Adin Live - November 16, 2024


Jon Jones Answers Questions From Adin Ross


Episode Stats

Length

37 minutes

Words per Minute

216.53334

Word Count

8,120

Sentence Count

1,019

Misogynist Sentences

17

Hate Speech Sentences

4


Summary

Aiden and Kevin are back and ready to talk about UFC 246. Aiden talks about his weigh-ins, how he's feeling, and what he's looking forward to in the fight. Kevin talks about the upcoming fight and what it's like to be the main event.


Transcript

00:00:00.000 You're the same exact age. Yeah, and that just makes sense to me. Yeah. Yeah, I would love to see. I think the fans would love to see it, too.
00:00:14.000 What's up, Aiden? How you doing, baby?
00:00:16.000 How you doing, man?
00:00:17.000 Good. You already had a good time?
00:00:19.000 Let's do it, bro.
00:00:20.000 Let's do it, man. Let's have a...
00:00:21.000 Come on. What you got?
00:00:23.000 What you got?
00:00:24.000 Kevin. Kevin, I don't know about this one.
00:00:26.000 What'd you do today, bro?
00:00:27.000 I woke up this morning, did some weigh-ins, like the official weigh-ins, weighing in about 11 pounds lighter than I was last time competing.
00:00:35.000 What are you wearing right now?
00:00:36.000 About 240. Well, I just ate something.
00:00:39.000 Probably like, let's see. What was that? It was 237, but right now I'm probably closer to 245.
00:00:45.000 Yeah, I just ate a ton of food and hydrated a ton.
00:00:48.000 You have to dehydrate?
00:00:49.000 No, I didn't. I didn't have to dehydrate, but I just ate a ton of food and I drank a ton of water, so now I just feel really good. I feel really cool.
00:00:56.000 Like a reset in a way?
00:00:57.000 Yeah.
00:00:58.000 Guys, this is my first time ever doing a video. I'm going to livestream, bro. I'm using everything live. We're not doing this shit live, but we're still going to have a good time.
00:01:03.000 That's dope. I'm excited about that. The ability to edit is going to be dope.
00:01:06.000 Right?
00:01:07.000 Yeah, you're going to kill it.
00:01:08.000 I heard Mr. Trump's going to be at the fight.
00:01:11.000 Yeah.
00:01:12.000 That'd be cool.
00:01:13.000 I'm excited about that.
00:01:14.000 That'd be cool.
00:01:15.000 To be able to compete and run it down to be his entertainment. What is this? The second Saturday since the election?
00:01:19.000 Yeah, I think so.
00:01:20.000 There's a lot of other places I think he could be right now, but the fact that he's here to watch me as the main event and watch all the guys in the car. I know he's good friends with Bo Nickel as well.
00:01:26.000 Yeah.
00:01:27.000 So it's going to be great. No pressure or anything.
00:01:29.000 No pressure or anything, exactly.
00:01:30.000 When did you get in?
00:01:31.000 Just like a few hours ago, bro. I'm running off a few hours of sleep.
00:01:35.000 Yeah, same here, bro.
00:01:36.000 Really?
00:01:37.000 I went to bed last night at 4 a.m. and I woke up at like 9.
00:01:41.000 You're on the go.
00:01:42.000 Yeah.
00:01:43.000 Well, not even on the go.
00:01:44.000 I was just so hyped about everything that's happening on social media.
00:01:47.000 For some reason, as the fights get closer for me, I just want to know all the buzz.
00:01:52.000 Most fighters, they turn off the noise and they just want to focus on the fight.
00:01:55.000 Me, I'm responding to text messages.
00:01:57.000 So you want to see everything.
00:01:58.000 I like to know everything that's happening.
00:02:00.000 I want to know what the trolls are saying. I'm weird like that.
00:02:03.000 I feel like my mind works faster when the fight gets close.
00:02:05.000 Yeah.
00:02:06.000 So I just got to put that energy somewhere.
00:02:07.000 And last night, I was up all night long. Dude, it's crazy.
00:02:09.000 Me and you both are a little tired.
00:02:11.000 So you said you like to see what the trolls are saying.
00:02:14.000 So how do you use that as kind of like fuel in a way?
00:02:17.000 Because I know you see that shit because it's all over.
00:02:19.000 I get trolls too, so I know that is.
00:02:21.000 I definitely see it.
00:02:22.000 You know, I think it's the cost of being the boss, man.
00:02:26.000 I think when you do anything great and you're really good at what you do,
00:02:28.000 I mean, you've got to have critics.
00:02:30.000 Usually people who aren't living on our level.
00:02:33.000 Guys who aren't making moves and getting it done.
00:02:35.000 And not everybody's happy to see winners.
00:02:37.000 And so actually, I sympathize with people who have such hatred and sadness in their head.
00:02:41.000 Yeah, they're like lost in a way, you know?
00:02:43.000 They're lost.
00:02:44.000 You've got to feel for them.
00:02:45.000 Yeah, exactly.
00:02:46.000 So they want to point that anger and frustration towards something or someone.
00:02:49.000 And if it's guys like me and you, let them have it.
00:02:51.000 Shit, that's how it is, man.
00:02:53.000 That's the winning mindset right there.
00:02:54.000 I tell you, they say it both.
00:02:55.000 They say, very rarely are people that are doing better than you hate on you.
00:02:59.000 That's very rare.
00:03:00.000 You know, guys that are ahead of you, they're usually focusing on the things they got to do.
00:03:03.000 That's true.
00:03:04.000 You know, their happiness, their light.
00:03:05.000 It's always the guys that are slightly behind you that has the most hatred.
00:03:08.000 So I look at it that way.
00:03:09.000 Gotcha.
00:03:10.000 And it helps me out a lot.
00:03:11.000 Gotcha.
00:03:12.000 So your opponent who you're fighting, I want to ask you, how do you think it's going to end tomorrow night at Madison Square Garden?
00:03:18.000 How do I think it's going to end?
00:03:19.000 How do I think it's going to end?
00:03:20.000 I believe that I'm going to finish him on the ground before the championship round.
00:03:25.000 Submission or knockout?
00:03:26.000 Or either or?
00:03:27.000 Initially, I really wanted to submit him, but he's been talking a lot of trash.
00:03:32.000 And I think punching him into submission would just feel better to me.
00:03:37.000 But I do believe it's going to ground that his greatest gift is his right hand.
00:03:41.000 He has a beautiful straight right punch.
00:03:43.000 He's knocked out a lot of people with it.
00:03:44.000 And so I've really kind of narrowed the fight down to staying away from that right punch.
00:03:48.000 And if I can do that, chances of me winning go through the roof.
00:03:51.000 Gotcha.
00:03:52.000 John, who do you want to fight after this?
00:03:55.000 You know, I was seeing the internet talk about someone and I saw you not paying any attention to it.
00:04:00.000 But I think, well, I'll tell you what I personally think, but I want to know who you think.
00:04:04.000 I want to fight your ass after me.
00:04:05.000 Me?
00:04:06.000 Oh, yeah.
00:04:07.000 What?
00:04:08.000 What did I do?
00:04:09.000 What?
00:04:10.000 What?
00:04:11.000 What did I do?
00:04:12.000 Leave me out of this one, John.
00:04:13.000 Come on, bro.
00:04:14.000 Come on, bro.
