The following events in this thread occur on Thursday, December 19th so no references or statements should be made on social media regarding this event until December, 19th.
The vibe at the GFN 4 Press Conference in Berlin, Germany was like none other. Due to the history of one particular fighter a call for extra security had been made and so led by Shazir ''Shao'' Khan several men in suits escorted President Khan to his seat the press table and three settled on each side of him in case they needed to restrain Misty or Rupika who she certainly would try to provoke and antagonize throughout the event.
Mr. Khan takes a seat and immediately fields the first question his way.
Mr. Khan after the recent success of Sauvage vs. Galanos preceded by Malkasian vs. Ward it seems that GCC is in an upwards swing, how do you think GFN 4 will fair in comparison to your previous commercial successes?
Mr. Khan: I expect this to be our most successful event to date. In terms of Social media popularity, Rupika Khan has caused quite of stir and she knows how to get our name out there and she's going up against Misty DeMeans who may be new to GCC but at one time was a household name in the world of MMA. I expect this event to do crazy numbers, set records and then we plan to break them all over again next time out.
If Rupika defeats Misty DeMeans, will your granddaughter be next in line for a GCC featherweight championship fight?
Mr. Khan: Yes. I spoke to Rupika about it already and she knows how big of a fight this is for her. Things maybe a little awkward if Gaia Galanos retains against Juanita Sanchez next year but I know that both of them have no qualms putting on the fight if it comes down to it, especially Rupika.
Mr. Khan, what do you say to your critics who insinuate you have hired a steroid cheat in Misty DeMeans?
Mr. Khan: During our negations with Misty DeMeans we were well aware of the accusations leveled against her but ultimately came to the conclusion that at the very least there was a severe lack of sufficient evidence. In fact, she was never suspended by any athletic commission. Although she had been released by Union, it was not under any specific code.
Are you suggesting Misty DeMeans had no wrong doing?
Mr. Khan: What I am suggesting is, GCC had no reason to blacklist her or keep her from participating from the sport. With that in mind, she will be drug tested and held accountable by the sporting commissions in which govern her fights. We like any other promotion do not condone, support or facilitate a breeding ground for cheating and should we catch someone -anyone- using performance enhancement drugs I am sure it will be caught well before they string together a huge win streak on route to a world championship, I promise you that.
With the media in a frenzy they then begin to direct their line of questioning to...
You?
JaySon Francis is cracking up laughing after hearing what Clive Hillbilly Hicks had to say.
Tom Harland | GCC writer
''Hey JaySon, I wasn't able to catch up with you at the open workouts but how do you feel heading into the fight after suffering a tough decision loss against Tommy Ward in your GCC debut?''
JaySon Francis | The Praying Mantis
''I am feeling pretty good. I give it to that boy Tommy, he won on the judges score cards but I don't think I lost a fight against him. I can't sit here and complain about it because Drippy just reminded my ass last out that it's on me to make sure the fight doesn't go to the judges score card. My bad.'''
Kevin Wilson | MMAWORLD.COM
''How does it feel to be going up against yet another big name in Ross Hanson? Do you think you've been thrown right into the fire?''
JaySon Francis | The Praying Mantis
''What fire? I'll fight any of these heavyweights. To keep it a hunna, Ross Hanson looked like a fat piece of dogshit his last fight. If that boy wasn't fighting the worst fighter in the division Robby Nitro, he would have got scrubbed. If he shows up overweight and out of shape again he isn't getting away with that shit again on my block.''
Nancy Holton | CageRage.com
''In the heavyweight division there's been a lot of discussion about who won the fight between Erik Malkasian and Tommy Ward, what are your thoughts?''
JaySon Francis | The Praying Mantis
''I think it goes back to what I was saying earlier, if the fight goes to the judges you've lost control of your fate. Shit happens but I think both of those boys could have pushed harder to end the fight and none of this discussion would be a thing. If I had to call it, I'd say Erik deserved that shit. Tommy has made a bad habit of holding niggas against the cage and just trying to score points. These boys out here are just trying to game the system and that shit is sad to me.''
