UFC 273 Pre-Fight Press Conference | Khamzat Chimaev, Gilbert Burns Get Heated
Khamzat Chimaev, Gilbert Burns, Alexander Volkanovski, Korean Zombie, Aljamain Sterling, Petr Yan, Mackenzie Dern, and Tecia Torres fielded questions from the media at the UFC 273 pre-fight press conference.
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11:04 Yan literally silences the crowd with a snap of his fingers lol
Lmaoo instantly
Man that got me X'D that needs to be a meme
Unreal
Great catch, that's nuts
Yoel Romero did this before with a hand wave. I think it was after he missed weight and the crowd got rowdy and he silenced them. Haha, good stuff
Khamzat russian Swedish British accent is killing me 🤣
Oh yeah!!!
he couldn't understand the first question, that makes me laugh. pretty sure he's having a hard time comprehending it due to accent of the guy
he sounds more and more like darren till when he speaks english ...lol
Chechen-Swedish-Scouse
Only Russian. Not Swedish and british
Khamzat is really insane. Guy just loves fighting. It brings him so much joy
looks like hes gonna blow at any second
Yeah bro he’s crazy lol you can see it
@@ADRPLREVIEW love him for his craziness though 🐺
He's a terrifying human, lol I feel like he needs to be in a mental institution 😂😂
@@nickeversole2452 🤣😂😂
Khamzats personality is some kind of mix between Khabib, Conor and Tony
He is the most blood thirsty fighter ever in UFC history. He is not doing things for the legacy or for the money, he is doing that just because he enjoys it.
***Time Stamps*** For Jon Anik 16:12 "Some people are surprised about the odds (Khamzat vs Burns) Can we get your opinion?" For Alex V 4:10 "What does a win over KZ go for your legacy?" 5:10 "Is it important that Max Hollaway is one of the 2 fights you want this year?" 23:55 "How do you see yourself now in the history of the Featherweight division?" 28:55 "I respect you as champ, you survived Ortega's choke, would you be able to survive Zombie's twister?" For KZ 5:55 "What kind of strategy do you have for this fight? Stand and trade? Grappling?" 7:02 "What would your immediate desire for a 1st title defense be if you win this fight?" 20:21 "What do you think your win will be for Asians in MMA?" 26:40 *Korean Questions idk* 28:18 KZ plugs his energy drinks "Tastier than Monster energy" For Aljo 8:15 "Can you talk about the decision to bring those things (props) out here today?" 12:00 "Aljo what is the headline going to read on Saturday?" 16:30 "Would you ever fight Alex?" For Petr 8:35 "Petr what is your reaction to Aljo bringing the helmet?" 9:53 "Petr what is it like to get the crowd reaction as the favor in this fight? What is it like sharing the stage with Aljo?" 12:19 "Petr what is the headline going to read on Saturday?" For Khamzat 13:15 "Did you get anything out of the meeting with Burns in the hotel last night?" 15:59 "What do you think about this Khamzat? (The *heated* exchanges during the conference)" 18:30 "After our fight, you have many fans in China... I guess you are going to take him down to the fence?" 23:28 "What do you see in Gilbert that you feel like this is going to be a quick fight?" For Gilbert 13:15 "You saw Khamzat in the hotel last night, did you take anything from that meeting?" 14:15 "Do you think Khamzat is going to avoid wresting with you because of your BJJ?" 14:30 "This fight is the fight a lot of fans are looking forward to, do you believe this IS THE FIGHT on the card the fans are tuning in for?" 15:40 "Does this exchange here bring anything to the fight or do you still feel the same about Khamzat?" 19:30 "What's it like being the underdog?" 22:40 "What are the chances of a submission victory on your part this Saturday?" 24:35 "The odds are against you, What would this win this Saturday mean for you?" For Dern & Tecia 17:19 "What do you think the stakes are for this division with this fight?" For Tecia 21:53 "What would you rank Dern out of the opponents you've faced?" 25:23 "What have you learned *observing* from the fights that Dern have been in?" For Dern *none*
you have to be next in line for a title shot after this comment what a legend
Can you do this for every video I watch? Please?