00:04:15.000 You're on the mat.
00:04:16.000 That's why.
00:04:17.000 You can have one finger and I'll be out.
00:04:18.000 That's right.
00:04:19.000 That's what she said.
00:04:20.000 Yeah.
00:04:21.000 I'm sorry, bro.
00:04:23.000 Oh, man.
00:04:24.000 Who would I like to fight?
00:04:26.000 I'd like to fight against Alex Perez.
00:04:28.000 That's who I want to see.
00:04:29.000 Yeah.
00:04:30.000 Okay.
00:04:31.000 So you're a Perez fan.
00:04:32.000 I do.
00:04:33.000 And it's like I understand what you're saying, too, because it's like it's never been like
00:04:38.000 a discussion yet, like on the other person.
00:04:41.000 But I feel like you and Alex makes the most sense.
00:04:43.000 Yeah.
00:04:44.000 I think it makes the most sense, too.
00:04:45.000 I mean, when it comes down to accolades, Alex Perez has done so much in the UFC in such a short amount of time.
00:04:50.000 He's built a huge legacy, not only in Brazil, but in America.
00:04:53.000 You know, Americans love him so much.
00:04:55.000 Yeah.
00:04:56.000 And he's a two-division champion like myself.
00:04:58.000 He's incredibly marketable.
00:05:00.000 And I just think that's the fight to make.
00:05:03.000 I mean, other things, we're the same exact size.
00:05:07.000 We're the same exact age.
00:05:08.000 Yeah.
00:05:09.000 And that just makes sense to me.
00:05:10.000 Yeah.
00:05:11.000 Yeah, I would love to see it.
00:05:12.000 I think the fans would love to see it, too.
00:05:13.000 Quack, quack, quack, quack.
00:05:15.000 I don't think you're ducking because if you were ducking, you wouldn't call Alex.
00:05:19.000 You know what I'm saying?
00:05:20.000 That's what I see because you're literally saying that you want to fight Alex Perez.
00:05:23.000 In my opinion, Alex Perez has the shine right now.
00:05:26.000 And I feel like you're saying that you want to fight him.
00:05:29.000 So I don't necessarily think you're ducking.
00:05:31.000 He's a very, very good fighter.
00:05:32.000 He's a very good fighter.
00:05:33.000 At the end of the day, with the career that I had, a lot of guys would want to take their chips and go home.
00:05:38.000 Yeah.
00:05:39.000 But me, I'm still willing to put it out there.
00:05:41.000 I'm still willing to gamble an undefeated legacy.
00:05:44.000 I just want to fight a fight that just makes more sense to me.
00:05:47.000 Yeah.
00:05:48.000 I mean, the reason why you're here today and how you've had such a successful career is because you have that mindset.
00:05:55.000 Yeah.
00:05:56.000 Making smart business moves.
00:05:57.000 That's you.
00:05:58.000 Sometimes we just got to do what's best for us.
00:05:59.000 Yeah.
00:06:00.000 It's like, do we love entertaining our fans and our audiences?
00:06:03.000 Yeah.
00:06:04.000 We do a lot to keep those guys happy.
00:06:06.000 Yeah.
00:06:07.000 At a certain point, it's like, okay, what about my happiness?
00:06:09.000 What about my personal goals?
00:06:11.000 And that's just where I'm at today.
00:06:12.000 Yeah.
00:06:13.000 What do you think about your disqualification, but now the rule is kind of bent a little bit.
00:06:20.000 It's not the same as it used to be.
00:06:22.000 So what are your thoughts on kind of the whole elbow situation?
00:06:25.000 I love the idea of the 12-6 elbow being legal now.
00:06:28.000 For the longest time, I trained myself to never go there again.
00:06:31.000 You know, it's still the reason why I had a loss in my record.
00:06:34.000 And now that the 12-6 is legal again.
00:06:37.000 Will it be overturned?
00:06:38.000 No, it won't be overturned.
00:06:40.000 Just last night at the press conference, Dana was just like, I've tried everything and the chances of it being overturned is slim to none.
00:06:45.000 So I have to just accept that.
00:06:47.000 And I feel like the true MMA fans, the long-term MMA fans, long-time MMA fans, they know what's what.
00:06:54.000 They know that I beat Matt Hamill pretty good that night.
00:06:57.000 I saw it.
00:06:58.000 And in my own heart, I do still feel undefeated.
00:07:01.000 No one's ever made me tap out out there.
00:07:04.000 Only one guy's actually made me bleed.
00:07:06.000 Only one guy's ever taken me down in the fight.
00:07:09.000 So I feel really good about the way it's gone.
00:07:11.000 Got you.
00:07:12.000 It's been a great career.
00:07:13.000 I saw DC ask you a question.
00:07:14.000 What's your relationship like with DC nowadays?
00:07:16.000 DC, man, you know, I would love it to be a great relationship.
00:07:20.000 Him and I, we really pushed each other in the cage and in training.
00:07:25.000 I feel like forever he made me a better martial artist.
00:07:28.000 And I love to be cool with him.
00:07:30.000 You know, I respect everything about him, like his work ethic, the way that he's a great coach.
00:07:35.000 He coaches the youth still.
00:07:36.000 He appears to be a great husband and a great father.
00:07:39.000 And he's really my type of guy.
00:07:40.000 You know, we have wrestling in common, which is one of the greatest sports ever.
00:07:44.000 And unfortunately, I don't think he's ever going to be cool with me, bro.
00:07:48.000 Like, you know, the way that I beat him twice and, you know, I took his undefeated record away from him.
00:07:54.000 I ended up knocking him out and things like that.
00:07:57.000 I just don't think he'll ever come to terms with me.
00:08:00.000 Damn.
00:08:01.000 But it is what it is.
00:08:02.000 Damn, man.
00:08:03.000 I mean, I...
00:08:04.000 You can't win them all.
00:08:05.000 Yeah, it is what it is.
00:08:06.000 You can't win them all.
00:08:07.000 I'm sure you know things about that.
00:08:08.000 Of course.
00:08:09.000 Who are your top three fighters of all time or any athletes specifically you want to say?
00:08:16.000 Just top three of...
00:08:17.000 Yeah, any athlete, honestly.
00:08:18.000 Any sport.
00:08:19.000 Okay.
00:08:20.000 Let's see.
00:08:21.000 In MMA, my top fighters would be Anderson Silva.
00:08:24.000 He's number one for me.
00:08:25.000 I've watched him since I was a little...
00:08:27.000 A young guy.
00:08:28.000 I just love everything about him.
00:08:29.000 Just his, like, lightheartedness and just, you know, the fact that he associates with Spider-Man.
00:08:35.000 I just think that's cool.
00:08:36.000 I don't know why.
00:08:37.000 I just think that's really cool.
00:08:38.000 Um, uh, just the way his country loves him.
00:08:41.000 Um, the way that he's trained his son up to be such a great athlete.
00:08:44.000 Yeah.
00:08:45.000 His son's a monster too.
00:08:46.000 His son's a beast as well.
00:08:47.000 Yeah.
00:08:48.000 Um, Anderson.
00:08:49.000 I can go on and on about Anderson Silva.
00:08:51.000 Um, let's see.
00:08:53.000 George St. Pierre.
00:08:54.000 Sure.
00:08:55.000 I think he just brought MMA to a whole different level.
00:08:57.000 He was one of the first guys to wear suits to press conferences.
00:09:00.000 Um, he's always just kept a really clean image.
00:09:03.000 And, uh, I've got to spend a lot of time with him personally.
