You know, so I'll get it started here.
Welcome, welcome to the channel, guys.
We have the Moroccan devil himself,
Youssef Zalal, getting ready for the
main event in Las Vegas against Aljamain
Sterling. How's that sound, bro?
Man, it sounds amazing, bro. It sounds
all the things that
I put out there. I said I said it last
year and and to come for actually
happening it sounds super grateful and
I'm super happy and and I can't wait to
to take every moment of that of that
fight week or this fight week.
>> How how's it been so far? I know like
with interviews you hear like oh how's
fight week been, but like it seems like
you're like a big manifestor like you
know putting things out to existence.
Like how does it feel just soaking those
things in?
Bro, it gives you clarity in your in
mind a little bit, you know. I feel like
I I I I go hard on myself. I kind of
like
overthink a lot of stuff and and stuff
like that. It's just normal for me.
That's That's what just happens, but to
to see it happen it gives a little calm.
Like I said I said this before in
interviews like to my brain a little bit
and obviously makes me grateful and
enjoy even what I'm doing even more and
I think that's the biggest thing.
>> Right. And I've been checking out the
YouTube. Seems like you're pumping out a
little more content and videos and
stuff. How was that process been of you
you doing that?
>> Yeah, man, [snorts] it's been it's been
cool. Like I I've been slacking on it a
little bit and
Sianya is is the girl that did all my
YouTube for this series and then
yeah, she's just set it up. I I flew
over here and she's been with me for 4
weeks and it's been it's been a camp for
her as well. So it's definitely been
been a crazy 4 weeks for sure.
>> Yeah, and that's why I really want to do
more interviews and stuff like that just
to show the personality of the fighters.
Like if people don't know, you know,
they're watching this for the first time
getting ready to see this event just you
know know a little bit more about you. I
know like you're a fan of Call of Duty.
So I just want to ask you like what was
your favorite Call of Duty out of all of
them?
Bro, I think it's it's always been
Warzone. I I I just played Warzone. I I
never played like big on campaign and
all that stuff, but I love campaign,
too, but I think
I mean Ghosts was a good one. Uh few
other ones, but I think the Warzone was
just the only thing I played.
Crazy part is I haven't played I haven't
played Call of Duty in like 2 years,
bro. It's really insane. Well, the peak
the peak of Warzone was insane, right?
Everybody was locked up. You're fighting
Ilia Topuria. You're doing different
things, you know what I mean?
>> Yeah, that's the old days right there.
So uh
>> Boy, I was staring at that screen for 8
hours. It was crazy.
>> Yeah, I mean a lot of people still do,
but I thought it was kind of more of
like a like you were into Black Ops or
Modern Warfare. Those older type of
multiplayer games, but Warzone
>> Modern Warfare was a great one. Modern
Warfare was a great one.
>> There's some really great ones. Modern
Warfare 2, Modern Warfare 3, Advanced.
What is it? I I forget some of the
There's a lot of them. They come out
every year, you know what I mean? So
actually I do want to just like talk
about your story. Like I said if
someone's just watching for the first
time, you know, what got you into mixed
martial arts as a whole and how did you
kind of just
go go along with the process over time?
God, bro, I never I never wanted to
fight. I was terrible at fighting. I was
not really uh
like a violent guy at all to be honest.
Like I mean I still hate blood and and
all that stuff, which is crazy, but
my mom and my dad decided to put me in
kickboxing when I was 10 years old and I
was just doing it just for fun. Like got
my ass whooped the first uh tournament I
ever done and
I was like I like I don't want to do
this. I was like [ __ ] no, I don't want
to do this. Like leave leave me alone,
you know? And then uh
uh kept doing it. I won after like few
months in and I was like oh yeah, I
started getting that dopamine of
winning, you know? And I was like all
right, I I started loving this and then
I remember came to the US in 2009 and I
think it's like been a year or 2 years
in here and then my mom reached out to
my dad and she was like hey, you should
put him in the into like kickboxing. He
always loved that and stuff like that
and and that's the kind of like the
story that started the MMA journey at 16
years old when I was in in the US.