You're a f*cking legend man👏
u da champ
You the real BMF.
I love how at 18:15 the camera was pointed at TKZ for a while until they realized the questioner was Chinese and not Korean 😂.
Questioner was Li Jing Liang
What’s the difference don’t they have the same language?
@@dylanjones7234 they don’t, different language brother.
@@floatinggoose9197 the question was directed at Chimaev, not TKZ.
@@dylanjones7234 are you American?
Khamzat is not a fan of Aljo either aha
That was crazy. Aljos spidey senses were like ok I’ll stfu.
When did he say that
9:54 Gilbert and Khamzat texting Each other 😂😂
Omg... now I noticed 😂😂😂
Yan saying "close your mouth" was awesome
I can't wait for yan's english to be like 20% better,I feel like he has cold khabib style trash talk
You must be a democrat cause you go by feelings?
They are kavkasian
@@knowbody9679 The translation is not as accurate or hard hitting) But also Yan and these fighters are not as smart as Connor to have good comeback lines...in our countries actions speak words - they rather show it in the cage...just how real man are in most parts of the world, small talk, big punch
People saying Chimaev is nervous, yall need to re-watch how nervous Khabib was right before he smashed Conor
Its more adrenaline, he cant wait for the fight
@@diamondiiweetikniet787 that’s exactly it.. he can’t wait to smesh. he’s ready to do it right there
As usual mma fans being body language professionals
He was definitely nervous the hype is getting to him. Burns is going to take him out
first real big event for him and fans are expecting him to live up to the hype. nothing wrong with being nervous..
Khamzat finally has someone talking back at him
If you can call it that
Gerald talked back...He got flatlined with one shot.
Didn't seem to like it either
Talking back? Gil was acting like a child saying "blah blah blah" I can't understand you. He might need more work on his English then Khamzat.
@@TheCondescendingRedditor Absolutely not...Gil has far better english...its not even close...cant understand more than 5 words in a whole sentence of khamzat...not grappling...this smash...wtf are u talking about....
Female figthers: "Yeah I agree with her, she's so talented but I think despite that I am going to win." Male fighter: "I will smash his face, he will cry when he loose!"
Exactly.
Men tend to tell it like it is while women try to sugarcoat it.
Khabib also talked like that
@@thefreeencyclopedia7244 Many fighters in general probably don't like trash talking, so they don't risk ending up looking arrogant, or on a "when trash talk goes wrong in mma" video . That, or they're just to nice and humble like wonderboy or gsp.
I respect foreign fighters putting their English to the test in front of millions of people, let's go petr
Alexander is the man for getting the stand off at the end
Zombie is such a good soul, I really hope he gets it done, although it's doubtful but I'm gonna cheer him on anyway. Go Zombie 🧟♂️
Same here. My head says Volk wins but my heart wants TKZ to win. Both guys are great competitors and super respectful men, so whoever wins I wont be mad at em. Just looking forward to an incredible fight!!
Тоже за зомби. Удачи ему, мозгов и умения. 👍
Жалко Зомбака, классный боец и человек, но лучшие годы ,скорее всего, позади.
Why does Volk look like a GTA character? 😂
He looks fire
Bas Rutten was actually in GTA and did the motion capture for Niko Bellic lol.
for real he looks like my GTA online character
@@mr.brenman2132 Yup. El Guapo is a GOAT
@@SonGokuuuuuuu My guy looks like he's bout to go bowling wit Roman
I love dem press confs, Chimaev is funny af, hope he wins!
They sat Dern next to Burns in case she needed anything translated into portugese.
smh.
Her English is pretty good in 2022. I think she saw everyone was making fun of her. She’s from Arizona lmao
@@BOSS7871 Like bro how do you go from being fluent in a language, born and raised in a country where it's spoken then forget it lol
@@luisdawnfinder3188 Low Iq that’s how.
