Abu Dhabi (Etihad)
Dana White, president of the UFC Federation, said that fans of mixed martial arts are on a date with exceptional fights and events at the highest levels during the upcoming UFC 267 championship.
White’s comments came during a special press conference held at the Etihad Arena in the capital, Abu Dhabi.White ignited the crowd’s enthusiasm, with the presence of a number of the most prominent participants in the main fights for tomorrow, “Saturday”, and White said: “We are ready to launch an amazing cycle of competitions, and you will see that soon. ».
He added: “Abu Dhabi has played a major role in all the achievements we have achieved during the past ten years, and we are confident in the ability of the UAE capital to provide more success and brilliance, which will be clearly shown during the upcoming series of fights, which will witness the presence of the strongest players from around the world.”
Light Heavyweight Champion Jan Blashovic made the crowd laugh when he promised his main bout opponent Glover Teixeira a late-night gift for his birthday. “I’ll give you your gift on Saturday night,” Blachovich told the 42-year-old fighter last Thursday.
I assure you you will like it even though it is not the championship belt.” Teixeira, the first seed in this category, replied: “I am waiting for Blashovic’s gift with great enthusiasm, I respect him very much, he is a strong player and a stubborn competitor, and I am happy to meet him on the ring, where I will give a strong lesson to him and the young players on how to fight real.”
And the largest share of the crowd’s greeting was in favor of the fighter Islam Makhashev, who said after entering the show: “Abu Dhabi is my second home, and I have a lot of support here,” to inflame the crowds even more.
Then the Russian fighter, who is looking to complete a series of 10 victories with his fight with the New Zealand light-weight fighter Dan Hooker, added: “I will give my best abilities on the track, to achieve the precious title.”
For his part, Hooker, who lost his last match in Abu Dhabi against his rival Michael Chandler last January, expressed his readiness, saying: “The fighter in this sport must be present for everything he faces, and despite knowing that I am on the ground of my opponent, I trust the presence of some supporters here and I will prove I will come and be ready to fight like I used to be.”
For his part, Peter Yan, who will face the fighter Corey Sandhagen for the interim bantamweight champion title in the second main event tomorrow night, after the withdrawal of champion Aljamin Sterling, seemed confident of winning, saying: “I am the champion and I will prove it.”
While the fighter Sandhagen admitted his opponent’s abilities, saying: “I see that he is good at defending himself so that he exhausts his opponents, but I am ready for what he carries, and our fight will certainly be great since we are superior to all competitors in terms of attacking strikes.”
The Swedish fighter Hamzat Shemayev, who rose to prominence after his amazing performance at Al-Nazzal Island in July 202, was welcomed and enthusiastic by the audience after releasing his famous phrase.
Shamayev answered a question about his followers in the region: “I am very happy that there are so many fans here, and I will destroy all competitors for them.” He also vowed to his middleweight opponent, Li Jingliang, nicknamed The Leech, that he would eat him alive.
Jingliang’s response was strong when he said, “I will show him my true strength in the ring, and prepare the audience for a strong and passionate fight.” Then he turned to his opponent, saying, “You may be the hungry fox, but I am the thirsty leech.”
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