>> So did you feel like it was like forced?
Like how many times were you training a
week as a kid? Like was this like a main
priority or kind of just like a side
>> Just every day. No, I was just doing
like not even not even a priority. It
was literally just like we'd go to
school. Me and my sister would go to
school and then come back, eat food, do
the homework and then like go go get the
the [snorts] like go kickbox and then
come back and repeat the next day. I
think it was like from Monday to Friday.
Usually it was sometimes like three
times a week. So it was kind of like
around that time.
>> Yeah, you seem like a pretty high energy
guy just from what I what I could see
from
stuff like that.
How were you as like a kid or like a
student in school? I'm trying to think
of like Bro, this is the crazy part. I
was a very quiet shy kid that this
people don't understand. That's like it
was very hard for me to socialize. I was
not a good socializer. I feel like once
you knew me, then I I like I was easy,
you know? I was like that, but I think I
I became a lot more comfortable with my
personality when I got older and older
and then that was like the easiest part
and I was like I'm people's people, you
know? It's easier for me to to to
connect with people and and and not to
connect with people either. So but it's
definitely that's when I learned the
easiest way for me. So getting into the
UFC like you do have a crazy story once
you got in. You're out here you're on
Fight Island with Ilia Topuria. You
fought
you fought Ilia on his debut and I just
wanted to go kind of progress a little
bit through your career before we go
into like the future about you know your
main event and stuff of of how it was
being in the UFC and then being removed
and also fighting in like a tournament
multiple times in one day and then
coming back to the UFC and going on this
insane run. Like I want to know how how
the the emotions were, you know, with
all the ups and downs of like being a
UFC fighter, which a lot of people
probably don't really know behind the
scenes of like what really goes on with
that type of stuff.
Yeah, man, it's it's crazy. So I uh
I got signed at very young age. I think
I was like 23. I think I was like the
sixth youngest fighter in the roster or
something like that and then uh
I remember I was like I lost two in a
row with Alafe and then I was like
okay, what the hell we're going to do
next? Blah blah blah. So I was like
okay, let me go to Morocco. I haven't
seen my mom for 10 years and that was
kind of like So I went to Morocco, seen
my mom and then I was supposed to fight
down here and then they canceled the
whole show. So that's when I made it
like [ __ ] it. I'm just going to go to
Morocco and just kind of
see my mom. I haven't seen my mom for 10
years. So this is going to be fun and
then uh
sure enough as soon as I get to Morocco
I think like a week later they call me.
They're like hey, they're back. They got
a TV deal. And that's when I was cutting
like I was trying to fight at 35. I was
dropping to 35 after I lost two in a
row.
>> Mhm. And then I was like okay and then
they made it a catchweight. I had my
flying knee knockout. And then then they
started talking about UFC and I was like
what the what the [ __ ] It was a
catchweight all this and I was like all
right, like whatever. Sure. Okay. And
then sure enough uh
right before COVID I get the call.
FaceTime from my manager. I was like he
never FaceTimes me and then I was
FaceTiming and I was like what the hell?
And he said we got it and then that's
when I got signed my debut against
Austel Lingo and then uh
yeah, man, I was speechless. The
emotions, the the hard work I've been
like dreaming about and and and it was
it was pretty insane to to even think
about it. I was like a like I'm actually
in the UFC and then uh
yeah, that was kind of like the start up
for that part. Right. And when when you
did have that
say your when you were removed from the
UFC roster, what what had to change
within you to be able to realize that
you still got this in you? I know you
you did fight in a in a separate
tournament. It was like a Spartan. What
was the name of the
>> Sparta. Yeah, Sparta. Sparta.
>> Sparta. You fought in a tournament
grappling, boxing or it was a kickboxing
>> Boxing, kickboxing, MMA.
