Watch the UFC 259 pre-fight press conference live stream.
Thursday's press conference is scheduled to begin at 5:00 p.m. ET/2:00 p.m. PT via the UFC's YouTube channel.
You can watch the press conference featuring the six-fighters that will compete in the event's title triple-header. UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz, UFC women's bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes, UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan and challengers Israel Adesanya, Megan Anderson and Aljamain Sterling.
*Refresh periodically for Fightful MMA's live tweets beginning at 5:00 p.m. ET/2:00 p.m. PT*
Adesanya on potentially becoming two-weight champion: “For me, it’s what I’ve always predicted...to change the game, to change history. I’ve only been in the game for three years and look what I’ve done...and I got a lot left to do.”#UFC259
— Fightful MMA (@FightfulMMA) March 4, 2021
Adesanya on Jon Jones: “After this I have to go back down to 185 and deal with business over there but I’m also looking forward to doing historical things in the future.”#UFC259
— Fightful MMA (@FightfulMMA) March 4, 2021
Blachowicz being overshadowed by Adesanya: “I don’t think about anything else right now, but I do think about heavyweight, but first I have to deal with Adesanya.”#UFC259
— Fightful MMA (@FightfulMMA) March 4, 2021
Dana on how big this card is: “it’s a really stacked card from top to bottom, it’s really fun, can’t wait for it.”#UFC259
— Fightful MMA (@FightfulMMA) March 4, 2021
Dana on Adesanya’s star-power: “If he keeps breaking records, it’s inevitable that he can sell-out huge arenas, I’ve been talking to Texas about doing a full arena, Dallas said no but I’m working on Houston. I’ll be ready in a few weeks.”#UFC259
— Fightful MMA (@FightfulMMA) March 4, 2021
Anderson on presenting new challenges to Nunes: “I’m the first person she’s faced that has real knockout power...power she hasn’t seen in a very long time.”#UFC259
— Fightful MMA (@FightfulMMA) March 4, 2021
Anderson on road to a UFC title shot: “I’ve grown a lot as a person and especially as a martial artist, everyone’s ready for the bright lights, until they’re not.”#UFC259
— Fightful MMA (@FightfulMMA) March 4, 2021
Sterling on Yan’s wrestling: “I think it’s good, but it’s not as good as mine...if I get his back like others have, it’s not gonna be a long fight.”#UFC259
— Fightful MMA (@FightfulMMA) March 4, 2021
Yan on becoming an all-time great bantamweight champion: “I have to beat the number one contender before I can even talk about that.”#UFC259
— Fightful MMA (@FightfulMMA) March 4, 2021
Dana on Yan/Sterling: “I feel like it’s two guys truly in their primes going at it and both have looked incredible in their last few fights.”#UFC259
— Fightful MMA (@FightfulMMA) March 4, 2021
Dana confirms that Glover Teixeira will weigh-in, tomorrow morning as an alternate for the Blachowicz-Adesanya fight.#UFC259
— Fightful MMA (@FightfulMMA) March 4, 2021
Nunes on her first fight as a mother: “Bringing my daughter here has been a blessing. Having her go through everything with me has been amazing.” [via translator]#UFC259
— Fightful MMA (@FightfulMMA) March 4, 2021
Dana says there’s a possibility that UFC 260 could take place in Texas...jokes that he’d like to move this event there if he could.#UFC259
— Fightful MMA (@FightfulMMA) March 4, 2021
Dana on Khamzat’s retirement comments: “The problem with him is that he needs to just chill out and rest, but instead he’s training like a mad man, but we talked and I believe he’ll be back.”#UFC259
— Fightful MMA (@FightfulMMA) March 4, 2021
Dana & Nunes on the future of the women’s featherweight division: [Nunes] I’m going to do whatever Dana says, but I’m going to finish the job against Megan.” [Dana] “There’s your answer.”#UFC259
— Fightful MMA (@FightfulMMA) March 4, 2021
Anderson on the future of the women’s featherweight division: “I can only focus on what I can focus on, show up, knock her out and see what happens.”#UFC259
— Fightful MMA (@FightfulMMA) March 4, 2021
Dana on what happens if Belal Muhammad upsets Leon Edwards at UFC Vegas 21: “I guess anything’s possible [on possible Belal title shot] but we’ll see what happens.”#UFC259
— Fightful MMA (@FightfulMMA) March 4, 2021
Dana on Khabib meeting, future of lightweight title: “We’re gonna have dinner on Saturday or Sunday, just talk and let these fights play out in the division and see who’ll fight next for the title, if Khabib is interested, he’ll take the fight.”#UFC259
— Fightful MMA (@FightfulMMA) March 4, 2021
Adesanya & Anderson both confirm that their families are fine after New Zealand & Australia earthquakes, early this morning.#UFC259
— Fightful MMA (@FightfulMMA) March 4, 2021
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