VIDEOS | UFC 235 Pre-fight press conference highlights
UFC 235 is looking to be the biggest card of the first half of 2019 and on Thursday we got the card’s first press conference.
In attendance was the light heavyweight and welterweight champions Jon “Bones” Jones and Tyron Woodley. Of course, so were their opponents in Anthony “Lionheart” Smith and “The Nigerian Nightmare” Kamaru Usman.
Also at the presser was the UFC debuting “Funky” former Bellator and ONE Championship champion Ben Askren and former UFC welterweight champion “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler.
As one can imagine, the combination of all these personalities made for some fun exchanges.
Friendship goals.@TWooodley @BenAskren #UFC235 pic.twitter.com/fuNQZqaeog
— UFC (@ufc) February 1, 2019
And last but not least on the panel were the bantamweights Pedro Munhoz and former champion Cody Garbrandt who were rather cordial with one another. Especially compared to the welterweights.
The WW division is getting INTERESTING! #UFC235 pic.twitter.com/1Qo7NsszcE
— UFC (@ufc) February 1, 2019
At the beginning of the UFC 235 presser, Askren shared that Usman “threatened” him backstage which lead to some banter. On top of that, the two men in the title fight shared a lengthy back and forth at one point thus showing how much they want the win come March 2.
Unfortunately, we also had the news broken from UFC President Dana White that the bantamweight bout between Holly Holm and Aspen Ladd is now off.
The full card along with the fighters’ first staredowns can be seen below.
A bantamweight bout you won't want to miss!@Cody_NoLove vs @PedroMunhozMMA March 2. #UFC235 pic.twitter.com/Spvs9yJ6zZ
— UFC (@ufc) February 1, 2019
The debut!@Ruthless_RL looks to give @BenAskren a rude welcoming to the UFC. #UFC235 pic.twitter.com/xNa6UGx6w3
— UFC (@ufc) February 1, 2019
The WW strap is on the line 🏆@TWooodley looks to keep rollin' vs 🇳🇬 @USMAN84kg! #UFC235 pic.twitter.com/XD2OVD07Sh
— UFC (@ufc) February 1, 2019
LHW war incoming!
— UFC (@ufc) February 1, 2019
🏆 @JonnyBones looks to halt the rise of @LionheartASmith at #UFC235. pic.twitter.com/S7MSKopv2x
- Light Heavyweight – 205lbs: (C)Jon Jones vs. Anthony Smith
- Welterweight – 170lbs: (C)Tyron Woodley vs. Kamaru Usman
- Welterweight: Robbie Lawler vs. Ben Askren
- Bantamweight – 135lbs: Cody Garbrandt vs. Pedro Munhoz
- Featherweight – 145lbs: Jeremy Stephens vs. Zabit Magomedsharipov
- Light Heavyweight: Ovince Saint Preux vs. Misha Cirkunov
- Bantamweight: Alejandro Pérez vs. Yadong Song
- Strawweight – 115lbs: Tecia Torres vs. Weili Zhang
- Bantamweight: Thomas Almeida vs. Marlon Vera
- Welterweight: Diego Sanchez vs. Mickey Gall
- Middleweight – 185lbs: Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Charles Byrd
- Bantamweight: Gina Mazany vs. Macy Chiasson
- Strawweight: Polyana Viana vs. Hannah Cifers
This article first appeared on BJPenn.com on 1/31/2019
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