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well Islam obviously a very hard-fought Victory we can see the bumps and bruises on your eyes right there so uh what are the emotions and the assessment of your performance now that it’s over it doesn’t matter how I want today and now I’m not just Champion I’m best fighter in the world and you know I am very happy Alex how are people gonna call me not just chimp best fighter in the world this is my dream and doesn’t matter how I want I’m very happy Alex was in here and he said he might have underestimated your striking but he thinks you might have also underestimated his wrestling so when you were in there wrestling with him was he better than you thought honestly I don’t have planned before the fight versus all fight France because I know he’s a short I have a reach longer than him that’s why I planning to try to and I told all media I’m gonna try to knock him out I landed many good punch good needs but this guy is so strong and how he’s strong because he is a best fighter in the world before not now before were you talking back to him in there too he said he was talking with you a lot when you when he had your back and when he was pushing you up against the fence or do something but I told him hey you grappling a lot you say you’re wrestling rapper improve let’s do something move if you if you can what did you make of the fans in attendance uh we couldn’t really hear when they read the judge’s scorecards When you entered they obviously weren’t in favor of you but they were especially loud here in Australia but of course the fans all waiting the I told when you remember when the official win I told them hey guys sorry but you guys all gonna upset and they just upset now they don’t have best fighter in the world and what do you want your your next few fights to look like because obviously you were chasing this title and then after the title you’re chasing number one pound per pound what else is there to chase for you who else would you like to fight uh you know now I’m best fighter champion then I waiting call me and we saw a video of you on FaceTime with Habib what what did he tell you it’s so nervous and he said why you don’t do this this is if you come to and you will if you will was my corner I can do this but you didn’t come and we also saw a video of you in Charles backstage what did you guys tell each other yeah Charles have a good fight I think this unknowns or not official or not I don’t know but if you see if he beat be new if you see want to make this fight I will be ready you know it was hard fight with volkanoski because many things I come from other countries like more than 10 more 13 000 kilometers from my country I come with team and time is changing we come to the arena early morning you know many things but I don’t prepare myself for easy fight this is we fight for the you know not built we fight who is gonna be best fighter in the world that’s why it was hard fight then last one for me at the end of the fight he was on top of you we haven’t really seen many fighters on top of you punching you was that maybe were you tired or did he catch you off guard was his wrestling better well honestly last round he landed good punch and uh I don’t know I just go down like and and in on my mind I think I I want for three rounds and just I don’t want to do some like mistake that’s why I played a little bit there is foreign [Music] [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] foreign foreign apologies if you just answered this in Russian but when Alex was in here he said that he had heard from someone that you told your corner that you thought you lost and that you wanted a rematch with him is that true Alex said that he had heard you told a member of your team that you thought you lost and that you want to rematch him no this is not true I don’t say that I’m a loser I know like in my mind when fight is finished I know minimum I want three rounds I don’t say I’m lose nothing how big of a learning experience is tonight for you going the five rounds you know getting hurt overcoming adversity just all these things you can take away moving forward this is my first five round it was crazy and big experience for me and I’m very happy because Fighters need to know like some hard fight because from the from the fight like easy fight from like one or two rounds you’re not improve a lot but from the five rounds I’m sure I improve a lot would you want to would you be down to for a rematch with Alex at some point you know he has to do his fight with yair but if he you know gets some wins and you’re still the champion would you want to do this again I’m never choose the opponent when then they call me I will be ready what did you say to Craig Jones I told him why you don’t teach him like escape from the triangle from the back really when would you want to fight again how many more times do you want to fight I just say I waiting for the call I’m a Champion best fighter in the world just waiting I never choose opponent give me a real contender I think Alex is still the second best fighter in the world now behind you he’s gonna be second now it’s really um foreign foreign about wanting to knock Alex out uh is there a reason that you’ve wanted to Showcase your striking as much you know I always believe my Striker I have good skills I have like good coaches in my team coach Javier coach Muhammad and all my Corners you know the best in the world I know my skills that’s why I try to knock him out but this guy is so strong I landed many good punches many good needs but he still fighting you know I give him like big cut but these guys a real champion and do you hear uh you know the the talk of uh khabib’s Protege khabib’s protozo do you hear that and do you feel like that this fight has helped you separate yourself from khabib and to be on your own path people always say this because we’re always training together and I want to be but I think Habib is a not just best fighter not the champion he’s a I don’t know he’s for me it’s the best guy in the world sorry just one more right here um there are some people out there who do feel Alex won this fight including Nate Diaz who tweeted yeah right Islam God is ass whooped after the decision what would you say to Nate and anyone else you thought you lost tonight honestly I don’t want to talk about this guy he’s a I don’t know what he said maybe he smokes something and watched the fight he’s on one more in front of you uh in a couple weeks from now Jon Jones will be returning at heavyweight and he was the number one pound per pound fighter before he went on his break if he wins the heavyweight championship of the world it will be a conversation between you and him for number one so why do you think you would deserve the number one spot over him if he wins the heavyweight title because you know why John Jones is a great fighter of course he is the best but last time he won like Split Decision or he have always hard fight but I don’t know it’s I don’t think after this fight he’s gonna be best because I not just why I am best right now because I beat best fighter in the world that’s why I think I’m more deserve this and if somebody want to be best I’m ready coming up um [Music] foreign [Music] foreign foreign there he is popular [Music] streets around the episode thank you guys best fighter in the world right now