>> Yeah.
In the same night, which was crazy. And
this was like how how was it dealing
with that that type of situation? It
felt like you know you're you're in the
UFC. You're over here. You're fighting
literally in in a in a tournament kind
of how they did it back in the back in
the days at Pride. Like how was it kind
of having that confidence within
yourself to know that you're still UFC
level?
Yeah, man, it was it was pretty crazy.
So when I got cut it was like
I didn't know what to do. I was like
just young and dumb, you know? I was
like I just didn't know what's going to
be next. I always been hard working. I
always been disciplined of of whatever I
do, whatever I chase. And I remember I
was just training just training, but
like mentally I was just like not kind
of there and I was like okay, what we're
going to do next? Like what's going on?
And I got lucky enough my teammate, he's
a UFC vet as well, was fighting outside
and the guy beat him and he went in and
and the guy started like getting
confident and then that's when I started
I that's when my first fight out back.
And I remember just like being there and
just seeing the difference from the UFC
to like it was kind of like a
I don't want to say embarrassed. It was
more of like
this is where it all started. Like it
made me grateful and and like opened up
my eyes to a lot of things, but I think
the biggest thing was is finding my
purpose, you know? And I think that's
where I really I've been blessed and
lucky and grateful to happen at a young
age, not at an old age because I feel
like if I got cut at an older age, the
your chances coming back is pretty
pretty slim. So for me that that was
kind of like I had that in my pocket and
and I that's what I was I was grateful
for and and I went in there and when
that bell started I was like I knew that
the pursuit to the road to back to the
UFC start that day and and that feeling
was yeah, it was unbelievable and I I
think when I made that connection it was
it was over. Sick.
I mean I I like I like hearing that cuz
I I really haven't heard kind of the
those type of of things in in other
videos and stuff like that and I really
want to
talk about your last performance against
Josh Emmett. I was actually there at
that event. I was there in person. The
energy is actually so crazy. I can't
believe I was actually there at a UFC
event and we saw you out there armbar
Josh Josh Emmett. No one has done that
to Josh Josh Emmett knocks out dudes
left and right. You're out here and it
happened really quick. You know, it
seemed like the crowd wasn't in in it
for some reason. Yeah.
>> You're all smiles. You're I feel like
you're just you just carry yourself
really well in that moment, you know?
And you know, how was that experience in
your in your last fight with that was it
UFC 320?
Bro, that was crazy. It was definitely
one of the craziest
moments of my life just because
of
my mom being there for the first time,
everyone watching me live. And I had my
family in there and then just being that
I like Josh Emmett and stuff like that
and and yeah, people feel like they were
not there, but who cares? You know, in
the end of the day it's like you still
got to carry yourself who you are.
Don't need to change yourself just
because the energy in the room is
changed or or any of that. So that's
that I keep the smile going and and
that's what I'm going to keep doing and
and that's that meant to me a lot, you
know what I mean? Just my family and my
mom specifically my mom just being there
and and and and I was like, man, if I
die today, it would be the happiest day
of my life and and that was kind of like
where where I was with that. I was like
just to kind of have that moment with
them and be like, your son did it. Your
son
showed you all your hard work and and
all your sacrifices. This is what it
brings you to a T-Mobile Arena in in the
pay-per-view card and and all this stuff
and yeah, man, it was it was a blessing
and
and I'm grateful. I had
I got to add that memory in my life and
it means a lot to me. Awesome. And you
come from Morocco. I've actually never
never been. How would you describe
Morocco to someone who's never been
there? Like how is it? Is Oh, Morocco is
fun, bro. It's it's fun. It depends on
what kind of vibe you want, but there's
all types of vibes down there, man. The
food the amazing. The hospitality is is
insane. Like it's it's it's beyond what
you can think. So I I think it's just
the hospitality and just the vibes. I
think that's the biggest thing and and
you you're going to have a great time.
No matter where you go you're going to
have a great time.
