The following events in this thread occur on June 4th, 2020 so no references or statements should be made on social media regarding this event until June 4th, 2020 . Due to COVID-19 the press conference will be held via ZOOM.
On the GCC women's bantamweight division
''It's an amazing division. With it being so new there were initial concerns of the division lacking depth after it's launch but it's quickly becoming one of the deepest divisions in GCC. After the conclusion of Ito vs. Ward, it won't take us long to find us our first contender. We expect the women's bantamweight division to expand even further in the near future. I think it's no longer up for debate that we have the best women's division in MMA.''
On a new weight class
''We have no immediate plans to introduce another weight class at this time but we hope to introduce a new weight class to open up 2021. We will be looking at a light heavyweight division or super heavyweight division. It really depends on whether or not the talent pool is deep enough out there because I am sure the fans would love to see it. That said, we have no plans or desire to add an open weight division as we feel that all fighters should have a relatively equal playing field and we hold the upmost respect for the state and host countries athletic commissions guidelines and do not intend to exploit or find loopholes in these guidelines even in regions where there are none.''
On GCC 10 being headlined by Rob Jones and Vishis Vourture
''There wasn't much of a discussion here. Not to take away from either men but Misty hasn't left us with much choice. She has publicly made statements that she will not be fighting on July 3rd, implying that she may not show up to the event. We are fully prepared to strip her of her championship should this occur but we hope it does not come to that. In the end her statements all but talked herself out of the main event slot at GCC 10 which is also very unfortunate to Jessica House who has proven herself to be a more than worthy challenger. Rob Jones vs. Vishis Voruture is an amazing fight worthy of standing on it's own.''
On GFN 9 in Japan being cancelled
''We probably could've gotten away with holding an event there with a live crowd but we didn't feel entirely comfortable with that idea just yet. Fighter safety is always our biggest concern along with protecting our fans around the world. While GCC 9 was initially scheduled to occur in Japan, we have made the event free to anyone streaming from within Japan and existing fans with splat memberships will be receiving a free month of content for June. Our Japanese fans are amazing and we know they have a desire to watch and support high level MMA so we will be looking to hold an event in Japan as soon as possible.''
On Knight vs. Kosov
''A great fight and the fans are relieved that they are going to finally be able to watch this one go down seeing as it's a bout that has previously been cancelled. Nika Kosov has looked impressive each time out but Krystal Knight has the experience and has already been in he cage against proven competition each time out. This is going be a very fun fight my friends!''
On the bantamweight title fight
''Both of these women have made it through their respective sides of the brackets in impressive form. Sammie Ward has a high profile win over Misty DeMean's younger sister Feloni and showed a complete MMA game over her win against Cinzia Rossi. On the other hand, you have Akane Ito who pulled off the very first twister submission in GCC and holds a victory over one of the best grapplers the GCC has ever seen in Xiuhua Zhou. I think both of these women represent the sport of MMA at an extremely high level and ultimately will go down as the pioneers of this division. I am extremely proud for both of these women and I cannot wait to see which one of these ladies become the first ever GCC women's bantamweight champion.''
GCC 9 call conference soundbytes
Akira Young
''My family never quits, but Shadows will if I have anything to say about it.''
Kyle Young
''JaySon is a great competitor, but he isn't walking out of that cage as easily as he thinks. Speed isn't everything in that cage, and I'm going to prove it.''
Ambrus Themis
''Thank the heavens he's not a kickboxer!''
Official Statement From The Family Zhou -
“While our estranged daughter did suffer a setback in her previous fight, we know she has the determination to succeed in this sport. We trained her well as far as time management is concerned and keeping up with a strict regimen. We have no doubt that she includes these teachings in her training and will recover in order to become champion. She may not be the first one but will be the best.”
Nika Kosov
''This fight should have happened earlier in the year and because it didn't due to my father's passing and an injury I picked up, a whole lot has changed here in GCC. We have a division champion that refuses to fight so me and Knight don't have anything to aim for here. Who ever wins need reassurances that we can fight for a belt earlier than December. Me and Knight are going to go to war and we deserve that much. I'm confident that I'll pick up the victory though so we will have to talk about that then. My main focus is taking on Knight, she is very dangerous on the feet so I have to stay cautious until it gets to the ground.''
Ariel Shadows
''I don't do hype jobs. I'm just going to go out there and kick somebody. Best of luck to Akira Young, I'll see you on June 5th.''