00:09:06.000 And, uh, like what you see on TV is what you get.
00:09:09.000 Gotcha.
00:09:10.000 He's a legit good human being.
00:09:12.000 Um, let's see.
00:09:13.000 And then outside of MMA, um, Tom Brady.
00:09:17.000 I'm just a fan of dominance.
00:09:18.000 You know, to be able to switch teams and continuously win championships is really impressive.
00:09:24.000 I think he's a great American athlete.
00:09:25.000 Yeah.
00:09:26.000 Um, let's see.
00:09:28.000 You gotta be a LeBron fan.
00:09:30.000 LeBron, he's just killing it.
00:09:32.000 Years and years of longevity.
00:09:33.000 That's something that really inspires me.
00:09:35.000 Brady and LeBron, the way these guys could stick around so long, man.
00:09:38.000 That, that, that is, that is truly impressive to me.
00:09:41.000 And that's something that I want to represent when I leave the sport.
00:09:44.000 I want people to look at my career and realize how many generations I've been here.
00:09:48.000 And, uh, hopefully that could inspire young fighters to realize that you can do it.
00:09:53.000 Anything's possible.
00:09:54.000 Put your mind to it.
00:09:55.000 Yeah.
00:09:56.000 Manifestation's real.
00:09:57.000 I heard Tyson say something recently.
00:09:58.000 He was just like, he's like, what is age?
00:10:00.000 You know, he's like, we're told that we're certain ages.
00:10:02.000 You know what I mean?
00:10:03.000 Like, and then depending on what your beliefs are, some people have this, this amount of
00:10:08.000 calendar years.
00:10:09.000 Some people have this amount of calendar years.
00:10:11.000 So depending on what, what your perspective is, like age is just an idea, you know?
00:10:16.000 You know, so, you know, as long as you're feeling good, you know?
00:10:20.000 It's all that matters, man.
00:10:21.000 Stay after it.
00:10:22.000 Stay after it.
00:10:23.000 Yeah, man.
00:10:24.000 Stay after it.
00:10:25.000 Yeah.
00:10:26.000 How old do you get now?
00:10:27.000 Your unk status?
00:10:28.000 Yeah, I'm unk status.
00:10:29.000 You know, I'm, I'm 37 years old.
00:10:30.000 Damn.
00:10:31.000 Um, I've been fighting for a long time.
00:10:32.000 My body has pain everywhere if I'm being honest, but you know, like my mindset and my
00:10:35.000 mentality for the most part, like when I train, I try to train as if I'm maybe 30 years
00:10:40.000 old, man.
00:10:41.000 That's great.
00:10:42.000 I run fast still.
00:10:43.000 That's great.
00:10:44.000 You know, everything I used to be able to do, I still pretty much can do.
00:10:47.000 So it feels good.
00:10:48.000 Age is just a number.
00:10:49.000 Age is just a number.
00:10:50.000 Or mindset.
00:10:51.000 Or mindset.
00:10:52.000 Yeah.
00:10:53.000 Yeah.
00:10:54.000 Or an idea.
00:10:55.000 However you want to look at it.
00:10:56.000 Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:10:57.000 Um, you know, back in the day when I, I would see, you know, you were younger coming into the
00:11:00.000 MMA game and stuff, you know, you used to talk about like, oh, you would go out and get
00:11:03.000 trashed before fights and then end up just knocking these guys out and submitting them.
00:11:07.000 Nowadays, how do you prepare yourself for these fights?
00:11:09.000 Cause you've obviously matured, you're way more experienced and you're grown up, man.
00:11:13.000 So how do you, what's it like now?
00:11:15.000 I'm still getting pumped up.
00:11:16.000 Oh, you are?
00:11:17.000 Oh yeah.
00:11:18.000 I'm joking.
00:11:19.000 I'm joking guys.
00:11:20.000 Um, you know, I just, I just, I just, I, uh, I train harder than ever now.
00:11:29.000 Um, you know, I, I realized that when I do party, it hurts way longer than it used to
00:11:34.000 man.
00:11:35.000 It can take a good two or three days out of me.
00:11:36.000 So, um, I just try to do less.
00:11:39.000 I try to be more mature about everything I do.
00:11:41.000 Um, um, but yeah, man, I, I just, I just, I just go hard.
00:11:46.000 You know, I go hard in the gym for the most part.
00:11:48.000 Um, I say, I say to fighters, you know, who, who thinks it's going to party while fighting.
00:11:53.000 I say, um, you have to pay to play.
00:11:57.000 You have to pay to play, you know?
00:11:59.000 So if you're going to be a guy who can play, then you've got to be one of the hardest working
00:12:03.000 men in the room.
00:12:04.000 Gotcha.
00:12:05.000 I take a lot of pride in.
00:12:06.000 Yeah.
00:12:07.000 Like if I do decide to go on a weekend on Monday or on Sunday, I'm like, I'm on my recovery
00:12:11.000 program.
00:12:12.000 I take that very seriously.
00:12:13.000 I'm on my hydration.
00:12:14.000 And then I make sure that I'm not missing a beat when I get back to training.
00:12:17.000 Gotcha.
00:12:18.000 Yeah.
00:12:19.000 Yeah.
00:12:20.000 You got to have everything.
00:12:21.000 Everything's got to be, you know, if you want to, if you want to have partying and all
00:12:23.000 this stuff and go have that whole life, you gotta, you gotta put the work in too.
00:12:27.000 You gotta earn it.
00:12:28.000 You have to earn it.
00:12:29.000 Cause our competition is right behind us, bro.
00:12:31.000 People are nipping on our heels to try to have what we have.
00:12:34.000 And try to pass you up.
00:12:35.000 Yup.
00:12:36.000 And so, yeah, it's good to have a strong social life and do the things that you enjoy.
00:12:40.000 But, but the work ethic has to remain the same.
00:12:43.000 Man.
00:12:44.000 It's crazy.
00:12:45.000 You've kept out this so much time because most people get comfortable too, man.
00:12:47.000 I, you know, it's crazy that you've still kept that mindset.
00:12:51.000 Yeah.
00:12:52.000 It's such a crazy career for years, man.
00:12:53.000 It's crazy.
00:12:54.000 Yeah.
00:12:55.000 Since I was a little kid.
00:12:56.000 Ah, yo, why you make me feel old, bro?
00:12:58.000 Your up status.
00:12:59.000 What's up, bro?
00:13:00.000 Oh my God.
00:13:01.000 Oh shit.
00:13:02.000 Not yet.
00:13:03.000 I'm gonna take a light kick, but not yet.
00:13:04.000 I'm done.
00:13:05.000 I gotta mentally prepare myself for that.
00:13:06.000 I'll kick the shit out of you.
00:13:07.000 Goddamn, bro.
00:13:08.000 Oh, but, but nah, man.
00:13:10.000 Like it's, it's, it's honestly truly remarkable to see where you've all your shit, man.
00:13:15.000 It's, it's honestly from me to you as a fan growing up watching you.
00:13:18.000 It's like, honestly, man, I'm just love, bro.
00:13:20.000 Seriously.
00:13:21.000 Are you coming to the fight?
00:13:22.000 Yeah.
00:13:23.000 I'm coming.
00:13:24.000 I'm coming.
00:13:25.000 I'm going to put my money on you and I'm going to go Chandler.
00:13:30.000 Chandler.
00:13:31.000 Okay.
00:13:32.000 Yeah.
00:13:33.000 Yeah.
00:13:34.000 That's, I mean, Michael's very, very dedicated athlete.
00:13:35.000 Right now.
00:13:36.000 I think he's probably the most fit guy in the car.
00:13:37.000 He looks.
00:13:38.000 Yeah.
00:13:39.000 And he has an intensity about him where it's just like, you can tell how seriously he's
00:13:44.000 taking this for a very long time.
