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UFC 285 Countdown previews the co-main event matchup between flyweight queen Valentina Shevchenko who is set to battle …
UFC 285’s co-main event we’ll see one of Mexico’s greatest female Fighters and for the flyweight Championship I 29 year old Contender Alexa Grosso [Music] his uncle Francisco continues a deep boxing lineage okay with a family chips and a growing presence in the biggest promotions oh simple the gym is really popular for women in MMA we have Alexa we have Irina Dana Karina Rodriguez still we have a lot of girls with a lot of success in her career [Music] so it is nice to be recognized as a pirate I just want to do the best to be a good example for the young Generations fundamentals Chris pansexual Technics too Rosso showing that Mexican Fighting Spirit Rosso put on an absolute show what a spectacular performance you just emerged a star in this division a long time staple at 115 pounds heavy in the middle in responsive again crosso faced the division’s best before eventually moving up in weight I mean she’s been tested against some of the best at 115 her FlyAway debut tonight sizable oh and another one [Music] showing that the ground game is coming along to match the stand-up Alexa Grosso has the real deal Mission and well and she is moving on up at 125 pounds and after compiling a dominant four fight unbeaten Street and she has stayed with the family on her climb to the upper echelon of the UFC crosso is primed for a shot at the flybe Dallas [Music] she is the total package UFC Flyway Champion Valentina chefchenko the champion who lays claim to the 125 pound Crown he’s the real deal she’s got no we carries has ruled the division with ferocity the cold-blooded assassin she just gets better with every single fight and dominance is setting the bar for the sport for mixed martial arts is she showing women this is where you gotta be that’s the bar set off it is going to take a Herculean effort to keep throwing her is there anyone who can Deeds throwing kyrgyzstan’s Valentina foreign [Music] it’s gonna be hard to move here today so many people here I remember when I won the flyweight championship for the first time this is good feeling you have a goal and you get what you want but it doesn’t mean it’s over it means it’s just starting there we want to be better than we were yesterday this is what’s important [Music] in hopes of defending her Flyway belt for an eighth consecutive time Valentina shivchenko has brought UFC 285 training camp to Tokyo Japan her newest teammate is welcome to Champ with open arms he was in my corner for the Singapore fight Valentina chefchenko certainly showing her Championship heart and metal down the stretch one leg then another leg ten he’s Japanese from America and he came to Japan to train here in paraestra gym is probably one of the best teams in Japan right now now we’re doing time goal Logan go we have many many champions here thank you thank you and Surya Sensei our head coach is the best coach in Japan [Music] [Applause] foreign [Music] [Music] to prepare for the fight you have to be ready for anything be strong in every single position this is what we are doing to be the best Alexa grazo is strong but there is only one champion and I’m planning to stay for a long time [Music] [Applause] thank you [Music] from the Land of the Rising Sun to the heart of Jalisco flyweight Contender Alexa Grosso remains undaunted by the dominant champion and is ready to seize her moment a March 4th Valentina is a great Champion but like every single human in this world she has weak points roster has and I see myself with my hand raised 125 pounds what I see from this fight it’s the same goal hands raise up oh my God UC Champion’s belt that’s it she is a straight up assassin [Music] [Music] UFC 285’s feature pout will see the debut of 27 year old Collegiate wrestling Phenom bow nickel tenuse a multi-generation family tradition which I can remember being six seven eight years old and thinking about being a high school state champion and NCAA champion in college a world and Olympic champion [Music] that’s my training and in my discipline at Penn State Nichols spent his collegiate career as a Penn State Nittany Lion my Olympic gold medalist kale Sanderson [Music] a couple announcements number one is we’re going to get a better workout in today we’re just going to drill work in some areas greatest NCAA athletes in any sport the first man in the history to go undefeated 159 wins no losses hail Sanderson defeats Daniel Cormier four consecutive national championships when Bo nickel was here the team won every dual meet for four straight years Bo’s got some funk y but we won the Nationals all four years he had so many big moments [Music] [Applause] I was a three-time national champion three-time Big Ten Champion u-23 World Champ Big Ten athlete of the Year Hodge Trophy winner the trajectory of an Disneyland program has changed Henderson a big reason why and so is Bo nickel all right hey so get your next warm and then jump into your penetration shots covering ground on your shots all right let’s go [Applause] I always was a fan of the UFC that was always in the back of my mind even while I was wrestling like the transitioning to MMA could be something that I do he’s never been more dominant the most dominant wrestler in the NCAA then about halfway through college I knew once I’m done wrestling I’m fighting it’s exciting times and uh looking forward to College wrestlers have a distinct Advantage jumping in the UFC just because of the environment that they compete in he wants to go from being wrestlers at the NCAA International come the the pound makes martial artists guys like Bo nickel have wrestled and sold out Arenas talking 15 16 000 people [Music] from a very big advantage [Applause] following a 33 second knockout win in his professional MMA debut Dana White’s Contender series to achieve what he has in one of the toughest sports in the world of wrestling this man has a bright future although another first round finish was contracted transitions just so quick cranking on that neck lace would need one more win shirt he’s amazing he’s obviously one of the hottest prospects he’s doing out so what we’d like to do is offer Bo another fight here in the contender series and here’s Bo nickel has decorated a Collegiate wrestler as we’ve ever seen oh [Music] it’s on the neck already [Music] [Applause] biggest Prospect in MMA that we’ve seen in years and he has surpassed the hype each time out so I I literally I I write notes remind me my only note on my paper is the confidence that this kid has me and a lot of other people are excited to see the future that this kid has welcome to the UFC brother at UFC 285 in Las Vegas nickel will face a fellow Contender series alone seven times the profession experience Jamie Pickett the long road to the UFC All Began in the Tar Heel state and I’m from North Carolina Duplin County I grew up country living everybody’s laid back fun horses ATVs dirt bikes [Music] I grew up my grandparents we got into a lot of fights a lot of trouble James and um my best friend was killed he was shot in the head a few times his casket was a big moment of me thinking about how I was going to keep doing this that I was doing I could be in the casket next if I didn’t find him give you what a lot of people say but it’s the truth be dead or in prison guaranteed I found a local gym I started training at the gym I had my first fight and just hooked ever since then just kept fighting fired a big take down here Jimmy like Bo nickel Jamie Pickett had multiple appearances on Dana wedge Contender series oh beautiful Jamie Pickett was a flurry of punches get over here brother and get your contract this already led to showcases on the big stage he’s a fantastic Striker he’s athletic and he’s got big Power in his right hand he has that power he has that aggressive style that’s the athletic ability of Jamie Pickett it’s been an awesome experience but my drive just won’t let me stop there foreign [Music] will throw down in their pay-per-view debuts before Flyway goal goes up the ground oh and another one is Alexa Russell and she is moving on up that 125 pounds Apple’s dominant champion and former light heavyweight champ Jon Jones like no one else moves up to face former interim King Cyril God the power in this man’s man’s terrifying for the victim criminal do not blink folks it all goes down at UFC 285 in the fight capital of the world