TORONTO — Fight week is finally here and a handful of UFC 206 stars took part in the open workouts at Massey Hall on Wednesday.
Here’s what they had to say.
Anthony Pettis
The former lightweight champ is cutting to 145 pounds for just the second time in his career when he takes on Max Holloway in the main event.
Max Holloway
The rising star wants people to hop on the Max Holloway bandwagon ahead of his interim featherweight title fight with Pettis.
Matt Brown
Brown talks about getting arrested years ago during an inadvertent trip to Canada and why that charge is clean off his record.
Donald Cerrone
Cerrone’s eye injury has been a big storyline heading into UFC 206. He gives us the story behind the injury.
Misha Cirkunov
Toronto’s own Cirkunov has a chance to move into the top 10 as he takes on Nikita Krylov in the featured preliminary bout.
Olivier Aubin-Mercier
Rising Canadian Aubin-Mercier discusses his lightweight fight against Drew Dober.
Duane Ludwig
Coach Duane “Bang” Ludwig talks about Matt Brown’s mentality heading into his fight with Donald Cerrone.
Lou Giordano
Weight management specialist Lou Giordano discusses working with Anthony Pettis for a full camp ahead of his UFC 206.
James Lynch is an MMA contributor for Sportsnet.ca. You can follow him on Twitter @LynchOnSports.
