And still, he is still your UFC middleweight champion.

Israel, out of Sonya.

Normally, the vibe is very different backstage.

I just want to know how you're feeling right now.

It's perspective for tea bonus.

Because after the fight, I was really frustrated that my dance partner didn't want to dance.

You look at a guy like Kelvin Gastelum.

He brought the fight.

Robert Whitaker.

He brought the fight.

It takes two to tango.

So if I'm trying to fight and you're just standing there going Come on, come on, Come on.

That's silly.

I mean, I took his best shot in the first round.

That might be the only round I gave him a look.

He has a good poker face.

He's playing like Oh, yeah, I'm not hurt.

Weak legs didn't like his legs up.

I touched him up.

I caught him.

Um, just a little grace, but yeah, I've never been in the border fires this.

I don't want to say it's boring, but for me, I was expecting more of a fight from him, even in the fifth round.

Cool.

He's coming desperate.

He's gonna come desperate.

Now he's gonna bring the fight, and I'm just, like, waiting for this surge of something, but, yeah, it takes two to tango.

But I was only one willing to dance.

What?

What was that thought going through your mind?

Especially in the very beginning of that first round where he was just standing.

Still it What was it that you don't want to fight?

I mean, he was genuinely just saying sell for over a minute.

What?

What were you thinking?

It's auto.

Like I said, it's hard to try and play with someone who's just playing hard to get.

And I'm not gonna chase you.

You're gonna chase me, and I'm the hot chicken.

And at the bar, you know, I'm the one with the belt.

So if you want, if you want come get the belt.

Come get the belt, Understand the end like wait for me to come to you.

Are you stupid?

I'm not stupid.

You won the fight.

You kept your belt.

So I want to talk about positive things here.

Me?

What are you happy about?

In terms of your performance, My focus, my focus?

Because this is how he catches a lot of people.

They get bored because I could have got bored in the I was starting to get bored a little bit, so they get bored, and then he explodes on you.

So for me, it was like my coach said, You need 25 minutes of absolute focus.

Don't get bored.

Don't get lulled.

So for me, I stay focused the whole time and, yeah, he was boring.

I've never been in the boring fight.

Come on.

Like I said, Kelvin brought the fight and you see how it is in the fifth round.

So for me, Yeah, that was all just waiting for me.

I'm just like, are you serious?

And at the end of the fight, little come.

Yeah, but I want the fight.

At the end of the day, I did my best, but on my worst night still beat the number three guy in the world.

So that say something for me?

Yeah.

Absolutely.

Were you surprised by the hostility at the end of the fight?

I mean, people in the crowd, they've been drinking since, like 4 p.m. Mrs Vega's I mean, from ul all from you all.

Uh, of course, now he's trying to get what's mine.

He couldn't think whatever he wants to think, you know?

Well, I think he's point drunk, so Yeah, he Whatever.

All right?

You had an amazing walk out yet again for a soft, great song.

Um, absolutely loved it.

When did that come to you?

When did you know that was something you wanted to dio?

February 10th the day my cat got run over?

I used that as, ah, as a motivation, Yes.

Endeavor shots in a room.

I'm issue.

And that kind of like, I mean after Kobe that I was aware that sparring, But, I mean, me and my cat used to go for walks.

We used to like, we were cool.

And I thought she was gonna be around for the next 20 years, so yeah, I know it's just the cat for most people, but for me, it was different.

I didn't even deal with it this whole camp, so yeah.

Oh, no.

Pets are definitely family.

That we have them because they're part of our family.

Listen, I gave me inspiration just to, like, make things happen in life.

Uh, no, man.

See, I'm a drink type.

I keep crying every other one time, but yeah, um, for me.

I gave me inspiration, and I had this metamorphosis in my car for about three hours.

And that's when that vision came to me through listening to tracks on my old phone.

And music has a will evoking different emotions.

So listen the old tracks that I hadn't heard in so long and I had that on repeat.

And then through that metamorphosis, I kept on getting these visions off what it's gonna look like aesthetically for the viewers.

And, uh, yeah, just what if every tent is when it came to me?

Well, it came across really beautifully.

It was really fun to watch.

Moving on.

Obviously, there's another name on the list.

There's another person who wants to challenge you for that title, Pol Acosta.

I mean, how do you feel about that matchup?

What do you think it will bring?

And when could you see yourself back in that octagon?

Well, I know one thing.

He's gonna come.

He's gonna come and try and take the belt.

That's what I'm expecting.

And that's what I'm looking forward to, Someone who's actually like I said, Kelvin brought the fight.

You see what I can do in those kind of fights.

Robert brought the fight.

I was able to stay calm, but someone for the first minute and 1/2 stands and just looks at you and admires you.

I know.

I'm good looking, you know, just a bad joke.

Whatever.

We're still, uh, everyone off cameras laughing.

Yeah, but still like I mean, I know he's gonna bring it.

I know he's gonna bring us.

I'm looking forward to that flight book for now.

Yeah, I was a lot like I said, my cat passing away shots.

Also, my boy Probably mystery.

He's still fighting, you know.

Huge, Huge Praveen.

Hey, everyone, say hi to private real quick.

We'll miss you, brother.

Probably good to see you.

Brother had had be watching and also way still watch back in the day, like and the UFC that his house all the time And he's going through a battle right now.

So you know this fight are dedicated to him because he's a guy that's still fighting And I ever had a dream, actually.

This week I had a dream that he was jumping on the matter jitsu like like even more than old driving like he was young again.

Yeah.

Good.

Yeah.

So keep fighting.

Keep fighting, brother.

Beautiful message.

Thank you So much is really appreciate it.