00:13:46.000 Yeah.
00:13:47.000 Charles Oliveira is so loved, bro.
00:13:48.000 Yeah, dude.
00:13:49.000 He's, he's also in his own way, his own beast too.
00:13:51.000 Yeah.
00:13:52.000 Yeah.
00:13:53.000 They're both, they're both in a good time.
00:13:54.000 Who do you think wins that fight?
00:13:56.000 Oh man.
00:13:57.000 You know, you know, I, I hung out with Charles yesterday.
00:14:01.000 We rode in the, in the Sprinter van together and we were on the same side of, of just like,
00:14:06.000 I think we're both in the red corner and I just got to like be around his energy for
00:14:11.000 a minute.
00:14:12.000 And just based off of that alone, I think I'm, I think I'm rooting for him.
00:14:15.000 Yeah.
00:14:16.000 He just seems so genuine and so sincere.
00:14:18.000 And bro, he came up to me and hugged me, bro.
00:14:20.000 And he like, like put his head in my chest and shit.
00:14:23.000 It was, but he, it was just, he was just being so genuine at the moment.
00:14:26.000 I was just like, you know, you're a good dude.
00:14:28.000 Like the heart inside of him, I think is real and not, no, no knock on Chandler.
00:14:33.000 Yeah.
00:14:34.000 But I think I'm going to go with a aloe vera on this one.
00:14:36.000 Fair enough.
00:14:37.000 And yeah, you, I would, you're a professional.
00:14:39.000 So you know how that shit goes down and stuff too.
00:14:41.000 So damn, I might switch my bet now.
00:14:43.000 Well, listen, like I'm just saying who I'm rooting for.
00:14:47.000 Yeah.
00:14:48.000 I don't know who's going to actually win.
00:14:49.000 True.
00:14:50.000 True.
00:14:51.000 Yeah.
00:14:52.000 Um, I do have some questions from some fans.
00:14:53.000 Oh shit.
00:14:54.000 The fan questions.
00:14:55.000 They won't be to ask these.
00:14:56.000 Oh boy.
00:14:57.000 Let's see what you guys came up with.
00:14:58.000 Well, the good part is it's not live.
00:15:00.000 So if you, you could just be like, skip.
00:15:03.000 If you, if you don't want to answer, I'm like, this is going to be an Aspinall fest.
00:15:07.000 I'm out of here.
00:15:08.000 Shout out to hydrogen water bottles.
00:15:10.000 Damn.
00:15:11.000 That looks good.
00:15:12.000 So what did that do?
00:15:13.000 Isn't that stuff?
00:15:14.000 It like, it does something to the water.
00:15:16.000 Yeah.
00:15:17.000 So like, I don't know all the scientific like terms and everything, but it's, it's a hydrogen
00:15:20.000 water bottle and I got it from my buddy Gary Bricka and it's, uh, it's functions are,
00:15:25.000 it helps you metabolize your food, uh, quicker.
00:15:28.000 If you're taking supplements, it helps the supplements like be like, just absorb easier.
00:15:33.000 It helps your digestive system.
00:15:35.000 Uh, it helps anti-aging.
00:15:38.000 Um, do you know what NAD is by the way?
00:15:40.000 No.
00:15:41.000 NAD, NAD is like an anti-aging.
00:15:42.000 You, you've heard about that too?
00:15:43.000 Really?
00:15:44.000 Oh really?
00:15:45.000 Yeah.
00:15:46.000 Needle right in the ass, huh?
00:15:49.000 It's not.
00:15:50.000 Okay.
00:15:51.000 No way.
00:15:52.000 It's an anti-ager.
00:15:53.000 Really?
00:15:54.000 Yeah.
00:15:55.000 We need it.
00:15:56.000 I want to see you at six be fighting.
00:15:57.000 So we need you to start taking that.
00:15:58.000 Man.
00:15:59.000 I don't think your side is going to be cool with that or drug testing, but shout out to you,
00:16:02.000 Gary Bricka.
00:16:03.000 I appreciate you, man.
00:16:04.000 You've been a life-changing for me.
00:16:05.000 Awesome guy.
00:16:06.000 That's awesome.
00:16:07.000 All right.
00:16:08.000 The Aspinall question.
00:16:09.000 The only Aspinall question.
00:16:10.000 You're going straight to it, huh?
00:16:11.000 Let's just get it out the way.
00:16:12.000 Let's just get out the way.
00:16:13.000 Let's do it.
00:16:14.000 Will there ever be a John Jones Aspinall fight?
00:16:19.000 No.
00:16:20.000 More than likely, no.
00:16:21.000 I think the only way that we do it is if Dana and Hunter give me a check that really
00:16:29.000 changes my mind.
00:16:31.000 Got it.
00:16:32.000 That really changes everything.
00:16:33.000 That's the only way.
00:16:35.000 I want it to be really, really worth my while.
00:16:38.000 And right now, it just doesn't feel really, really worth my while.
00:16:43.000 He's a great challenge.
00:16:44.000 I get the hype that's behind him.
00:16:46.000 But I've been quieting hype and quieting noise literally my whole career.
00:16:52.000 So I just don't see a reason to do it.
00:16:56.000 So the trolls chirping you and stuff.
00:16:58.000 That shit doesn't even get to you at all.
00:17:00.000 Well, the trolls chirping me is part of the reason why I'm not going to do it.
00:17:02.000 Got it.
00:17:03.000 I'm just going to like, this is what you want and this is the way you're going about it?
00:17:07.000 Okay.
00:17:08.000 Now I'm going to be the one with the last laugh, with some serious records in the UFC.
00:17:15.000 And being called a duck is like one of the funniest things ever.
00:17:19.000 It really shows me where the level of a lot of our trolls are at.
00:17:24.000 Like the mental level.
00:17:25.000 It's just like, I don't want to sound like an asshole, but I'm a grown man.
00:17:30.000 I was in high school a very long time ago.
00:17:33.000 I've become a very successful person.
00:17:35.000 And being called duck is just like, it's just like the least of a person's words.
00:17:42.000 It's like, it's like calling me a chicken or something like that.
00:17:45.000 It's just like, and I guess there's so many people doing it right now.
00:17:49.000 It makes it kind of like, it's like a human study I'm going through right now.
00:17:52.000 I'm like, wow, this is really where I'm at right now.
00:17:54.000 I'm getting called a duck.
00:17:55.000 But I'm like, on the other hand, like people really think that's supposed to do something
00:18:00.000 or sway me.
00:18:01.000 It's just weird.
00:18:02.000 I don't know if the UFC fans are getting younger and younger.
00:18:05.000 I don't really know what it is.
00:18:06.000 So the internet now, it's just, I don't know what it is.
00:18:09.000 It's transformed in a way where, yeah, I mean, fans are obviously younger on the internet
00:18:13.000 in general.
00:18:14.000 People that use X and TikTok and stuff, like it's the brain level is different now.
00:18:19.000 But like, I'm telling you now, nowadays people don't really have respect for elders
00:18:23.000 and stuff.
00:18:24.000 Like I see all the time, I saw a video with Charles Barkley and some guy walked up to him
00:18:27.000 and says like, oh, you never want to ring or something like that.
00:18:30.000 And Charles Barkley wanted to square up with the kid and like fight him.
00:18:32.000 But that kid's just trolling for a TikTok.
00:18:34.000 So nowadays it's just different.
00:18:36.000 They'll go all out to get a TikTok out of you.
00:18:38.000 I have a feeling there's going to be people that will try to say something to you in person.
00:18:42.000 But I know you don't play that shit, bro.