>> And there's some upcoming talent. We got
Marwan Rahiki, you know, making his UFC
debut breaking his other dude's jaw.
Like how was that? You were there. You
had a special moment with him. How was
that?
>> Yeah, I was there at the Contenders and
he's fighting again next week.
Yeah, he's fighting again next week and
yeah, man, he's he's keeping it rolling.
So he's
he's bringing that crazy kickboxing of
of Moroccans, you know what I mean? That
that that we we known for. So I I'm I'm
more of that technical part, but he's
more of that of that crazy wild part. So
I I love supporting that kid, man. He's
I love seeing him change his life and it
motivates me even more, you know what I
mean? To go out there and and do my
thing as well. So it is definitely
a great thing to have and and great
thing to bring to the UFC as well.
Obviously both of us represent Morocco
and representing to the highest levels
we can. So this definitely a great
opportunity for us to keep that flag
going and to keep it rolling.
>> For sure. Both of you guys are dogs and
speaking of technicality, I mean both
your opponent Aljamain Sterling, former
champion, very technical himself. Five
round fight. This is your first five
round fight. How was it you know,
preparing for
a high level chess match? It seems like
what
are like the words of what describing
this type of fight? How was it kind of
just preparing for this?
Yeah, man, it's it's like he's got a a
lot of this sport is mental, you know?
It's like the mentally you got to
prepare for this. You got to understand
your openings just like a chess game.
Understand all the openings. Understand
all the the checkmate routes and and
stuff like that. So but the end of days
we're going to go out there and fight.
So that's what's the most the beauty
about this sport is you can be as as
smart as you can, but the end of day it
still comes to violence. So and that's
the beauty of it. So I'm I'm excited to
just to have that name and and fight
that name in in like it's
man, I'm it's
it's like the words you can't even like
I can't even explain it, you know what I
mean? To to even dream about it as a
kid, you know what I mean? I was like I
was an amateur when he was in the UFC.
So it's it's it's pretty insane to to
even put that in perspective, you know?
Right. And you guys used to train with
each other for he was like getting ready
for Yeah, I trained as an when I was an
amateur he came in to Denver. I think he
was fighting a Sansao or somebody.
Got my ass whooped. He was whooping my
ass on the ground, boy.
>> crazy when you guys get in there like
That's the right. Submitted me with like
Anaconda or some [ __ ] I can't even
remember. I was boy, yeah, he he he he
[ __ ] me up for sure. And then I was
like on the feet I was catching him a
little bit, you know, it's like you
couldn't had a hard time a little bit,
but that was that was the young Youssef.
Right. And then it's different, right?
So once I mean once the cage doors close
and you'll you'll he'll probably
remember that and you'll probably
remember that too. So I think it adds a
little bit to the fight and I'm excited
for it. It is in a little the Apex so
the cage is a little smaller.
I did see an interview of his where he
says he's going to Gamrot style the type
of fight. Do you feel like that's kind
of like a chess level
setup for for the preparation for the
fight or do you feel like it's just kind
of what he's he's going for? Look, if if
he thinks he's Gamrot he thinks he's
Gamrot. I don't I don't I don't I don't
need to compare myself to nobody. I uh
I I do a lot of styles. I I feel like I
always mix it up and I've been a
grappling a lot the last few fights, but
it's going to be interesting I can show
my striking as well and I'm excited for
that that puzzle and that chess match.
Like I said, that's what excites me and
then for me I look for ways to make it
as easy as possible. So and that's
that's what I'm planning on doing on
Saturday night and and I can't wait for
that day.
>> Yep. And on the videos you you you have
like a post full of words and you have
like a word representing the year. Can
we talk about it a little bit cuz I want
to know more
how that started and who's kind of like
idea it was to to do something like
that. I really So it was actually the
head coach's idea. He's came out of
nowhere. He's like, hey, I want you to
pick
a word for the year that you can go back
to and look like reflect on and
all this stuff. So I was like, all
right. And we were kind of just talking.