L. Nerd
Sterling thought the backlash was bad before, if he gets knocked out Saturday it's going to be humiliating lolol he is diggin his own grave
I love how he was waving Yan over and then tells security "No faceoff"
Welp this didn’t age well
@@Hendrixxthekid lol for sure, fight could've gone either but im happy for Aljo
Bruh, why they zoom into Zombie's face when the guy started speaking Chinese😂
Cos u hav a small knob
"The guy" The leech if I may
I mean... MAde more sense than looking at the chechenian who is swedish LOL
I was confused 😂
Yan is so composed. He knows. Aljamain is getting humiliated
Lmaooooo
nice to see Petr trying his best to speak English, it takes pair of bollocks to do that especially in a very pressuring moment like where he was at that time. I hope him and other fighters learned how to speak English, no need to sound like a native English speaker we just need to hear them voice their thoughts out like Canelo was trying to do now.
The way Gilbert Burns mocks Khazmat has me dead I keep replaying it over and over 💀 😂🤣. Especially at 19:15 He had the whole table cracking up you can see aljamain trying to hide his laugh lol.
I thought I was the only one laughing at that like a madman 🤣
Bro if you are that easily entertained you must either be a dimwit or a 12 year-old. That was the most pathetic impression I have ever heard in my life lmao.
I am laughing too WoooooW
Khamzat with the phone.He is living the life.He so deserves it.I am so glad to see someone from his background get a come up.Love it.
20:37 "first ever Asian male champion" technically goes to Petr Yan for being Siberian (Northern Asia) even though I know Siberians identify as European now.
Yan is probably 50/50 by the look of him, a true Eurasian
@@coffeeandxanax2158 he's Mexican
@@PzShockz HA
@@coffeeandxanax2158 lol
petr yan half chinese, go watch his interview
Khamzat don’t give dime about the press conference. I am pretty much sure this fight is also not gonna take long.
Hoping Khamzat wins this 💪
Then the hype train explode! xD
Yessss! The hype is real!!!!
Na Gilbert got this🤞
Khamzat is going to smesh him brother.
@@tommydevito8235 *Khamzat already knocked out burns buddy stay casual thinking burns has a chance* 🙄🤦🏻♂️🥱😴👎🏻
Khamzat vs Burns is what everyones here for 💯💯💯
Fax
Fighters mocking other fighters is always so damn cringey
Facts
It's very childish, agree. But realistically what else can Gilbert make fun of? Khamzats killed everyone put his way so far, whereas Gilbert just lost to the champ.
Connor kinda built his career around it lmao
@@Novac799 exactly. Conor made his way to the top by mocking literally everyone he fought, idk how it's cringe. this lad definitely wants fighter to do a therapy session while in that table and make it utterly boring, he's getting an erection on such a boring press conference with too much respect.
I thought Burns mocking Khamzat was funny and completely accurate. Might want to learn another word besides "smesh" if you want to talk trash. Can we retire the word "cringe" already. I don't know how some of you millennials get through life...everything makes you cringe and awkward. The most skittish people in history.
Khamzat has a volcanic awkwardness about him... captivating!
if you want to appreciate just how good the trash talk is. Watch the Logan Paul Vs Ksi press conference. Both native English speakers but was barely coherent and cringe af.
@@dfpguitar Welp... that was 20 minutes of my life I won't get back... extra cringe!! Logan's movement was my least favourite. My favourite was when they let King Kong leave the conference.
Guy is pure cringe. I can't understand anything what he's saying.
Dude is a joke
Unpopular opinion warning : john morgan asks the worst and most cliché questions
Pretty popular opinion
Most popular opinion of all time
Bro someone needs to make MMA journalism better. This press conference couldve been soo much more entertaining but shitty journalists like john morgan set the tone with boring questions. Just my opinion tho.
Mma media is 1940’s Germany. Dana expels who he doesn’t like, guys like okomoto & Morgan would rather be the propaganda arm/ favorite reporter of daddy Dana than actually practice journalism
@@johneskandar4257 its Danas fault he makes sure all the journalists ask lowball questions that dont make the UFC look bad at all so now we are stuck with the most bland reporters out there.
