UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko:
?I think it’s going to be a good fight. Katlyn will put everything inside the Octagon. Being in the position I’m in right now, it’s pushing me to train harder than anyone. Every training is like a mini-competition. I’m ready for anything, It doesn’t matter what my opponent has.?
?I want to be the best, everyone says this but few can do it. You have to keep your goals inside you. When people prepare for action and have this goal, they think first and then do. In my mind, it’s do first and think later.?
Challenger Katlyn Chookagian:
“I think it’s just another fight, I try not to think of it as the title. I’m confident in the way tat I’ve trained. Whether it’s fighting Valentina or someone else, train as hard as you can so you can be as prepared as you can for the day of the fight.”
“This is a lifelong goal to be the best in the world. This is the hard training I’ve put in my whole life. It’s paying off because I’m reaching my goals.”
UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones:
“I like (Reyes) as an opponent. I really like that he’s undefeated. I like what comes out of me when I fight someone undefeated. Dominick has the attitude of being superior, and it’s going to feel great to give him the first taste of defeat.”
“Fighting is fighting. A lot of these people like to consider themselves the ‘new style’, but theres only so many punches and kicks you can do. I’m starting to fight guys who – when they joined the UFC – I was already the champion. My job is to go in there and try to dominate.”
Challenger Dominick Reyes:
“I wouldn’t say (this rise to contender) was a whirlwind, I’m living this every day. I don’t look back very often, but yeah, it happened fast. It’s because of my work and attention to detail.”
“I’ve watched him catch an overhand right, I’ve watched his legs stiff. I grew up with guys like him. I’m not impressed. He’s scared today, he’s made that very clear.”
“He’s a great champion. If I were not the underdog, that would be pretty odd. Everything’s going exactly as it should be. When the road ahead seems daunting, take a breath and take it one step at a time.”
UFC Fight Night: Felder vs Hooker
Please allow me to call your attention to the upcoming UFC Fight Night: Felder vs Hooker on February 22, the third UFC event to be held in Auckland, New Zealand ? and the first in our time zone this year.
Main card:
#6 ranked lightweight Paul Felder vs #7 ranked lightweight Dan Hooker
Jimmy Crute vs Micha? Oleksiejczuk
Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs Yan Xiaonan
Ben Sosoli vs Marcos Rog?rio de Lima
Brad Riddell vs Magomed Mustafaev
Kevin Aguilar vs Zubaira Tukhugov
Prelims:
Jamie Mullarkey vs Jalin Turner
Jake Matthews vs Emil Weber Meek
Callan Potter vs Song Kenan
Kai Kara-France vs Tyson Nam
Loma Lookboonmee vs Hannah Goldy
Maki Pitolo vs Takashi Sato
Rachel Ostovich vs Shana Dobson