And I was like I started picking the
words and
and every year I I really stuck with the
word like precision, like be precise,
execute my whatever I need, my game
plans and everything. And and now it's
it's obviously
this year is dominate. So I want to go
out there and and make this year my year
and and really go out there and dominate
in 2026. I I got to give a shout out to
my dad cuz he's always every time he
sees you he's like he's like, that's the
champ right there. That's the champ. I
appreciate you.
Shout out to your dad, my man. Thank you
for your support. I appreciate you.
>> shout out cuz he's like, man, this guy a
lot of people don't know about this guy.
Honestly, it's like I feel like
we got we got to show the people. We got
to cuz you are a very high level and
like you've been doing this for a very
long time. So I just want to be able to
you know, showcase that that type of
stuff and also share the love too, you
know. Nah, it's a lot of hard work.
Thank you guys. Thank you for the
support. A lot of sacrifice going into
this and especially getting ready for
you know, the biggest fight of your
life, you know, you're chasing
I think Aljo's ranked number five,
you're ranked number seven. So you know,
it's the numbers getting ready for the
title. You're you kind of gave Diego
Lopez a layup, you know, after the the
fight with I did. I [ __ ] up in that
one so bad. I [ __ ] up in that one so
bad. I should have been me, bro. It
should have been me in that Australia,
but hey, everything happens for a
reason, man and
I'm a big believer on that and look at
it now it's
it's even a bigger I mean I don't want
to say bigger opportunity, but it is
bigger opportunity for me cuz this is my
first main event and then to get to do
it and and really go out there and and
showcase my skills and perform against
one of the highest level like I said,
number five in the world. So for me just
to to have that opportunity I'm super
grateful and like I said, I I I leave it
to faith and everything happens for a
reason. I control what I can control and
that can uncontrollable is is out there,
not me.
>> Now, I got to ask you something very
important. So the the main event there's
been this thing circulating online about
the body posture. Have you seen this?
Have you seen about the the little Yeah,
it's my boy JT. It's my boy JT.
He's he's always done it and he's always
been right, too. It's crazy. So your
boy, what what are you what are you
going to do to prepare to make sure that
you're you're the one with the best Nah,
I don't need to prepare nothing,
brother. I I go in and face off the same
way I've been facing off. You guys seen
it every face off and it's going to be
the same face off you guys are going to
see and then I'm going to keep doing the
same thing.
>> Is there an art to it? Art to the face
off, would you say?
Yeah, you I mean for me I just like I
look at it I'm like, the job is done.
Now we go we actually go have fun and I
look at as you and and see what you
really can bring in, you know? I want to
see that. The people that think they're
all like the the the aggressive and all
this and that. I'm like, okay. Like keep
that same energy, you know? And that's
what's excites me about it. Just to kind
of get that feel of
we're going to go tomorrow. Yeah, for
sure. And it seems like a lot of people
are talking about Aljamain's grappling
and stuff like that. Of course, he had
insane insane war against Evloev. There
was a crazy exchanges going on.
I would say that his his striking is
underrated. You have mentioned it on
other videos before like even that fight
against Brian Ortega. He did show a
great, you know, versatility when it
comes to striking. He was doing a lot of
spinning attacks, you know, switching
stances and and you know, being very
aggressive. So
what do you you also agree that you
know, his striking is also a strong
suit, not just the grappling?
100%. I think he also has the
awkwardness that he brings the
awkwardness when it comes to striking. I
think that's what makes it difficult. I
think that's the puzzle like I like I
was talking about puzzles and stuff like
that. I think that's the biggest puzzle
that you have to solve with Aljamain is
that weirdness and awkwardness because
once you think you got him in the feet,
he obviously goes for a takedown right
away and then he always mixes it up. So
it's definitely a a weird style to deal
with. So this is what I'm I'm excited
about is to kind of have that puzzle and
feel that puzzle.
