9:55 P.M
As the reporters sit down in front of their computers and one by one begin logging into Microsoft teams they can't help wondering aloud what happened within T.W Combat Sports that would make Jay Williams hold a media conference call at 10 p.m. on a Monday night.
Around five minutes go by, where all the reporters who are going to show up, have done so.
10:02 P.M
It's now past 10 and the head coach of the Staten island-based MMA gym has not arrived.
'Is he just wasting our time?' some reporters continue to wonder aloud as the minutes crawl by. However, as curiosity grows, the group of reporters grow restless.
10:08 P.M
The reporters continue to talk in hushed tones, discussing what the big news could possibly be, and continue wondering why Jay Williams is running late.
"He posted earlier today on Twitter there would be permanent roster changes at T.W Combat." one of the reporters mentions.
10:15 P.M
"I'm sorry that I'm late folks. I had some last-minute meetings I had to attend. How's everybody doing tonight?"
The reporters all mumble in unison how they're good.
"So as I mentioned earlier on my social media account, one of our key fighters has departed our gym. As per a mutual agreement between Splatterhouse MMA and us Jessica House will permanently be training in Las Vegas so she can be closer to her family.
This decision was not made on the fly. As you all know since October 2019 Jessica House has been a fixture with T.W Combat Sports. She would travel back to Las Vegas every other weekend during her training camps to be with her husband and two children who remained in their hometown.
Jessica often talked about relocating her family, but didn't want to uproot her kids, and her husband's career. So everything continued to remain the same, that is until the covid-19 pandemic took over the nation.
Jessica opted to stay in Vegas with her children and family. Since we have a close relationship with several coaches from Splatterhouse MMA we spoke with them and they agreed to allow Jessica access to their gym while I kept up on her progress through Skype.
This morning I sat down and spoke with Anaquin Adams, a close friend of our gym, and discussed the Jessica Houseuse situation. We came to a mutual agreement that Jessica was better off training full time at Splatterhouse MMA so she could be near her kids and her husband.
Before you all go ahead and begin a rumor mill that there were issues between us and Jessica I will squash them. There were no issues, Jessica simply made a choice to be closer with her family, and I commend her decision.
We will back Jessica House completely, and she will always be family to us.
As you all know it is very late and I have a very early morning, so I will not be fielding any questions tonight. Thank you."
And with that Jay Williams disconnects from the conference.
10:17 P.M