usman] or [Khamzat] Chimaev, that’s the two rematches that I’m dying for. Shit, for these I would say that. Other than that, give me a title shot or I’m out.”
Dana White: ” I think Pereira moves to 205″
UFC president Dana White is impressed with Israel Adesanya.
“Israel Adesanya will fight anybody anywhere in time. He likes to fight three times in a year even if he has the belt,” White said.
“Honestly, I think [Alex] Pereira moves to 205 after this. He’s a monster. It would not surprise me.”
Dana White on Gilbert Burns’ demands on being a backup for the next welterweight title bout.
“I love that. Why not? You got a deal.”
About Jorge Masvidal retiring.
“As soon as you think about retiring, you should be in this business. He’s made a lot of money, he made a lot of money tonight. I think he’s proved everything he needed to prove for himself and he changed his family’s life.”
About Donald Trump as a fight fan.
“This guy calls me twice a month and will talk to me for an hour about fighting. Things that have happened since the last time that we talked. And he knows everybody, what they did and who they fought last. He’s a huge fight fan.”
Israel Adesanya: “I was hunting him down”
The newly crowned welterweight champion Israel Adesanya faced the press after UFC 287.
“Everytime I fight this guy [AlexPereira] I always have him in the first rounds,” Adesanya said.
On the Muhammad Ali like rope-a-dope moment.
“After the rope-a-dope moment, I saw him lying flat on the ground, frozen like Elsa.”
“I saw him backstage, we are cool. He’s a great champion and he is a warrior. He is a fucking beast man.”
“Go cause problems in 205, and fuck, good luck to everybody else because he is a motherfucker to deal with.”
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Official UFC 287 results
Main card
- Middleweight bout: Israel Adesanya def. Alex Pereira via knockout, round 2
- Welterweight bout: Gilbert Burns def. Jorge Masvidal via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Bantamweight bout: Rob Font def. Adrian Yanez via TKO (punches), round 1
- Welterweight bout: Kevin Holland def. Santiago Ponzinibbio via knockout (punch), round 3
- Bantamweight bout: Christian Rodriguez def. Raul Rosas Jr. via unanimous decision 29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Prelims
- Kelvin Gastelum def. Chris Curtis via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-37)
- Luana Pinheiro def. Michelle Waterson-Gomez via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)
- Joe Pyfer def. Gerald Meerschaert via first-round TKO (3:15)
- Lupita Godinez def. Cynthia Calvillo via split decision (29-28, 30-27, 28-29)
- Ignacio Bahamondes def. Trey Ogden via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Steve Garcia def. Shayilan Nuerdanbieke via second-round KO (0:36)
- Sam Hughes def. Jaqueline Amorim via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
The fight between Karl Williams and Chase Sherman was canceled.
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