19:56 a disturbing threat🤣🤣🤣
Lol
If Khamzat finishes Burns in the first round, let alone minute. That’s insane. Usman couldn’t do that.
true but usman still beats khamzat skill gap to far on the feet and definitely wouldnt just get smashed...to good of a wrestler to be held down for to long
@@joemamaedits3396 You don’t know that. Considering we’ve never seen Khamzat even take a punch
@@kindness2280 im saying on a technical level usman has way better striking (footwork, head movement, gaging range). Of course khamzat can and will get better but im saying as of now from what both fighters have shown us.
@@joemamaedits3396 lol khamzat have not been hit in 4 fights. So how can Usman be considering to be better om anything? Have Usman Ever been fighting anyone without beeing hit? Can promess u khamzat Will win easy tomorrow and beat Usman easy after that. He is on a whole other level then the rest in ww. He beat Alexander Gustafsson easy when they sparr and Alex is nowdays a heavyweight.
@@martini1900 well we have now and Usman better lol
Burns: where’s the translator? Meanwhile he has a big accent too 😂😂
Or as he would say I have a big accent choo lol
Choo🤣🤣🤣🤣⚰️⚰️
The accent is irrelevant. Simpleton
But burns is way more understandable as khamzat
Facts he only couldn’t understand because he barley can speak English himself I think most people that speak English can understand what khamzat is saying 99% of the time
When the reporter was speaking Chinese to ask a question about Khamzat and they panned to the Korean Zombie 😂😂😂
I love Alexander is finally getting the respect he deserves
khamzat is frustrated cause he cant fully express himself in english. meanwhile gilbert is acting very childish. i never seen this side to him. gilbert must be more nervous than usual
Right making fun of his English. He knows they threw him to the wolf. He took one for the team lol. Hes gonna get knocked out first round. Im gonna put 10k on it
@@FlexFast holy cow really 10k? This is going to be the first top ranked opponent khamzat is facing so we shall see. But when they stand next to each other khamzat looks a weight class higher
@@rs3daily587 burns couldnt hold dan hooker on the ground. He is in a world of trouble when that cage closes bro. Khamzat is a money making machine just keep betting on him
I saw the same thing
I love how Volk is an absolute animal, but he keeps it all in check and remains respectful and honorable, and the same can be said for TKZ. As much as I'm looking forward to Khamzat bs Burns, I think I'm more excited for Volk vs TKZ as far as getting a good 25min war!!
They should just give khamzat the belt hes too cracked lol
Khamzat would make a great Batman villain 👺
Hell ya
Khamzat ain’t nervous he is fasting he will not have eaten or drank for 12 or more hours it’s Ramadan. Being without food for that long will cause anger and shakes
He has said he will start that after the fight, so not now
@@somdutroy Don’t care what he says he is fasting you can’t start it days later he is just saying that
@@Familyiseverything624 lmao why would he lie.
@@Familyiseverything624 you can but you'll have to fast 60 days to compensate for every day . Or feed 60 homeless people
@@Mahdi_Amine no lol. That's if someone dosent fsst for no reason. Khamzat has work so he has a reason. He just fasts the days he didn't
I think Khamzat is developing a Scouts accent lol
volkanovski is one of the humblest champions out there. willing to fight everybody. never trash talking. i didn´t like him before but im a fan now. can't wait for him vs max 3
Dana voice been kinda dry lately probably was kinda sick before the UK card. Hopefully he’s alright whenever he gets back.
nah haha I heard Bisping tell a story of both partying the night before
@@langtryvlogme hopefully Jake Paul doesn't see this lol lol
My man Khamzat sick in the head and I'm here for it!!🤜💯
He's crazy 🤪 burns 🔥
18:13 the camera went KZ because of the language 😂😂😂
Khamzats sooo funny he just wants to fight i love this guy😂
Khamzat has burns acting like a fool lmao
i wish it could be just respect . but burns is all game man ..anybody else fighting khamzat at this stage ..they would be so scared ..but burns man ..knos exactly how dangerous khamquat is but still game.