00:18:43.000 I was at the press conference yesterday and I took notice to these about three or four
00:18:50.000 young men that were sitting together.
00:18:51.000 And they had to have been anywhere from 19 to maybe 23 years old.
00:18:55.000 And bro, they were yelling the most reckless stuff to me.
00:18:58.000 And I was just like, I had never had someone, I mean, face to face, I mean, I guess I can't
00:19:04.000 call it face to face because they're about 40 yards from me and a group of people.
00:19:07.000 But I had never had someone disrespect me like that, like so publicly.
00:19:11.000 And I was thinking there has to be an old head Johnny Bones fan up there in the audience
00:19:15.000 that's going to go pop one of these kids in their head.
00:19:17.000 Yeah.
00:19:18.000 They were just saying whatever the fuck they wanted.
00:19:20.000 It's crazy.
00:19:21.000 It's interesting.
00:19:22.000 They do it for shock value, you know?
00:19:24.000 I actually feel bad.
00:19:25.000 I feel bad for our youth.
00:19:27.000 I really do.
00:19:28.000 I really, and I don't know if there's a way to fix it, but yeah, I see it firsthand.
00:19:33.000 And I'm just like, I mean, I don't want to elaborate on this topic too much, but like
00:19:37.000 you get a, you've got a bunch of kids who probably aren't reaching for their goals.
00:19:41.000 Make fun of a person who's living their dream out.
00:19:45.000 Yeah.
00:19:46.000 Like, it's just like, where is, how is that even a real thing?
00:19:49.000 You know what I mean?
00:19:50.000 It's, it's weird.
00:19:51.000 It's weird, but that's just where we are as a society.
00:19:53.000 And I guess I'll be a duck.
00:19:55.000 I guess I'll be a duck.
00:19:57.000 Well, you handle it pretty well.
00:19:58.000 And I want to ask you a question, like for people that are watching, you know, how does
00:20:02.000 somebody become John Jones?
00:20:03.000 How does somebody be successful in your space?
00:20:06.000 What does it take?
00:20:07.000 And like, what are the steps to do so?
00:20:09.000 Ah, let's see.
00:20:10.000 The steps to do, I think you have to have self-belief.
00:20:13.000 You have to, you have to make some goals.
00:20:15.000 You have to write them down.
00:20:16.000 You have to believe in these goals, no matter how long it takes for you to get there.
00:20:20.000 You got to have thick skin.
00:20:23.000 You got to be able to be, to handle be called names, right?
00:20:26.000 Yeah.
00:20:27.000 You got to be a hard worker.
00:20:29.000 You know, you can't be a person to blame things on others.
00:20:32.000 You have to take full responsibility for your falls and for your successes.
00:20:36.000 You have to take full responsibility for your work ethic.
00:20:39.000 Yeah, those, those are some of the keys for me.
00:20:45.000 Another thing I'll say is to believe in a higher power.
00:20:49.000 I think that definitely helps.
00:20:50.000 When things get tough, you're going to need someone to talk to.
00:20:53.000 And whether you're Jewish or Muslim or Christian or whatever you believe in, you know, hold,
00:20:57.000 hold God close to your heart.
00:20:59.000 I think that'll help you through a lot of hard times.
00:21:01.000 Love that.
00:21:02.000 That was, that was deep, man.
00:21:03.000 That was, that was awesome.
00:21:04.000 That hit me.
00:21:05.000 Yeah.
00:21:06.000 Yeah, for sure.
00:21:07.000 Let me see what else you guys asked.
00:21:09.000 By the way, this is awesome.
00:21:10.000 You're doing this.
00:21:11.000 You're fighting.
00:21:12.000 He's fighting tomorrow, by the way.
00:21:13.000 I'm fighting tomorrow, but Aiden's the guy.
00:21:15.000 I'm just learning about the work that you put in.
00:21:18.000 My whole team was like, Aiden Ross, you got the opportunity to talk to the boy.
00:21:22.000 Damn.
00:21:23.000 And I jumped on the opportunity.
00:21:24.000 I'm grateful for it.
00:21:25.000 My God.
00:21:26.000 My God.
00:21:27.000 Yeah.
00:21:28.000 All right.
00:21:29.000 Go with the goat.
00:21:30.000 Go with the goat.
00:21:31.000 I love it.
00:21:32.000 Oh, they want to know about your surgery and how you recovered.
00:21:34.000 And you know, how did you get back to like a hundred percent?
00:21:36.000 Like what was the whole process like to rehab and stuff?
00:21:39.000 Bro, my rehab was, it was wild.
00:21:41.000 I didn't know where to start, bro.
00:21:42.000 It was honestly really depressing at first.
00:21:44.000 Like I realized that I could, at first I couldn't even lift my arm.
00:21:48.000 And then I had to just work on being able to lean against the wall.
00:21:51.000 And I would do like push-ups pretty much leaning against the wall.
00:21:54.000 And then, you know, slowly but surely, you know, things started getting better.
00:21:58.000 But very slowly.
00:21:59.000 I couldn't sleep on my left side at all.
00:22:02.000 So sleeping was a hard time.
00:22:03.000 Excuse me.
00:22:04.000 It took a long time.
00:22:06.000 You know, my mindset was, you know, forget trying to look lean and all that type of stuff.
00:22:11.000 It was like, I packed on a lot of weight because my mindset was like the more, the more body fat,
00:22:16.000 like the more lube in my joints, I thought that it helped my healing process better.
00:22:20.000 And it actually did work out for me.
00:22:23.000 So my squat numbers went down.
00:22:25.000 My deadlift went down.
00:22:27.000 No pull-ups.
00:22:28.000 I was super intimidated to bench press.
00:22:30.000 I thought I would re-injure my shoulder if I got underneath the bench press.
00:22:35.000 It was a wild journey, but I stayed persistent.
00:22:40.000 You know, I had to learn to humble myself and just be okay bench pressing 90 pounds again
00:22:46.000 and just like really taking it slow.
00:22:48.000 And through a lot of time and hard work and persistency, it just came back.
00:22:54.000 And now I feel really, really good.
00:22:56.000 I feel really strong, fast and athletic.
00:22:58.000 And I feel like the best heavyweight version of myself that I've ever been.
00:23:02.000 Damn.
00:23:03.000 Yeah.
00:23:04.000 That's big.
00:23:05.000 Yeah.
00:23:06.000 Damn.
00:23:07.000 What do you do when you're not training or fighting?
00:23:09.000 What do you do in your spare time?
00:23:10.000 What are your hobbies?
00:23:11.000 When I'm not training?
00:23:13.000 I have beautiful kids.
00:23:16.000 My kids are, my daughters are volleyball players.
00:23:19.000 So I'm actually a travel volleyball dad.
00:23:21.000 I'm always in the stands.
00:23:22.000 I've learned a lot of volleyball chants.
00:23:24.000 You know, just trying to keep up with what everyone's doing in the stands.
00:23:28.000 So I'm a volleyball dad.
00:23:29.000 It's a lot of fun.
00:23:31.000 I have, let's see, where do I start?
00:23:35.000 I have a canine that I do some canine training.
00:23:38.000 A very protective Dutch Shepherd dog that, that I could sick on like pretty much anyone,
00:23:44.000 which is really cool.
00:23:45.000 But outside of his aggression, he's also incredibly obedient.