>> Right. So you did mention earlier that
you were signed up with kickboxing as a
kid, but you have a very very strong
finish rate when it comes to
submissions. When did when did grappling
and jiu-jitsu become more of like a a
thing you started?
Bro, I don't I don't like since I was
here when I started at 16, I started
with grappling dumbass whooped like bad
into like tournaments and stuff like
that and I don't know. I think I just
fell in love with the ground. I was like
I felt like it was easier to to deal
with the to a lot of people and and
obviously growing up and watching MMA
and like you see these wrestlers just
destroy everybody and then I love when
it there's that wrestler against a
jiu-jitsu guy straight grappler guy guy
and Charles Oliveira and Gamrot, that
was like a crazy one too. So like
speaking of Gamrot, you know, and then I
was like holy [ __ ] like just to see that
it's like like it motivates me and
excites me, you know. Did Did you have
like a favorite grappler you like just
like a you know, jiu-jitsu guy or some
guy you uh Charles Oliveira. Charles
Oliveira was was one of them. He was one
of the biggest ones I I really loved and
I remember when I was a kid uh I loved
Keenan Cornelius. Cornelius? Yeah,
Cornelius. Man, I have his autograph.
>> Oh, really? So my coach yeah, my coach
my old coach uh went to I think it was
ADCC or something like that or or worlds
or something I can't remember exactly,
but Keenan was there and then he always
loved how I talked about Keenan and he
just took a piece of paper and then he
signed it for me. That's it. I mean
Keenan Cornelius he's like he's very
funky in the way he he grapples, you
know. He's he's more of like a ghee guy
with a with his wrestling and stuff like
that. I just feel like the you know, the
jiu-jitsu community so vast and
I I'm very curious on kind of the the
grappler that happens in MMA just to see
what actually works.
What have you noticed from the training
room like what actually works in
a fighting scenario that really works a
lot just like in ghee or no ghee? Like
what what's like does not work in a
fight? What type of techniques?
>> [sighs]
>> I mean ghee ghee is like mostly it helps
you with like being a lot more
technical, you know, and a lot more
patient. I think it teaches you a lot
more patient being technical stuff like
that, but obviously in the no ghee it
just teaches you how to like control a
lot of control a lot more control. So I
think there's a lot of things that work
and there's a lot of things not work,
right? I mean if you're in half guard
trying to go deep half guard and you get
elbowed and punched in the face, that's
a whole different story, you know what I
mean? So I think it just depends on what
your style is and what can you bring to
the table, you know what I mean? So
there's a lot of things that work and a
lot of things don't work to be honest.
>> Yeah, and it seems like there's not a
lot of people especially right now on
the roster that kind of had like that
Ryan Hall level of jiu-jitsu of just
being very awkward and funky when it
comes to that.
Leg locks, boy. Yeah.
Yeah, those those are grabs your legs,
good luck.
>> That's I mean Volkanovski seems like the
only one that's hitting the leg lock
pretty consistently. I think he had like
four in a row. Um I I mean I wish I I
saw a little bit more. We saw maybe like
some calf slicers. Charles Oliveira had
a few calf slicers as well. I think
there's only like one or two in the UFC.
Is it only
I know Charles hit one. I didn't know if
it was but yeah. I just I just love
jiu-jitsu. I've been I've been training
for the last like maybe 3 years and the
more I train the more I realize like
bro, these guys are freaking It's fun.
It's fun. I tell people I was like as
soon as you pass the
the the like the hard stage of jiu-jitsu
once you get comfortable with rolling,
sweating, getting awkward positions and
all this and that, it becomes a lot more
fun. Like you you'll be like holy [ __ ]
like I can do this to a human being.
It's it's insane and and that's where
like I think the dopamine of our crazy
us humans being crazy and we just love
that dopamine of just whooping ass. So
it's like kind of like it feels good. So
yeah, I think that's like when it once
once you get to that stage, yeah, you're
stuck for life. So Yeah. And speaking of
dopamine, you enjoy cooking. I've been
I've also noticed that on your YouTube
channel. What are some favorite dishes
that you like cooking or what what do
you like about just cooking in general?
