Following Power Slap 3, tune in to the Post-Fight Press Conference to hear the athletes take questions from the media. Power …
foreign [Music] you know a lot of people go through life worrying about what could go wrong a super fight for the ages between the top two pound-for-pound fighters in the world what if this happens what if that happens you can’t go through life like that that’s why I take on these challenges that’s why you see me take on fights if no one else would the Undisputed featherweight Champion Alexandra volkanovsky will try to hit that rarified air as a double Champion but there’s levels to this game and my hijab is the highest level that you can ever go up against if it’s like Michael Jeff can take it down he defeats him a lot of people thought I didn’t stand a chance they didn’t think I was going to get outside the first round they thought as soon as he grabs a hold of me game over and I showed you that that wasn’t the case oh the biggest moment of the fight volkanovsky trying to steal the victory gotta seal the deal become a two-way Division champion what a fight I thought I took it but at the end of the day it comes down to the judges hey nothing wrong with challenging yourselves I’m a better fighter because of this how the featherweights you better watch out because uh you challenge yourself like this it only makes you stronger I move on in a flat whoever’s next you are the featherweight champion of the world still just a moment ago we saw yay Rodriguez become the interim champ proudly repping Chihuahua Mexico here is the number two ranked UFC featherweight Contender guy here Rodriguez back in 2014 he was 22 years of age when he won season one of The Ultimate Fighter Latin America and a lot of people felt like eventually this moment will materialize here nearly 10 years later it shall be done Gary Rodriguez fight for a piece of the time this man is so much fun to watch him and he is dynamic he’s explosive the type of strike that he throws you just don’t see them coming and he is on a mission he wants to fight vulcanovski but to do that he’s gonna get through Josh Emmett and that is not an easy task for anybody oh crushing body for Rodriguez in the beginning I thought it was impossible to be here at this program at right now that but I’ve made a promise to myself a long time ago there’s the triangle I’m gonna become a champion one day he’s gonna pull it down he’s got it locked in he’s got the three stops that’s it that’s ridges the interim UFC featherweight Champion what a performance his next challenge the featherweight World beater Alexander volkanovsky I always prepare myself to fight the best guy in the world is really good but I just think my style is enough for everybody it’s hard for anybody to find me one more flurry oh hey that is it it’s definitely has my respect he’s a very dangerous fighter very unpredictable people are looking at him as a very big threat on the feet and we’re his most dangerous most people will avoid but I want to show you that I can systematically break anybody down even at their own game the man is in absolute Savage all he wants to do is to break men to smash the ground and pound to break their will people think they know how I fight but they don’t know what it’s like to be in there with me until they fight me Rodriguez going in for the finish I know I’m ready and I’m gonna win just remember I’m still at the reigning defending featherweight Champion I’m going to show you why I’m the best and still by me I’m here to stay [Music]