00:23:49.000 And so that's a hobby of mine is doing obedience training and protection training with my dog.
00:23:54.000 I want to get into detection training is basically being able to sniff out guns and sniff out drugs
00:23:59.000 and all that type of stuff.
00:24:01.000 I think that'd be cool to learn.
00:24:03.000 Or just sniff anything out.
00:24:05.000 Like I can give him a scent of a person and he can go fighting that person.
00:24:08.000 That'd be really cool.
00:24:09.000 That's one of the next steps for him.
00:24:11.000 I'm into firearms training.
00:24:12.000 I really love AR-15s, AK-47s, pistols.
00:24:16.000 I love that type of stuff.
00:24:18.000 A lot of my friends are military.
00:24:19.000 So I take courses every once in a while where we'll go out and I'll learn how to clear rooms and little stuff like that.
00:24:26.000 What else am I into?
00:24:28.000 I'm just a good friend to my friends.
00:24:30.000 That's the type of stuff I like doing.
00:24:32.000 I really do like going out on weekends, Fridays and Saturdays.
00:24:35.000 Those are your nights?
00:24:36.000 Yeah, Fridays and Saturday nights.
00:24:37.000 I like to go out with my friends.
00:24:39.000 I should be too old for that by now, but I still enjoy having a good time.
00:24:42.000 I'm always buying people drinks and stuff like that.
00:24:44.000 If you're out, you feel like you're having a lame time, I'll come up to you and I'll just give you a drink for no reason.
00:24:50.000 I'm one of those type of guys.
00:24:51.000 You're the life of the party.
00:24:52.000 I'm the life of the party.
00:24:53.000 I'm the life of the party, yeah.
00:24:54.000 I just like seeing people happy.
00:24:55.000 I love community as well.
00:24:57.000 I love feeling like I know my whole town.
00:25:00.000 So, you know, grocery store lady or mailman, whoever you may be, if I see you, if we're passing each other on a weekly basis, I'm going to learn your name.
00:25:07.000 Damn.
00:25:08.000 And we're going to become homies.
00:25:09.000 I love that.
00:25:10.000 So that's just the type of guy I am.
00:25:11.000 That's the type of stuff I'm into.
00:25:12.000 Just a pretty basic guy.
00:25:13.000 I train.
00:25:14.000 I chill.
00:25:15.000 I just kick it with my community members.
00:25:18.000 That's dope.
00:25:19.000 Yeah.
00:25:20.000 All right.
00:25:21.000 We've got a couple more questions here.
00:25:22.000 All righty.
00:25:23.000 They want to know what are your thoughts on the whole Dana White memes.
00:25:25.000 Dana White?
00:25:26.000 You see Dana White, Jon Jones, pound for pound, goat.
00:25:28.000 We'd be glazing each other up nicely, huh?
00:25:30.000 Yes.
00:25:31.000 Yes.
00:25:32.000 I see it all the time.
00:25:33.000 What are your thoughts on the whole memes with Dana?
00:25:34.000 I love it, bro.
00:25:35.000 I love it.
00:25:36.000 I love it.
00:25:37.000 You know, it's funny.
00:25:38.000 At this point, I can tell that Dana, he definitely knows what he's doing.
00:25:42.000 Yeah.
00:25:43.000 He doesn't give a shit.
00:25:44.000 He does.
00:25:45.000 Yeah.
00:25:46.000 He sends me half of the videos.
00:25:47.000 I'm like, that's a little suspect, Dana.
00:25:48.000 I don't know why you sent me this one, you know?
00:25:51.000 But it's great, bro.
00:25:52.000 Who wouldn't want that type of relationship with your boss?
00:25:55.000 Yeah.
00:25:56.000 He's awesome.
00:25:57.000 He's a good guy.
00:25:58.000 Dude, he changed my life.
00:25:59.000 Yeah.
00:26:00.000 Completely changed my life.
00:26:01.000 You know, like, I feel like with my past and some of the trouble I used to get into,
00:26:03.000 I would have been fired from most jobs.
00:26:05.000 You know, Dana has given me so many chances.
00:26:07.000 And I think he's always believed in the man that I could become.
00:26:11.000 And I'm really grateful to prove him right today with the man that I've become.
00:26:15.000 Yeah.
00:26:16.000 And becoming.
00:26:17.000 It's awesome, man.
00:26:18.000 The memes are funny.
00:26:19.000 And, dude, he's the best, dude.
00:26:21.000 Dana White is the absolute best.
00:26:23.000 And my goal is to prove him right.
00:26:25.000 You know, if he's gonna stick his neck out there and call me the best, I have to train
00:26:29.000 hard.
00:26:30.000 I have to believe that I'm the best.
00:26:31.000 I have to put on great performances.
00:26:32.000 I have to carry myself like a gentleman and like a man and prove him right.
00:26:37.000 I love it.
00:26:38.000 I love it.
00:26:39.000 Alright.
00:26:40.000 Let's see.
00:26:41.000 Do you have any favorite artists or musicians?
00:26:43.000 Your top three all time.
00:26:44.000 It could be whoever you wanna.
00:26:46.000 Oh, man.
00:26:47.000 Favorite artists or musicians.
00:26:49.000 Man, I'm really not like, I'm not a big music guy.
00:26:52.000 I've always just kinda listened to what's on the radio.
00:26:54.000 What about like movies or shows or anything like that?
00:26:57.000 Entertainment?
00:26:58.000 I love the movie 300.
00:26:59.000 I watched that movie in college like at least 50 times.
00:27:03.000 There were 300 Spartans.
00:27:04.000 Yeah.
00:27:05.000 I really love that movie.
00:27:06.000 I guess that's, yeah, bro.
00:27:09.000 I'm like.
00:27:10.000 Yeah, you're outside.
00:27:12.000 You don't even like really watch all the entertainment stuff.
00:27:15.000 No, not really.
00:27:16.000 Not really.
00:27:17.000 I think the last concert I went to was Chris Brown concert.
00:27:20.000 Oh, wow.
00:27:21.000 Bro, I was actually really impressed with Chris Brown.
00:27:23.000 Nah, he's really talented.
00:27:24.000 He's been around for a long time, you know.
00:27:26.000 I mean, back in 2005 when I was in high school.
00:27:29.000 I mean, he had bangers and now he's still throwing out bangers.
00:27:32.000 I watched one of his concerts recently and I was fortunate enough to be on stage.
00:27:36.000 And I was just a few feet away from him.
00:27:38.000 And I was watching the dude and he knew every lyric to all those songs.
00:27:41.000 Yeah.
00:27:42.000 Years and decades of songs and those dance moves that he had.
00:27:45.000 And being able to just keep his cardio up to perform all that.
00:27:48.000 That's crazy, right?
00:27:49.000 Yeah, I really respected him as an artist.
00:27:51.000 He was doing cartwheels and backflips and hitting high notes.
00:27:54.000 I'm like, dude, pretty impressive.
00:27:55.000 Nah, Chris is very, very talented.
00:27:57.000 Do you know him?
00:27:58.000 Yeah, I know him personally.
00:27:59.000 Yeah.
00:28:00.000 He's a really good guy too.
00:28:01.000 Super, super cool.
00:28:02.000 Have you had him before?
00:28:03.000 I saw him at the sphere.
00:28:04.000 The UFC event.
00:28:05.000 He was there.
00:28:06.000 At the sphere.
00:28:07.000 No security, just him and his girlfriend.
00:28:09.000 And super approachable.
00:28:10.000 He sat there and talked to people and was really generous with his time.
00:28:14.000 I became a bigger fan of him at that moment.
00:28:16.000 Yeah.
00:28:17.000 He's also overcome some serious things in his life and the way that he's been able to keep
