Welcome to Fightful's coverage of the UFC 238 post-fight press conference. You can watch the press conference in the video above and check out the highlights below.
UFC 238 post-fight press conference has begun. Petr Yan is up first. Says he planned to finish rounds strong.
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Yan says his next fight is up to UFC. When asked about Cejudo not calling him out he says, "Maybe he wants to fight the old guys." Says he wants 2 belts.
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Yan wants to fight top fighters/big names if he doesn't get a title shot next. Mentions the same 3 guys Cejudo mentioned.
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Dana White up now.
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Dana says that Cerrone has an orbital fracture. Says it sucks that Ferguson hit him after the bell but thought Ferguson looked motivated and prepared.
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Dana says they'll figure out Ferguson's next fight but need to wait until Khabib/Poirier fight.
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Dana praises Valentina. Calls her a beast. Doesn't know what's next for her.
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Dana praises Cejudo. Says "he did it with no legs." Says he can't deny Cejudo anymore. "I heard him saying some nutty stuff on the mic."
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Dana on Cejudo's hit list "Cruz is injured. Faber is old." No comment on Garbrandt.
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Dana confirms that the flyweight division is sticking around.
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Dana was happy with the commission stopping Cerrone from fighting. "He should have never blew his nose."
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Dana cools talk of Cejudo moving up to featherweight. Believes Jon Jones and Khabib top Cejudo on the P4P list.
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Dana never doubted Tony being ready to fight tonight.
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Dana praises Alexa Grasso. Is excited to have a new star coming out of Mexico. Says they are building a Performance Institute in Mexico City and has one planned for Puerto Rico.
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Dana wants to make sure Tatiana Suarez' neck is okay before giving her a strawweight title shot. It definitely won't be Michelle Waterson getting the fight.
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Dana doesn't know who Valentina will fight next. "I dont think people are going to jump at the chance to fight her." Wants Valentina to defend her belt before doing a Nunes rematch. Also says Nunes wants to fight Cyborg again but Cyborg doesn't want the fight.
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Dana shoots down Cejudo's "greatest combat sports athlete of all-time" claim by mentioning Jones, Khabib, Nunes, Valentina, and Sugar Ray Robinson
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Dana says Fight Pass is bigger since the ESPN deal. "What's going to happen when we've been with ESPN for three years?" Says he will blow everyones mind in 10 days with some presentation in Vegas.
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"If Sterling always fought like he did tonight, he would be a huge star" - Dana. Also praises Petr Yan.
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Dana likes Chris Weidman vs. Jarred Cannonier at 205. Cannonier fights at 185.
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Dana ends by saying he'll do Cyborg vs. Nunes 2 if Cyborg is interested.
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Valentina up now. Says she did everything she wanted. Saw the opening for the kick and took it.
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Valentina didn't see Katlyn Chookagian's fight. Says if she's the #1 contender then that's who she'll fight. Wanted to take a week off before training again.
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Valentina didn't know how bad the KO was until she went to her corner and started to think about it.
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Valentina hopes to fight on the same card as her sister. Will spend bonus money on travels.
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Valentina thinks dropping a weight class has helped with her improvement.
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Valentina was expecting a hard fight.
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That's a wrap for Valentina.
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Tony Ferguson has arrived. Believes Cerrone was slowing down. Thought he surprised Cerrone with his kicks. Didn't want to back down.
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Ferguson apologizes for the late shot. Says the 3rd round would have been more of the same.
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Ferguson says he calls Cerrone "coach" out of respect. Wanted a 3rd round in order to get more mat time.
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Ferguson thinks the fans were booing because they wanted another round. Says they could have brought someone else in to give them more rounds.
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"I've won 12 fights in a row. I should be calling the shots." Ferguson wants to beat Khabib and wants McGregor to come back to fight.
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Ferguson doesn't believe he has peaked yet.
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Ferguson says he had butterflies before the fight. Wanted to soak in the moment. Called the nerves good.
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Ferguson doesn't care about the numbers. Says he carries the belt because he won it and never lost. "If I lost to Cowboy, I would have bought him a belt."
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Ferguson says he runs towards danger. Likes to target cuts.
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Ferguson thinks Poirier needs to keep his back off the cage against Khabib. Says he would throw Khabib down and beat him. If he fought McGregor, he would stand toe to toe with him.
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Moraes up. Says his movement changed in the 2nd round. Has no issue with the stoppage.
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Cejudo, who needs help up the steps due to his angle injury, has arrived
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Cejudo says he's a legend killer. He wants big fights. "You wouldn't like Cruz vs. Cejudo?"
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Cejudo wants the flyweight division to stick around. Jokes (?) that he can hold both titles for as long as he wants
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Cejudo wants heavyweight money. "I feel like I'm the face of the UFC now. I should be paid like one."
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Cejudo credits (?) Moraes for throwing with a lot of power and gassing himself out. "There's a pace to this game."
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Cejudo credits his corner and instinct for changing the gameplan. Knew he had to box more.
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Cejudo says it was business in the build up. Says Moraes has a beautiful soul. "I told him I love him."
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Cejudo says doing media is a pain. Gets tired of talking about fighting.
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That's a wrap for Cejudo and the UFC 238 post-fight press conference. Follow me @jeremylambert88 if you so desire.
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