I know, it was a bit cringy
@@markosmeini8697 usually respect when the fight is over not during the press conference lol?
Khamzat is trying to use him as a stepping stone all his hard work and just smash him just like that. It’s getting to Burns alittle but we will see who got to who when they fight Saturday.
I really wish Masvidal didn't popularize "blah blah blah" as a comeback... lameboots.
Can’t wait for that one 👊
No face offs? Lame af
They dont need to sell ppv this time.
whole thing was kind of a shitshow
@@binky777 well it's a ppv so Yeh they do need to sell it
faceoffs tmrw
My take from the presser: Volk and TKZ both are awesome and super respectful. Gilbert is ready but unsure of what Khamzat is gonna do bc he is insane. Dont know what Petr said bc who knows if his translator said what he really said, and Aljo is trying WAY too hard to pump himself up bc he knows he screwed!! Lol
Khamzat said wait bro, I'm using my 📱. Lol
Burns is a g for taking this fight.
you get black listed if you dont take a fight offer in the UFC.
@@rudy103069 no you dont lmao multiple people that are contenders have turned down fights...
@@rudy103069 just give Burns respect. No one wanted this fight and the winner here should fight Colby as Usman will go for Edwards
@@rudy103069 Every fighter has to be offered at least 3 fights a year but they don't have to take them. Fights get turned down every day ffs. There's 700 on the roster.
Aljo was out performed during their first fight. If the fight went to decision it would’ve easily been 4-1 or 3-2. Yan wins via tok/ko/submission & khazmat wins by submission KZ wins submission (big upset) watch out !!
"Ready to push his fight win streak to 7, Aljo!" Hahahahaha nice win bro
Gilbert only comeback: Makes fun of accent.
Aljo was right when he mentioned how fast fans will hop back on the wagon
Respects to Zombie but damn I wish Max was present for this
D Till and Khamzat playing a game and chatting, sounded like D till words
Khamzat is going to be talking to Dana while he's rag dolling Burns. Gotta give Gilbert credit, Chimaev isn't Khabib, I think he genuinely enjoys inflicting pain. After watching the whole thing Volkonovski ripping his shirt at the end 🤣😂was the best part
When Khamzat says he’s gonna kill someone I get scared for them because I truly believe he could without even breaking a sweat
Still believe that? LOL don’t try to save face either
Where is Derns translator?
Bro Khamzat’s cheeky smirk gets me every time 😂
Sterling is trying so hard to piss off Yan so that he makes another stupid emotional mistake . Because it’s the only way that he’s going to win this fight. It’s a strategy I guess🙄
I see you use a lot of strategy
@@BOSS7871 Shiddy strategy
All I know is my balls itch!
@@dogestranding5047 ahahahah... or bitcchy.. ;)
Worked well
Embarrassing press conference
I can't believe the odds on this event all of these should be so close O.O
Volk started fighting at 21 and also became a Greco Roman champion after 1 year of wrestling that's crazy!
Mackenzie Dern really sharpening that accent here.
Mackenzie evolving her accent more than her fighting skills!!!
L. Sheep nerd
Hate when English-speaking fighters make fun other fighter's ability to speak English. Hate it even more when its from someone who's first language isn't English. Burns clowning at Khamzat's English was pathetic. Burns thinks he's a little American boy it seems.
Khazmat claiming hes brazilian and Burns doesnt speak Portuguese is quitepathetic. Not sure if your aware but Khazmar was humiliated this conference
"Pathetic" it was funny asf
I personally think he was eluding to Khamzats way of talking, not the broken english.
@@gabeooohh Not sure if you're aware but Burns had absolutely nothing to say except "his english is bad" for the entire thing
hate it when the soft mma fans take everything to heart. these guys fight for a living n you think they’re worried about how they sound 🤣
Burns mocking Khamzat is a gold mine for mojahead 😂
KZ stuntin on Monster Energy with his own energy drink 🤣
Kazmat is so excited to fight. That is what I love about him. He really just likes to hurt people. I know everyone had fears but fighting just doesn't seem like a fear to him. Its kind of bad tho BC if he is ever loses i think he will take it very hard. In his mind he is unbeatable . it will cause him to do some soul searching .
