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Yair Rodriguez unenthusiastic about rematch vs. Jeremy Stephens
Lil Heathen: "Let’s run it back motherf@$%er.” El Pantera: “Jeremy Stephens wasn’t the first on my mind to fight because he’s behind me in the rankings, and because he’s really tough. He’s a really, really tough guy. But basically, it’s the numbers. He’s behind me in the rankings. I was looking for something else. I openly said it since before this happened. Right now, I don’t know. I’m just going to wait and talk to the UFC again and see what they’re thinking and just move on.” h/t MMA Junkie
Amanda Nunes smooth response to now-retracted implication that she's trans
Henry Cejudo: The Cringe is real
"Acting like the King of Cringe ... it's part of promoting my division. As great as Demetrious Johnson was, he never brought that sense of entertainment. ... I'm telling the truth, but I'm just turning it up a notch, as Uncle Chael [Sonnen] would say. He's actually the one that pulled me out of my shell. So I'm just being me; I'm tired of being fake." ***laughs*** Watch interview (8:31)
Carla Esparza not impressed with crowd reaction on Saturday night
Carla Esparza is of Mexican, Ecuadorian, and Irish descent, but opponent on Saturday night Alexa Grasso is Mexico born; the hugely partisan crowd was not impressed when 'Cookie Monster' won a Majority Decision in the fight of the Night, and Esparza responded in kind: “It’s just unfortunate and I understand that the Mexican fans are so passionate and they really stand behind their fighters and I’ve definitely fought in a lot of people’s hometowns, but definitely this was the most passionate crowd I’ve ever been in front of. The sad thing was that there were a couple of bad seeds in the crowd. I was walking out and somebody poured a beer on me. It just made me really sad because people win and lose, but you can’t control the judges, and I felt that I fairly won the fight and it was just really sad for me.” h/t MMA Fighting • Watch post-fight interview (:58)
Commentator Brendan Fitzgerald keeps working, under a table, as fans protest NC
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Props to Michael Bisping for keeping a cool head on Saturday night
"If you can keep your head when all about you, Are losing theirs and blaming it on you ..." Former UFC middleweight champ and current color commentator Michael Bisping was a boss on Saturday night, not flinching when Yair Rodriquez shoved and cursed him, and continuing to work calmly while co-commentator Brendan Fitzgerald ducked under a table to avoid the rain of beer and bottles from fans upset at the main event NC.
Stephens responds to Rodriguez suggestion that he could have been faking
Yair Rodriguez: "... he’s the only one who is going to have to live with that in his mind for the rest of his life, if it was a lie.” Jeremy Stephens: “Yair, you think I’m faking it, brother. You’re the one that poked me in the eye. Let’s run it back, four or five weeks, two weeks, whatever. I’ll be ready. Just a deep scratch or a deep bruise. You’re the one who poked me. Let’s run it back, motherf@$%er. Let’s go.” h/t MMA Junkie • Watch Karyn Bryant interview (:15)
Coach gives locker room update on Jeremy Stephens' eye injury
ESPN’s Heidi Androl: “I did get to speak with Eric Del Fierro, who is his head coach, who told me he still has not been able to open that eye. I asked him was it a scratch from the fingernails like a scratch of the cornea. He said that all he told him that he got hit and felt a tremendous amount of pressure, so much pressure he has never felt before. He said it was really uncomfortable and still was very uncomfortable back here. And, they will likely be sending him to an emergency ophthalmologist. Obviously very disappointing for their team.” h/t BJPenn.com • Watch
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