Bro, I don't know. I think it's like a
like that's how I show love to people
and stuff like that for me. I feel like
I love I love cooking and then it brings
me like calmness and like
I don't know. I just I'm in my zone
whenever I cook. It's like it's fun.
It's like stressful fun like crazy at
the same time.
>> those like food shows like the Oh, bro.
I stuff like that.
>> Oh, every every every other day my my
Instagram, my YouTube, my everything. I
I used to remember I used to watch
which I want to do in my life is you
travel the world and just try the street
food and like
all that food stuff and like all that.
Like that's Keith Floyd in it, right?
Like he just Yeah, it's like that's like
kind of my favorite. Like bro, I love I
love that like
uh The other one is eating with Phil
something like that. It's on Netflix.
It's a good one. But yeah, bro. I love I
love stuff like that, man. Like I I got
cooking books. Matt There you go. Here's
one right here.
Matthew Mattson He's hilarious.
Yeah, shout out to my boy, but Yeah,
man. I don't know if we can stop but
what are some favorite meals that you
like cooking up for or even that you
like to enjoy yourself? Like what are
your some go-to meals that you like?
Boy, burgers
wings, pizza
Moroccan foods like it's big Moroccan
food is called seffa. I love seffa.
Seffa is like my
>> Okay. What is that?
What What What is that? How It's like a
it's like a pasta. Like you can make it
sweet or savory. So it just depends on
what you want, but boy, it's
It's fire. I'll make I'll make my mom
make one right as soon as I come back.
Bro, I can't wait. And uh so Volk kind
of has to worry about you getting the
belt and the cooking with the YouTube
channel too, it seems like, you know
what I mean?
Yeah, he's he's he's he's ahead of that
part when it comes to like the YouTube
and all that stuff. I'm not I'm not
really good at that stuff, you know, and
I feel like I should have I should have
done it a while a while back because
like I actually love cooking. Like it's
one of my favorite things in the world,
I swear. Yeah. But
yeah, I mean it is what it is. Just
fighting him is is it's the biggest
thing it's going to be the biggest story
of my life. So and I can't I can't wait
for that day to happen.
Well, I just wanted to say thank you
again for you know, hopping on, bro. And
I I just I'm I'm
honestly honored to have you. You're
actually my first UFC guest online.
Let's go. Let's go.
>> you're the first one.
>> memories right here. Let's go, baby.
>> we're going to be at that that Apex
event. So we'll be there in person to
support. Hope to see you out there and
I'm very honored like to like I said to
to talk to you on fight week. I know you
got 100 different things probably going
on right now. You're locked in and I
just want to say thank you, man.
Nah, I appreciate you for having me,
man. Yeah, of course. Anytime. And thank
you for having me here and like I said
it's it's awesome that I'm I'm the first
one and and we're making history right
here. So let's get it.
>> Yes, sir. So
Mr. Youssef Zalal, see him at the Apex
main event five rounder. Let's go.
Let's go, baby. Thank you, my man. I
appreciate you.
>> I appreciate you, man. I apologize with
the the motorcycle and stuff like that.
Oh Nah, nah, you're good. You're good.
Say shout out to your dad, dog.
Tell him tell him soon. My man Jose,
thank you, my man, for your support. I
really appreciate you and I can't wait
to be a champion and I will be a world
champion. So you get to say to your son
ask you like see I told you that was the
champ. And then yeah, man. Thank you for
your support. I appreciate it. I can't
wait.
>> That's awesome, bro. I really appreciate
that. Honestly, you love that. You love
that. You love that. So I got you.
>> Thank you. Thank you, man. And like I
said, we'll see we'll see you out there
in Vegas, man. Best of luck.
>> Yes, sir. Let's get it. Let's get it.
>> Yep.