Tyson Johnson | Blogger
''Nobody is really talking about it Jay but real talk how do you feel about Misty being the first minority black women in GCC to main event?''
JaySon Francis | The Praying Mantis
''Oh, I fuck with the vibe for sure but I don't think our community is claiming her like that. She be putting on way too much effort to entertain these white folk out here and I can't fuck with that sort of clownery. As a fighter, I respect what's she's done in MMA but you tripping if you don't think Drippy can put an end to all the hype while reppin' the Gunplay MMA flag.''
Tyson Johnson | Blogger
Yeah, that's what's up!
JaySon Francis | The Praying Mantis
''Now that we got our foot in the doors and snuck our guns passed security, I am putting the word out to all the dogs at Gunplay MMA. It's open season on EVERYBODY who ain't riding with the crew. In 2020, we're taking this whole MMA game over and I put that on EVERYTHING.''
Clive Hicks is at the press conference calmly getting some reading time in when a reporter rudely interrupts by asking him a question. He slips a book mark where he's left off and addresses the media.
Clive, your teammate Misty DeMeans had quite a lot to say about her upcoming fight and her career in general how do you feel about what she had to say? Clive: Why you askin' Clive? He ain't got no opinion on any of it. Misty is a free independent voting woman of color from the greatest nation on planet earth just excersin' her god given right to freedom of speech and when she's talking Clive is listening. Yur boy has nothing up the upmost respect for this women and everything she's accomplished in this sport even if she's probably a blue voting lib. Clive Hicks glances over at Misty seeking her approval, he's ignored. Last time out we saw you dominate Reggie Martin with your wrestling for over three rounds, how do you feel about your victory? Clive: Yur boy is feelin' pretty gosh darn' good about it to be honest with ya! Clive still feels like we need to run it back once more on American Soil to truly prove who the better man is between us and when that days comes everyone will be looking forward to it! How do you feel you stack up against Tristan McPeak? Clive: Yur boy Clive is looking forward to advancing to the finals and winnin' the GCC middleweight championship! Clive has been scoutin' McPeak and noticed McPeak likes to McSneak them cheeseburgers in between his workout sessions! See if Agustin Gates wasn't one of them lazy, unmotivated, self entitled Obama voters then he probably would have probably tested McPeak a little bit more. Oh well. How do you see the fight ending? You've been criticized for being a boring lay and pray type fighter. How do you feel about these assertions? Clive: Ha! When Clive is laying, he certainly ain't praying. When Clive is praying, that's usually between him and the great man above typically on Sunday morning. At HILITE FC yur boy gets all the training and prep he needs and it's his job to execute whatever the coaches call for before and during the fight. For Tristan McSneak a burger, we got something we think is going to be real excitin' for the fans. Don't be surprised if we earn the fight of the night and yur boy walks away with a nice little Christmas spending bonus! MURICA! Clive if you advance to the finals, who would you hope is standing across from you? Your training partner Sigurd Bjarnasson or your long term friend, Jack Nation? Clive: Oh, you put yur boy in a real tough spot! Sigurd is a teammate a damn good one at that but Jack Nation is a good ol' American folk and a damn good man and role model of mine and for that reason, I hope it's Jack Nation Clive fights for the middleweight championship. It would be a great honor for Clive to share a cage with that man and accomplish something he's spent his whole life trying to achieve!
What would it mean to you to become GCC's first middleweight champion?
Clive: It would mean the world to Clive! Have you taken a look around this place? It's run by the foreigners! The featherweight champion is from Greece. The lightweight champion is from Thailand and even our teammate Erik Malkasian is from some country called Armenia! Where are the goddamned American champions!? We're a rare breed around these parts half of the people in this country alone don't even speak English! This is an international injustice that requires American intervention! It's time to give the good american folk something that can relate to, people who they can cheer for and role models for kids everywhere with regular normal names like John, Chris, Becky and Samantha!
A reporter tries to ask another question but Clive stands up and puts his hand on his chest and starts to sing the national anthem....