That announcer went hard AF!! Only guy I've heard who holds a candle to Bruce
He is saying that can't understand khamzat? We all know that he understood it all 😆😆😆😆
I do like that he brought a football helmet 😂😂😂
Cringe as hell man
What game play khamzat ?
Did anyone realize how Chimaev says bs when Sterling was talking?
It was cringy. Should worry about his own fight
@@jamaicanloneanimal8224 seethe
@@jamaicanloneanimal8224 True, but we all know what the result will be.
@@ulugbeki.7273 not so. anything can happen.
@@jamaicanloneanimal8224 aljo was the one being cringe lol
I’m suprised Till wasn’t somewhere in the background trying to get a word in.
He was in the background laughing when li jing was asking his question
till always trying to ride anyone’s coattails right now. such a loser. all of the english fighters are two or three levels below even journeymen ufc fighters. till doesn’t have what it takes.
@@aa-to4uf khamzat the one that invited him to his gym
He was texting khamzat probably lol
Till was there. You can see him sitting in the audience when Li, Khamzat's last opponent, asked a question. I believe he had on a blue hat.
Khamzat saying big bs when sterling was talking brilliant 👊👊
Khamzat gonna destroy burns
Camera person ??
Damn I wonder what that mic ever did to khamzat
He said he'd smash everyone, apparently the mic is included lol
Good to see hasbulla all grown up
Jaja at 16:00 the reporter then switches to another fighter because chimaev put him nervous when he said he would kick his ass and gilbert’s in the cage 😂
My picks are Zombie ,Yan and Khamzat .
Zombie💀💀
Alex volkanovski
That Li Jingliang 'GOoD LuCCK!' killed me at '21:46'. Cool personality :)
Yep khamzat is different
Gilhert Burns making fun of the way Khamzat talks was pretty funny and it got Khamzat pretty mad.
Aljo is growing on me just like Colby did. If he wins this, he’s gonna need new haters.
Colby is actually good tho
@@kyleMcQuinn90 Nah let's not do that. He may be cringe af, and I have Yan winning this fight.. but Aljo is a beast in that division.
Sheeeeeeep
Ye the helmet and rulebook are kinda funny and Aljo is for sure a beast, Yan by murder tho
@@oongaboonga769 ok buddy
LoL.. John’s like… “fxk.. Dana said no Face-Offs 😥🤦♂️” …as the guys just decide to do it in their own ! 🤣
14:50 Burns apologizes to the champions, only mentions Volk because Stewart is fake
Well Volk is the main event lol don’t look too deeply into it
Volk is the main event that’s why he mentions him dummy
Probably cuz aljo ain't no champ 🤷♂️ he was gettin owned the first fight !
Fr fr I caught that 1🤣🤣🤣🤣⚰️⚰️⚰️
L. Nerd
10 pushups Jon
Sheep nerd
See the way Aljamain didn’t want any of Volks smoke 😂😂😂
And still
All of the sudden Mackenzie Dern Speaks English again ? 😂
In a sad turn of events... Mackenzie Dern had hired Hillary "Hilaria" Baldwin to be her English translator, but Hilaria sprained an ankle and cancelled.
L. Sheep nerd
Pause 18:16, when the camera man thought ji ling was talking to Korean zombie 🤣
🤣🤣 love how he plugged his energy drink and dissed Monster! 🤣👏👏 Hope that doesn’t get him in trouble or fined though .
Did you see the look on the other fighters' faces (esp Volk) when he did that? Lol. I am sure they were not happy about him promoting his own brand at the expense of their top sponsor!
@@vickyp1520 Yeah ! I was like oh fck ! 👀 Fine time ! LoL Yeah, he’s gonna have to figure it out.
@@MartinAston00 yes he is lol... but u I'm not so sure he will be fighting in the UFC again anytime soon, if ever, so he may not have to worry about it too much anymore. Lol. I felt so bad for him watching that fight.
That impression of Khamzat sounds so bad its actually hilarious