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UFC 186 - Interviews: GSP, Rampage, Bisping, Mighty Mouse, Horiguchi


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1- Georges St-Pierre explains how going around the world helped him retreive his passion and energy; lists the right conditions that could influence him to comeback to active competition; discusses how returning to his kyokushin-karate roots ravitalized him.
2- Quinton "Rampage" Jackson exposes how he lost the love for MMA through his 1st run with the UFC; talks about the never ending pressure and unwanted attention generated by his "Superstar" status; compares the way fighters are treated in the UFC vs other promotions; confesses how he patched things up with Dana and Lorenzo; speaks about his nightlife habits and enjoying the company of the ladiiiiiies.
3- Michael Bisping denies using his loud mouth as a promotional strategy; discusses how his family handled the UFC Countdown camera crew filming in their home; explains the many hardships that come with a professional fighter's lifestyle; acknowledges the importance of the media in a MMA fighting career; talks about the "auto-play" mode that many fighters use during press tours... and then gets questionned by Pace for his "original" choice of socks for the interview.
4- Kyoji Horiguchi speaks about the advantage of karate training and the pertinence of forms (katas) for a future in MMA; exposes how the popularity of MMA in Japan decreased since PRIDE was bought out by the UFC and how the promotion could now boost the sport in his country.
5- Demetrious Johnson talks a little X-Box gaming and reveals if he once played EA Sports' UFC as himself to virtually beat his opponents up; opposes the naysayers of the Flyweight division; analyses Kyoji Hiroguchi's style; discusses the pressure bestowed upon UFC main-eventers to sell tickets; explains why he prefers the classy approach to promote his fights and how he keeps his "undefeated champion" ego in check
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