UFC 264 Embedded: Vlog Series – Episode 1
Stephen Thompson and Gilbert Burns ready for a
[seagulls cawing]
[water splashing]
[thumping]
>> Again.
>> I know a lot of fans
and everybody’s talking
about how I deserve the title.
How everybody in the top five
has fought
Usman except for me,
but you know what I got a
tough guy in front of me
and not looking
past anybody at all.
So I got one
opponent in front of me,
that’s Gilbert Burns.
And with a good win over him,
I could possibly be
fighting for the title.
So I got to go out there and do
what I know that I can
do come Saturday night.
>> One-two-three.
>> Two years ago, I
fought Vicente Luque.
He’s actually
Gilbert Burns best friend.
Gilbert Burns was in the
Vicente Luque’s corner
during that fight,
ended up with an
unanimous decision.
Fighting guys ranked behind me.
Now, the UFC has
given me somebody
ranked in front of me,
the number two guy.
You know, I was on UFC 205
with Conor McGregor.
We broke all Madison
Square Garden records.
And here I am again, you know.
I’ve fought on some
really epic cards
and this is another
could potentially be
the best card of the year.
[thumping]
You know, early in my years,
my thoughts were different.
It was just being the champion.
It was just having that title.
And as I got older,
and as I’ve
trained with champions,
as I’ve trained
with Georges St-Pierre,
Chris Weidman, you know,
Anderson Silva, Lyoto Machida,
as I’ve grown in this sport,
it’s not about the title.
To me, it’s about
bettering myself,
being the best martial artist
and improving myself,
my being,
mentally, spiritually,
physically.
And I think with that mindset,
the title will come.
>> One more, one more.
[ring blowing]
Good job, good workout.
And every Saturday, a
week before the fight,
we do like a fight simulation.
>> Alright, big dog,
let’s get to work.
Today we were doing a circuit
we call it UFC at IHP.
It’s hell on wheels, man, It’s
three rounds, five minutes,
non stop, last training session
of a training camp.
>> Top speed, top
speed, go, go, go!
Take him down, Gil.
>> We try to simulate
everything in terms of
sequencing, time,
a mental attitude,
everything he’s
gonna find in the ring.
We emphasize
psychomotor vigilance,
which is staying
alert while you’re tired.
>> That next.
Good diagonal!
>> We know that Stephen
Thompson is gonna be
on a bicycle.
So what we had to do
is create a motorcycle
for Gilbert to get on.
So we focused a lot
on lateral movements,
closing the distance,
closing the distance in Xs,
trying to stay
off the tee line
so he’s not a target.
[grunting]
>> It’s no secret, Wonderboy
brings that karate style.
And, you know and Gilbert
brings the jiu-jitsu style.
But the jiu-jitsu style
also has hands as well too.
So we want to keep
the power that he has,
keep the strength,
keep the conditioning.
He’s always had
a good gas tank,
and it’s literally one
of the oldest matchups
in the books:
karate versus jiu-jitsu
and on July 10th, we’re gonna
see what comes up on top.
>> Time!
>> They say hard, hard barks.
Now we’re gonna
put the weight down.
Get the mind ready,
the body ready, recover.
Get ready to fight.
>> Perfect 10.
You’re ready to go.
[airport traffic]
[chatter]
>> Can you get this.
>> Thank you.
[chatter]
>> Daddy’s gonna putt.
>> What are you gonna get?
Hot shot, pro game, dart.
Darts?
[chatter]
>>
>> Wow!
>>
>> Total score, round
one, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0.
>>
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>> Eh!
>>
[tapping]
>> 5-4.
No, that was 5-4.
>> That was not a point!
>> No, it went out of bounds.
>> This guy’s crazy.
[laughing]
[bleep]
>> Nice, Mikey.
>> Hey, 5-1.
Bada bing, bada boom.
>> Alright, from now on
we gotta communicate.
>> Communication, boys.
>> Someone’s
gotta say, “Got it.”
>> Oh! Nice!
>> Boom.
We are the champions.
>> Normal Louisiana hot
sauces aren’t that hot.
This one right here, top secret.
KO edition, top
secret coming up.
Y’all wanted hotter.
It’s been a couple of years
since you pulled this out.
Like a dad joke thing.
Just keep that in your
pocket all the time.
I got a dad joke for you, Mike.
>> What’s your dad joke?
>> What do you call an
alligator in a vest?
>> What is that?
>> I don’t know.
>> An investigator.
>> That’s not bad.
>> Do you like that one.
>> I’m gonna keep that.
>> Open it.
[cross talk]
>> There’s a surprise
in here for you.
>> Did you open it?
>> I forgot how,
it’s been years.
I got it on the
fight trip in Brazil.
>> You got to pay Mike 20 bucks.
>> It doesn’t open,
what do you mean?
>> You got to take the
weight off your right foot.
But you got to
be– lean forward.
Lean forward.
Almost there.
[cross talk]
>> Big drama in the desert.
Here we go again.
Gotta work on my tan.
Gotta get a good
base coat out here.
>> Oh, it’s toasty.
>> I guess we’re just
runnig straight, yeah.
>> Head towards–
how much you wanna bet
I can throw a football
over the mountains.
>> Uncle Rico over here.
>> Head towards the hills?
>> Yeah, [bleep], let’s go.
>> It’s good to see
the neighborhood.
>> Mr. Rogers.
>> I see cactuses.
I’m just seeing the
different like cactuses,
[bleep] in people’s yards.
>> The correct
vernacular is cacti.
Back in the desert, baby.
>> This is what we’re for.
>> The dust up.
>> Yeah.
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[dramatic theme music]
>> Let’s go, champ.
Let’s go, champ.
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