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as I said he’s got a lot of threats and he looked great against against Josh Emma but I’m not Josh Emmett you know I’m the the champion of this Division and I’m going to show that Saturday night bro the guy is good he’s one of the greatest of all time and I’m really happy to be facing this guy right here in front of me it’s an honor to be honest bro I have nothing a good thing to say about you I’m gonna get a banker Saturday night for sure uh it’s definitely unpredictable you’re never going to get a yair rigge you’re never going to get someone that can emulate him perfectly or you can get uh some of the best guys at Rangers that do very similar things and uh just mix them training Partners up and give you them looks uh and again training camp was perfect I bring the right right guys in for it and uh very thankful for that and I get to really show everyone that the work we put in and and what we’re made of it’s been years and years of working on this dream and we’re changing literally the history of Mexico not only in MMA but in sports and if that doesn’t say enough I don’t know what else to say because we’re literally changing the the way that sports are being seen in a whole country and that’s big enough then um for sure he’s a very dangerous opponent that’s before because his uh major he has more experience and he’s very motivated and I think that’s the key you know uh I was saying this uh yesterday actually like uh with figuerel for example he was like dumb to fight with me like oh I’m sick to fight with Moreno again but Fantasia is like excited like I wanna cut his hair and whatever he’s a scare so that’ll make you feel uh that makes me uh makes sorry uh makes him dangerous so man I’m ready for the challenge Saturday night’s gonna be very special five rounds you’re gonna be a war I know heavy folk in your ear and the semi-card he said hi to get a fight of the night but that’s our words I want to make the fight of the night make a beautiful show for everybody [Applause] I feel happy for all that that’s putting their fights more hype I appreciate all that thank you guys I I know I can like erase that of my record of my past you know I lost against him twice in the past and it is what it is you know you need to put the page you need to get all the the knowledge the experience and just go forward uh I think we we have different ways you know uh thanks God live Destiny whatever you want to say I got the the title and now he’s the Challenger and he’s motivated and obviously this competitive part of myself won the very much right I want to to be the guy who beat me in the past but you know the most important thing for me is just my legacy man right now I mean Mexico you just want to hear people amazing because this this salary of course gonna be a different fight I’m prepared for the best Moreno ever uh all Mexicans go to my Instagram and say he’s a prime in Moreno that’s the guy I want to mention the cage you know in the octagon and but the result is gonna make the same I’m gonna win that take the belt and go to Brazil some vacations man who has nothing to lose he’s being counted out who’s the underdog would have to be one of the more dangerous things you can encounter and I understand the threaten the gravity he’s bringing and I I’m treating it with the respect it deserves yeah fighting a guy like Robert Whittaker you know um having nothing to lose that’s absolute BS I have everything to lose now I have a goal to be the champion of the world and Robert Whittaker is the next step in that ladder it’s a very very very tall order but I believe I did everything I possibly could and I know I’m ready to overcome this obstacle to get to the next stage and be their number one Contender so having nothing to lose I have absolutely everything to lose and you’ll see how I fight like somebody with everything to lose on Saturday night that’s the thing he’s seen it all you know and I feel like I’ve seen a lot myself so we’re just going to go out there and have a war oh definitely it brings an interesting style um it’s a new test and uh he’s like every um every accreditation he’s got is well worth it you know what I mean like every it’s everything uh he’s everything he’s cracked up to be so I’m I’m just excited to get out there and test my skills I don’t really feel any extra pressure you know I put a lot of pressure on myself to go out and perform of course there’s people that want to see me fail because I’m so new and I’ve got a lot of hype but I think there are even more people that want to see me succeed and achieve my goals so uh yeah you know for me it’s just about competing to the best of my ability and you know I have a great team great coaches and very grateful for everybody grateful for the fans and we’re gonna have an awesome fight on Saturday well um this is not my first rodeo um I’m gonna go in there and fight this guy I mean this guy you know is wrestling doesn’t scare me um I feel like I’m all around you know I feel like I’m a better fighter you just you guys know know me but you guys will on Saturday I’m just glad you take the fight man so appreciate you um stepping in on short notice means a lot to me because I put a you know Long Camp in and thank you bro appreciate it oh yeah let’s have a war bro let’s go I don’t know about a war but uh something’s gonna happen I know something’s gonna happen I know that for sure uh just thanks for all your support I mean the support of MMA I mean I’ve been doing this for a long time without the fan support I wouldn’t be able to make a living doing this I’ve been doing this for a long time and thanks to all the things it’s just a blessing man like when I saw the email I was like Robbie Lawler I’ve been talking about fighting this guy since I was 18 years old and I got into the sport and I was like yeah I’ll take it anywhere we’ll go anywhere I’ll fight him I love it just blessed man continue to do what I’m doing I’m I’m coaching Fighters at uh at our gym uh giving back to the sports so many guys uh before me helped me get to where I am today so there’s a lot of energy put into my career and I’m going to give back to the sport and uh touch as many lives as I can I’m just here to fight man I all my fights are violent so I plan to meet violent with violency so I can’t wait [Applause] [Applause] foreign [Applause] [Music] [Applause] thank you [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause]