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thank you all so very much and welcome to T-Mobile Arena here in Las Vegas Nevada for the 2023 Hall of Fame induction ceremony I’m John anik once again it is my distinct honor to play host to this special evening each of our 2023 inductees will receive our traditional trophy signifying entry to the sacred Hall as well as the signature UFC Hall of Fame black jacket custom made by the W Diamond group who have been the U.S manufacturer of heart Shafter and Mark cements tailored suit brand based out of Chicago since 1887. thank you very much to receivers here and thank you for it’s a great pleasure to receive the award for your career as in athlete you are great your great fathers and inspiration to us and also to the new athletes I was in Miami when I received this message these news we had won the forest Griffin award and immediately I told my brother about it and we we were very exciting have it been Champion pride in the UFC uh your work for your C I’m the UFC Hall of Fame icon care great girls but this one has a very very special taste we came provision there to fight for our dream so if you dream if you dream even if you walk Hard you can achieve the goals Rory and his Camp I mean it takes two to tango and put on a fight like that Rory was a finely tuned athlete at the time really good camp coming from training under GSP and he pushed me to the limits that fight I’m glad that he did because they got to show the fans who I am deep down and ready to go to war and so is he thank you Rory that night I was I was fighting for something I was that’s why I was able to last for long I was actually fighting with for respect that’s why I was like pissed off I was fighting for respect and finally I’ve realized that I freaking earned it and I want to thank the fans in the UFC and everyone for this it’s awesome thank you I love you all y’all time the biggest thing time money can’t buy it we always wish we had more and the fact that you all come in here and you give me your time greatest gift on the planet I love and appreciate y’all so if I can little Jens before I leave I just want to tell you thank you again for never closing the door on who we become thank you for having the courage to go out there and represent for your mama your brother and do something that most people didn’t think you should do thank you and I love you you little Pioneer and I’ll tell you this you’re really gonna love the way life turns out so just keep living keep kicking I love the little gents and all of you thank you so much and something now that he wanted to say there are many long years dedicated to MMA something for which I’m very lucky and honored to be able to take to all my fans and live such Unforgettable moments all over the world without them without you I believe this moment will be meaningless thanks to all of you I would like to all set to thank my coaches my family my coaches and all my training partners and this is something that I wanted to say in honor of him I could write 100 books on why you’re such a great man father friend fighter and it still wouldn’t be enough you make me so proud every single day every time someone tells me you inspire them in some way I sit there and I listen and complete all because I know how much you sacrifice to become who you are to become that inspiration I was not there to see the beginning of your story with my own eyes but the parts I did get to witness from a young age up until now are truly truly inspiring and quite literally the definition of greatness a great man a great fighter a great friend and most importantly of all the greatest father of all time well I said when they call you pick up the phone no matter what and that’s the promise I made myself like whenever they’d call I say don’t care the opponent just give me the date because I told myself I’d show up to every fight and I put on a show because that’s the Legacy I wanted to end without I didn’t care about anything I just want to go out there and fight and I want to be the guy when they called I showed up and I gave you everything I had sorry about my language but I think that the UFC’s got all wrong it’s me I owe the thank you too without the UFC I would never they opened doors for me that I could have never done myself I have a ranch in the middle of nowhere that I built up that have housed Fighters so if I could tell you guys anything I wish every one of you in here and everyone watching at home could find their UFC I wish everyone could find the person or the thing that generates and motivates and gets them to live a life worth living so thank you challenge um when I was 17 years old I saw the UFC game at a PlayStation at a friend’s house and I said I’m gonna be in the UFC and I’m gonna become a champion um thank you for all the fans thank you all everybody supporting me thank you for all being here today to be in this moment I fought for you and every time I was in the arena fighting I just want to be close to the people to become a champion thank you so much and once more can we hear it for the entire class of 2023. Robbie Lola versus Rory McDonald Jen spaulber Anderson Silva Donald cowboy Cerrone Jose Aldo Jr and we also congratulate the nogetta twins on winning this year’s Forrest Griffin Community award ladies and gentlemen your Hall of Fame class of 2023. [Applause]