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DC: If offered, I will beat Francis Ngannou
After DC's teammate lost to Ngannou, the champ reacted: “Every time you see something like that, the emotions tell you you go get it back, you go make it right. But Francis Ngannou, who didn’t ask for a fight, maybe later he will, and if that’s something we decide we want to do, then that’s what I’ll do. I won’t go fight Francis Ngannou. I will beat Francis Ngannou.” h/t MMA Fighting
Kron: UFC pressure was nothing like my dad puts on me
The UFC jitters can be crushing, but Kron Gracie is immune: “I’ve always had pressure. I’m like a 9-year-old kid going into a jiu-jitsu match, and everybody’s like, ‘Oh, that’s Rickson’s son.’ All of a sudden a tournament with 500 people, all the 500 people are looking at me as a little kid, so I’ve felt that from a little kid. My dad never lost a fight. It’s always been pressure. The pressure that you guys put on me is not nearly as much as the pressure that my dad puts on me. ... Just being a Gracie doesn’t make it easy. Just being anything doesn’t make it easy. You don’t get out of this life easy, no matter who you are, no matter what you are. I think that the Gracie family is something that I’ve been wanting to represent since I was a little kid, and now it’s like ingrained in me. I don’t even think about it.” h/t MMAjunkie
White: Fight for DC lined up, and it's not Ngannou
“Well yeah, Francis is there. Cormier’s hurt right now [with a back injury] and we have another fight lined up for Cormier first so, we’ll see how this whole thing plays out. [Cormier] is not healthy yet so I would never announce a fight without it being done. It makes no sense. I don’t even know when Cormier’s gonna be ready.” h/t MMA Fighting • Watch
Ngannou answers Cain claim about knee, wants title fight vs. DC
“Cain was a wrestler. There are a lot of wrestlers on my record. They always try their wrestling. You can look at the video, and you will see the uppercut. That might be why the knee buckled, because he got disconnected. ... I think [Daniel Cormier] should come to avenge his teammate, and that would be a good matchup. ... For Brock Lesnar, he’s just walking around talking $#!@, but he never shows up for a fight. So let’s see. If you want to give the belt back to Stipe, I’ll fight Stipe right now. I always said I would like to have a rematch against Stipe. But right now, my goal is the belt.” h/t MMAjunkie
Cain claims knee, not strikes, put him down
“He didn’t even, like, touch me. It was just the knee. As soon as I felt the knee buckle, it was like I couldn’t believe that happened, and that was it. The ref saw my knee buckle. His job is to make sure we’re 100 percent safe, and he did that. The ref did the correct job tonight. ... I saw all the shots Francis was throwing. I saw his speed, and it looked a lot faster on video than being in there. Seeing his timing, I felt great. I felt like I could get inside. I turned him back to the cage, and my knee gives out. ... The fire’s strong in me again still. I guess I’ve got a lot to prove, and I’m very capable of doing that. We’ll see what happens." h/t MMAjunkie
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His Highness Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa will box 100 rounds for charity
“I would like to announce my next challenge this year which will be boxing. This time, the challenge in that is that I will be doing 100 3-minute rounds, with one-minute rest between them, and the charity challenge will go to Bahrain Heroes and injured families. Please come and support on November 2019.” Details including the date and opponents will be coming. His Highness successfully debuted in MMA with a first-round knockout and in the following year improved his record to 2-0 with a unanimous decision victory. In 2018, Sheikh Khalid stepped into the ring for his first boxing match, winning a unanimous decision of the judges. Apart from his personal endeavors in the combat sports and his pivotal role in getting Brave to the top of the MMA world, Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa is also the founder of KHK MMA, KHK Sports and KHK Boxing.
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Kron Gracie's message to the division
The son of Rickson and grandson on Helio got the family's first Octagon win since 2004, and a performance bonus, and then spoke forcefully to the cameras: "This is just what I do everyday. It's pretty basic for me. Whoop, there it is. It was good. I always expect a really tough match but I'm lucky that I got it done in the first. I'd like to come back as soon as possible. I'd like to thank my team, Nate Diaz and everybody who was in my corner. This is my first fight and everybody else better watch their f@$%ing neck.” Kron Gracie may be back in the Octagon as soon as April. h/t CBS Sports
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