LAS VEGAS– The tale of the UFC 300 pre-fight press conference Thursday was a story of noses and ears. It makes good sense. What else do you anticipate when you collect a lot of accomplished fighters, all in various stages of their professions, in one location for one unique occasion?
Previous featherweight champ Max Holloway, whose nose appears to grow and more comprehensive every year, marking his passage through this sport like tree rings. His challenger, Justin Gaethje, with his own dinged up beak that provides his voice the noise of an irreversible cold whenever he speaks.
There was Arman Tsarukyan's mangled ears (and nose). And the college fumbling star Bo Nickal, whose ears stick out from his head like deals with on a mug, both an indication and a strong indication of what he ‘d like to do when the cage door closes Saturday night. And Renato Moicano's nose, gradually expanding on his face like a dominating army taking control of.
Seeing them all on the press conference phase was a great tip that nobody moves through this sport unharmed. And yet, with the most significant UFC occasion of the year on deck, they still did their finest to put a great polish on bodies and deals with that have actually paid the rate of entry lot of times over.
As much as the lineup for UFC 300 was slammed by dissatisfied fans and media when it was completed, seeing the complete scope of the battling ability and experience collected completely in one area did prosper in driving home the magnitude of this occasion. When there are previous champs combating in the very first prelim bout of the night, you understand it's bound to be a huge one.
Even the centerpiece, which didn't rather measure up to UFC president Dana White's guarantee of being a really “outrageous” match, nevertheless created some heat once the fighters got together on phase.
Previous UFC light-weight champ Charles Oliveira takes on with his UFC 300 challenger Arman Tsarukyan on Thursday at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. (Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC through Getty Images)
Previous light heavyweight champ Jamahal Hill appeared with a damaged and bloodied mini Easter Island head that he held up as a guarantee of things to come for Alex Pereira on Saturday night.
“It's simply to get familiarized with the visual I intend on seeing on Saturday night,” Hill stated to a chorus of boos from the fans in presence.
This was the only minute throughout the day's procedures when present champ Pereira didn't require to wait on the translation into Portuguese before he spoke out. He didn't even require to wait to be requested an action.
“I'll make him remember this minute when I'm in my walkout, ready to go to the Octagon, and my music is playing,” Pereira stated, through an interpreter. “I'll make him remember this minute.”
And with that,