00:28:21.000 his head forward and just become a better human being and things like that.
00:28:25.000 I respect that about him.
00:28:26.000 Of course.
00:28:27.000 All right.
00:28:28.000 Well, I think that's enough for the questions, but we do have a couple of challenges.
00:28:30.000 Oh boy.
00:28:31.000 Some physical challenges.
00:28:32.000 Okay.
00:28:33.000 What do you got for me?
00:28:34.000 You got a little body suit over there that I'm going to throw on.
00:28:35.000 I want you to maybe give me a one, two.
00:28:37.000 Look, I took a kick from Alex.
00:28:41.000 I got to take a kick from you.
00:28:43.000 All right.
00:28:44.000 Listen.
00:28:45.000 So do we have a waiver?
00:28:46.000 We can sign it.
00:28:47.000 Well, I want to ask you a question.
00:28:48.000 I did see a video.
00:28:49.000 I don't know if it's true or not true.
00:28:51.000 You kicked a kid or not a kid, but you kicked somebody because they're like, kick me, kick
00:28:55.000 me.
00:28:56.000 And they were in the hospital.
00:28:57.000 I saw that as well.
00:28:58.000 Was that real or no?
00:28:59.000 I don't think I kicked him that hard for him to bruise that way.
00:29:02.000 He must've gone somewhere and had his boys bruise him up pretty good and then posted.
00:29:06.000 I mean, I kicked decently hard.
00:29:08.000 I know you do.
00:29:09.000 I don't know if it was hospital worthy heart.
00:29:11.000 I've never sent teammates to the hospital in the past and I've kicked a lot of people over
00:29:15.000 the years.
00:29:16.000 So I think he fabricated that a little bit, but hey, it made me look good.
00:29:19.000 So thank you.
00:29:20.000 Well, look, we have, we have a fight.
00:29:21.000 You have a fight tomorrow coming up.
00:29:23.000 I don't want to put you in too much physical against me.
00:29:26.000 You know, I want to like get you hurt or anything like that.
00:29:28.000 Look at you Superman.
00:29:29.000 Okay.
00:29:30.000 So just choose one.
00:29:31.000 Would you rather kick me or just give me a jab or a couple of jabs up to you?
00:29:35.000 Let's see.
00:29:36.000 I think I'd rather kick you.
00:29:39.000 They'd take me very long.
00:29:41.000 All right.
00:29:42.000 Now, Alex, you know, obviously, you know, it was hard for me to understand him.
00:29:45.000 He doesn't speak that well in English.
00:29:47.000 Yeah, he's learning.
00:29:48.000 Alex is learning.
00:29:49.000 I just spoke to him recently.
00:29:50.000 But, you know, I had to make sure that he knew a certain percentage to kick me.
00:29:53.000 Oh.
00:29:54.000 So can we make our way up?
00:29:55.000 How about this?
00:29:56.000 You kick me 5% and we go up like every 5% intervals until I tap.
00:29:58.000 That sounds good, but I have a kick that I really like doing.
00:30:01.000 It's called the spinning back kick.
00:30:02.000 What's that?
00:30:03.000 It's pretty much where I'll like.
00:30:04.000 Show me first.
00:30:05.000 Yeah.
00:30:06.000 Okay.
00:30:07.000 Stand there.
00:30:08.000 Stand there.
00:30:09.000 I'm not going to hit you.
00:30:10.000 Oh, you're not?
00:30:11.000 No, I'm not going to hit you.
00:30:12.000 You'll tell me when you're going to hit me?
00:30:13.000 I'm going to tell you where.
00:30:14.000 Okay.
00:30:15.000 I'm not going to come around and kick you like that.
00:30:16.000 Where?
00:30:17.000 In the stomach.
00:30:18.000 In the stomach.
00:30:19.000 Huh?
00:30:20.000 Well, you'll have the belly pad on, so you'll be fine.
00:30:21.000 You'll be totally fine.
00:30:22.000 Promise?
00:30:23.000 I promise.
00:30:24.000 It's not going to hurt?
00:30:25.000 I promise.
00:30:26.000 Is it going to hurt?
00:30:27.000 No.
00:30:28.000 Okay.
00:30:29.000 All right.
00:30:30.000 I promise you.
00:30:31.000 Oh, this is your son?
00:30:32.000 Yeah.
00:30:33.000 Oh, man.
00:30:34.000 You didn't tell me Chuck Norris is your dad.
00:30:37.000 I'm a younger person.
00:30:38.000 Yeah, fair enough.
00:30:39.000 He was 90.
00:30:40.000 Yeah.
00:30:41.000 All right.
00:30:42.000 Hey, so how do you feel for burning this talent right here?
00:30:45.000 I'm very proud.
00:30:46.000 He's a good boy.
00:30:47.000 Yeah, people love him.
00:30:48.000 My son's a very good boy.
00:30:49.000 He's a good soul.
00:30:50.000 I'm a new fan of his, but after today I'm going to be an official fan.
00:30:53.000 He's a good boy.
00:30:54.000 He's a good boy.
00:30:55.000 He's a good soul.
00:30:56.000 I'm a new fan of his.
00:30:57.000 But after today I'm going to be an official fan.
00:31:00.000 I'll be following you forever.
00:31:01.000 And I want to see, I'm learning what all the hype is about, man.
00:31:04.000 You seem very genuine.
00:31:05.000 We'll have to do a stream live one day.
00:31:07.000 I love that.
00:31:08.000 Yeah.
00:31:09.000 We'll do it one day.
00:31:10.000 That'd be dope.
00:31:11.000 Your next fight or something like that.
00:31:12.000 That'd be dope.
00:31:13.000 Yeah.
00:31:14.000 Hey, listen.
00:31:15.000 You're calling it now.
00:31:16.000 Yeah, I'm calling it now.
00:31:17.000 I'm calling it now.
00:31:18.000 No retirement.
00:31:19.000 Exactly.
00:31:20.000 So where are you from originally?
00:31:21.000 Well, I was born in Florida, but I was raised in California.
00:31:22.000 California.
00:31:23.000 Yeah.
00:31:24.000 What about you?
00:31:25.000 Chicago, right?
00:31:26.000 No, I was born in Rochester.
00:31:27.000 Really?
00:31:28.000 But I've been in Albuquerque, New Mexico for a little while now.
00:31:30.000 You like it there?
00:31:31.000 I love it, bro.
00:31:32.000 We've got some of the best Mexican food, some of the best people.
00:31:34.000 It's just awesome.
00:31:35.000 Yeah.
00:31:36.000 Yeah.
00:31:37.000 Me and the Latinos are like this.
00:31:38.000 We're right here.
00:31:39.000 We're tight.
00:31:40.000 Yes.
00:31:41.000 Those are my people.
00:31:42.000 Oh my God.
00:31:43.000 All right.
00:31:44.000 Talk me through it.
00:31:45.000 All right.
00:31:46.000 I will not hurt you.
00:31:47.000 I will not hurt you.
00:31:48.000 I absolutely will not hurt you.
00:31:49.000 Pretty much, I'll just come up.
00:31:51.000 Sometimes I may jump at you, but all you got to do is just try to brace yourself on impact.
00:31:57.000 So just when I touch you, just let your abs.
00:32:02.000 Flex my abs?
00:32:03.000 Yeah.
00:32:04.000 Just try to tighten your core.
00:32:05.000 Tighten your core.
00:32:06.000 Tighten your core.
00:32:07.000 Yeah, exactly.
00:32:08.000 Just like a squat.
00:32:09.000 Oh, I'm so scared, man.
00:32:10.000 Five percent?
00:32:11.000 Five percent.
00:32:12.000 Okay.
00:32:13.000 Am I going to fall you think?
00:32:14.000 No, you won't.
00:32:15.000 Oh shit.
00:32:16.000 Not from five percent?
00:32:17.000 I wouldn't hurt you.
00:32:18.000 Okay.
00:32:19.000 All right.
00:32:20.000 You ready?
00:32:21.000 Oh my God.
00:32:22.000 I felt that.
00:32:23.000 That was about five percent.
00:32:24.000 I felt that.
00:32:25.000 That was five percent.
00:32:26.000 That was five percent.
00:32:27.000 That was five percent.
00:32:28.000 No.
