Irish fans stole the show during the UFC 204 press conference. (Photo: Fox Sports / Reproduction)
At the press conference held this Friday, in Las Vegas, to promote UFC 204, with the duel between Michael Bisping e Dan Henderson for the middleweight title in the main fight, what caught the attention was the Irish fans, present in the city to support Conor McGregor, which faces Nate diaz in the main fight of UFC 202, this Saturday (20).
With glasses of beer in their hands, the Irish made noise the entire time and barely allowed the athletes to answer questions. After being booed while speaking, Bisping became angry and cursed at the audience who were teasing him.
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“Shut the f*** up, you’re at a press conference! I'm going to give you something to boo when I knock this idiot out, then you can boo!” shouted Bisping.
After the middleweight champion's outburst, McGregor's fans increased their chorus and booed insistently every time the Brit spoke, completely ignoring the press conference. Even with the noise, Bisping and Henderson continued to respond to journalists, despite the difficulty generated by the mess. Michael, as always, took the opportunity to provoke his opponent.
“Everyone knows I’m going to win this fight. I'm faster, more dynamic, he's old, slow and only has a right punch. I will win. And this will be his last fight for sure”, said the current champion.
Henderson, in turn, did not return the provocations and guaranteed that it would be the last fight of his career. “He can say whatever he wants, I’m not a fan of Bisping’s talk. I want to spend more time with my family. I've loved the sport for so long. I'm turning 46, how much more do you want to see me fight? I said that win or win, this is my last fight and I'm pretty sure of that.”, said the 45-year-old veteran.
Michael Bisping e Dan Henderson will do the rematch at UFC 204, which will take place on October 8, in Manchester (ING). In their first meeting, in 2009, at the historic UFC 100, Henderson knocked out Bisping in the second round. In addition to the title fight, Vitor belfort face Gegard Mousasi in the second main event of the night. So far, UFC 204 has three more Brazilians confirmed. Adriano Martins and Leonardo Santos have a Brazilian duel in the lightweight division, and Iuri Marajó magpie Brad pickett in the rooster category.
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