10 Excruciatingly Awkward UFC Post Fight Interviews
When talking is more challenging than fighting, some unique moments inevitable occur.
The post-fight interview is a crucial part of any big fight. After testing yourself in the UFC and coming out on top, the opportunity to let off some steam is just reward.
Mostly, the post fight chat is a vehicle for a victorious fighter to show off their personality. Some will use to call out a potential opponent to set up their next fight. Mickey Gall infamously talked his way into the UFC after calling out CM Punk after winning his pro debut with Dana White in attendance. Alexander Gustafsson recently used his time to propose to his pregnant girlfriend in his home town, which was very nice indeed. Thankfully, she said yes, and UFC Stockholm had a happy ending.
Not all interviews have a happy ending however, with some ending in calamity. In 2010, Jake Shields' mic time was cut short after defeating Dan Henderson in Strikeforce. Jason Miller somehow ended up in the cage and interrupted Shields asking for a rematch, which sparked the famous "Nashville Brawl" that also involved Gilbert Melendez and the Diaz brothers.
While thankfully nothing as bonkers as that has happened in UFC, there have been many moments that left you cringing and embarrassed. Some of these were so bad we hoped the ground would swallow us up whole, just so we didn't have to watch anymore. Let's unlock some repressed memories.
10. Brock Lesnar Almost Loses UFC Its Main Sponsor
Brock Lesnar was not a friendly man on this night. After slaughtering Frank Mir in their UFC 100 main event rematch, he wasn't exactly sunshine and lollipops after retaining the heavyweight championship. Avenging what was at the time his only loss, Lesnar got in Mir's face for talking smack in the lead up to the fight. No handshake after the fight. Just trash talk.
Lesnar flipped off the booing crowd, and screamed into a camera as saliva and his mouthpiece came flying out. As his rage seemed to gradually grow from the moment the fight ended to the point his hand was raised, Brock took out all his anger on the poor microphone and Joe Rogan.
Lesnar would start by screaming for the fans to keep going as they booed him mercilessly. He then explained he had got in Mir's face after the fightbecause Mir "had a horseshoe up his ass" and he had pulled it out and beat him over the head with it. An interesting metaphor.
When Rogan asked Lesnar about his future, he said he was gonna "drink a Coors Light, because Bud Light doesn't pay me nothin" while pointing at the big Bud Light logo in the middle of the octagon. This caused a major stink that Brock had to apologise for later. I'd have loved to see Dana White tell angry Brock he needed to say sorry.
Brock then said "hell, I might even get on top of my wife tonight" and left with a sarcastic wave.