00:32:29.000 That's what you said.
00:32:30.000 Hey, trust me.
00:32:31.000 I've seen a hundred percent.
00:32:32.000 Oh my God.
00:32:33.000 That's only five.
00:32:34.000 That's only five?
00:32:35.000 Where'd you feel it?
00:32:36.000 Where'd you feel it?
00:32:37.000 Bro.
00:32:38.000 Right here on the side?
00:32:39.000 Bro, I felt my head instantly.
00:32:40.000 Hey.
00:32:41.000 And that's in your own mind.
00:32:43.000 Kevin.
00:32:44.000 That's your mind.
00:32:45.000 Kevin.
00:32:46.000 No.
00:32:47.000 You're not doing it.
00:32:48.000 I need to leave.
00:32:50.000 Jordan.
00:32:51.000 Dad?
00:32:52.000 I got it.
00:32:53.000 You want to do it, Dad?
00:32:54.000 You want me to do it?
00:32:55.000 Let's go.
00:32:56.000 Let's go.
00:32:57.000 Come on.
00:32:58.000 All right.
00:32:59.000 Five percent.
00:33:00.000 You could do it.
00:33:01.000 I'll have a little air out of 50?
00:33:02.000 Fifteen.
00:33:03.000 Not 50.
00:33:04.000 You think you can do it?
00:33:09.000 Come on, Aiden.
00:33:10.000 One more.
00:33:11.000 I'll do one more.
00:33:12.000 One more.
00:33:13.000 All right.
00:33:14.000 I felt about 15 percent.
00:33:15.000 He can take it.
00:33:16.000 Fifteen?
00:33:17.000 No.
00:33:18.000 Ten.
00:33:19.000 Right in the middle.
00:33:20.000 All right.
00:33:21.000 There we go.
00:33:22.000 Here, step.
00:33:23.000 Come closer.
00:33:24.000 I didn't want to spin on this little crack here.
00:33:27.000 I saw a teammate break his toe.
00:33:29.000 He spent just right.
00:33:31.000 All right.
00:33:32.000 Here we go.
00:33:33.000 Ready?
00:33:34.000 Oh!
00:33:35.000 That was crazy.
00:33:36.000 Somebody got smelling salts.
00:33:37.000 Get him up.
00:33:38.000 Get him up.
00:33:39.000 All right, bro.
00:33:40.000 You got it.
00:33:41.000 You got it.
00:33:42.000 You got it.
00:33:43.000 You got it.
00:33:44.000 Good shit, bro.
00:33:45.000 Good shit.
00:33:46.000 Good shit, bro.
00:33:47.000 Good shit.
00:33:48.000 You feel the power.
00:33:49.000 I'll tell you that.
00:33:50.000 And that was nothing.
00:33:51.000 He could do way more.
00:33:52.000 Oh yeah.
00:33:53.000 That was actually 10 percent.
00:33:54.000 Yeah.
00:33:55.000 I think the spinning back kick is one of the most powerful kicks in MMA.
00:34:00.000 Definitely.
00:34:01.000 When you think about just like anatomy or whatever, like if you think about the horse, right?
00:34:06.000 A horse is, you don't want to get kicked by a horse.
00:34:08.000 And so to put your back to someone and just put so much in there, I think it hurts way more.
00:34:15.000 I mean, round kicks, I've heard stories of people getting their forearms broken, catching
00:34:19.000 round kicks in probably.
00:34:20.000 Oh, you catch the round kick?
00:34:22.000 Well, if you try to block a round kick and your forearms aren't conditioned, you can really
00:34:28.000 hurt your forearms, fracture your forearms, things like that.
00:34:30.000 Things like that.
00:34:31.000 What's the hardest, like, what's the hardest you think to like receive?
00:34:34.000 Like when you were fighting, like what was the hardest punch or like kick you've received?
00:34:39.000 The hardest punch I received was from a guy named Sugar Rashad Evans.
00:34:42.000 He caught me with an overhand right.
00:34:44.000 It was the same exact punch he punched Chuck Liddell with and dropped him.
00:34:47.000 Caught me with the same punch.
00:34:49.000 It wasn't that he, it wasn't that he like hit me so hard.
00:34:54.000 It was the speed of the punch.
00:34:56.000 You know, it was, it was almost like he, he just like, it was just like, I mean, you
00:35:00.000 can like tighten up and like, or you can just like let your arm hang loose and just, just
00:35:05.000 let it swing.
00:35:06.000 Like almost like an overhand slap.
00:35:08.000 Bro, he hit me so fast.
00:35:10.000 I had no clue what it was, but my, he just caught me right at the edge of my chin.
00:35:15.000 And I remember my feet, my feet like came out from underneath me and I, I couldn't control
00:35:19.000 my legs.
00:35:20.000 And now I like, I like refocused and I was able to stand again.
00:35:23.000 Holy shit.
00:35:24.000 Bro, that was, that was by far the fastest I've ever been hit.
00:35:28.000 And I thank God it didn't become unconscious because I should have been, I got a great chin
00:35:33.000 and that's something that, that I really can't take credit for.
00:35:36.000 It's just something you're born with.
00:35:37.000 Yeah.
00:35:38.000 Yeah.
00:35:39.000 No, that's, that's crazy.
00:35:40.000 So you, you think like a, on a regular, like not a regular, but like somewhat.
00:35:44.000 Yeah.
00:35:45.000 I would say like a regular fighter in a, in like the UFC.
00:35:48.000 They would have probably been out from that.
00:35:49.000 A lot.
00:35:50.000 A lot of people would have been knocked out unconscious.
00:35:51.000 Yeah.
00:35:52.000 Um, I mean, some guys just have chins and some guys don't.
00:35:55.000 One thing that I see on the internet sometimes is people getting punched in the face for training.
00:36:00.000 They'll sit there and their coach will be tapping them on the jaw.
00:36:04.000 And I don't know what that's supposed to do, but it's the dumbest thing that I've ever seen.
00:36:08.000 Guys, stop doing that.
00:36:10.000 That's so bad for your brain.
00:36:12.000 And the truth is we all have a certain amount of punches that we're, that we can take.
00:36:17.000 And eventually your ability to take punches will go away.
00:36:20.000 So there is no such thing as training your chin.
00:36:23.000 What you're doing is decreasing your ability to take a punch.
00:36:26.000 All right.
00:36:27.000 My first ever X vlog.
00:36:28.000 That's dope.
00:36:29.000 Yeah.
00:36:30.000 I'm the first.
00:36:31.000 You and I are breaking the ice.
00:36:32.000 Let's go.
00:36:33.000 So shout out to X.
00:36:34.000 Shout out to Elon.
00:36:35.000 Elon X.
00:36:36.000 Thank you so much for having myself and Aiden on your platform.
00:36:38.000 Yup.
00:36:39.000 Obviously Aiden's an incredibly special human being.
00:36:41.000 I know whatever he touches will turn into gold.
00:36:44.000 I'm excited to be one of your first members or guests.
00:36:49.000 And hopefully this content goes incredibly viral.
00:36:53.000 And what an honor to chat with you, to get to know you.
00:36:56.000 I will be one of your followers and friends moving forward forever.
00:36:59.000 That's how I am.
00:37:01.000 My God.
00:37:02.000 Yeah.
00:37:03.000 Yeah, man.
00:37:04.000 UFC 309 tomorrow, November 16th, only on pay-per-view.
00:37:09.000 Be sure to check it out and stay locked in to my boy Aiden here.
00:37:13.000 Don't illegally stream it.
00:37:15.000 Just buy it.
00:37:16.000 Support.
00:37:17.000 And if you do, fuck you.
00:37:18.000 Exactly.
00:37:19.000 Woo!
00:37:20.000 Yeah.
00:37:21.000 That was awesome.
00:37:22.000 That was dope.
00:37:23.000 That was dope.
00:37:24.000 That was dope.
00:37:25.000 That was dope.
00:37:26.000 That was dope.
00:37:27.000 That was dope.
00:37:28.000 That was dope.
00:37:29.000 That was dope.