After hearing what her opponent Rupika Khan had to say, Misty can't help but smirk. She leans into the microphone and looks at Rupika mockingly.
Misty DeMeans | GOAT
You done, right? Forreal... forreal, girl tell us how much you had to pay them niggas to ask you them questions first?
Rupika Khan at this point is far from impressed as Misty prods at her, the audience can't help but laugh along with Misty before she addresses her first question.
MMA WEEKLY | Jessica Haut
Misty, you seemed to specifically target Rupika Khan out of all the potential challengers in the GCC featherweight division... why?
Misty DeMeans is all smiles as she nods her head along, pleased with herself.
Misty DeMeans | GOAT
I wanted to fight Khan to send a message. All these scumbag promoters bitch ass niggas got together behind the scenes and black balled me, tried to keep me out the sport. And Khan? He ain't that different, different. He was all on that trust issue type bull afraid to step in some toes and piss people off... fuck that noise. So, since he started doing his promoter tricks I figured picking a fight with Rupika was my best way in the door and Rupika fell for hit hook line and sinker. I got my money and I got my fight.
Misty keeps her focus straight ahead not looking to her left to see how Rupika or her grandfather has reacted to her statements. Although if she had to guess, Rupika probably had rolled her eyes. ''Fuck her'' she thought.
FIGHT GOSSIP | Garret Haag
Misty this fight you've taken in Global on December 21st, is this a one off fight? Or can we expect to see you fight in Global again?
Misty DeMeans | GOAT
I'd love to fight here again. I have always been on that loyal tip, I've always been that exclusive bitch. These other fighters don't understand loyalty but I don't blame them cause when you loyal these MMA promotions fuck you over anyways just like Union. I probably would have fought there for life if they handled they shit right even when companies were paying 3x amount Dante was paying his fighters, I took his fights and repped the brand cause I knew it was going places and in the end I'd make all that money back but they ain't have the visions I do, shit... their loss.
Misty DeMeans shrugs her shoulders and leans back in her chair. Defiantly she throws her feet up on the table knocking off her name plate and water bottle from the table. She laughs again.
German MMA | Elias Maximilian
So if you don't return to Global is it safe to assume you will be going on a hiatus and we won't see you fight in the near future?
Misty DeMeans | GOAT
I can't say that Global has earned that type of respect yet but nah, I don't have any plans to take any other fights outside the ones offered by Global. Them niggas don't deserve my money. See they quick to talk about how much money they could pay me, how im stepping away from money fights but it's only a money fight, they only pay you that much money cause you going to make them double on they fuckin' investments on you. So the next time you hear these dumbass niggas talking about how I ain't shit, I ain't this & I ain't that every time they say I turned down big money fights they telling you I was worth that sort of investment like stop cappin' bruh.
A media member calls out a question but she doesn't feel like answering the question so she ignores it.
SHERDOG | Tyler Durdan
What do you say to your critics the one's who claim your entire MMA career is invalid due to your steroids usage?
Misty snarls at the question and shrugs her shoulders in a carefree manner. It doesn't appear to bother her much.
Misty DeMeans | GOAT
I tell them niggas thank you for the compliments. I am clean and have always been a clean fighter so that shit used to bother me but I am growing up quickly and changing my perspectives on shit. The way I see it now is that they using this steroid bull as a way to cope, to cope with the fact I have knocked out their friends, teammates, brothers and sisters and outright embarrassed them. By saying I am a cheat, it gives the likes of Zari credibility she ain't gonna get by holding a championship she never beat me for and the same goes with the former champ. On the reverse, the shit is like a compliment to me because they think what I have done to these fighters cannot be done by natural means, that my greatness can be explained by science and that my performances were created in a lab somewhere, shit is funny as hell when you think about it.
Blogger | Noah Schneider
How do you think the competition compares to the competition you faced in Union?
She yawns.
Misty DeMeans | GOAT
I mean, I guess we are going to have to wait and see but so far I say that it probably exceeds the talent in Union. I spar with Mila Sauvage every damn day and that chick ain't no scrub and we seen how Galanos gave her the work. Sophie Anderson is probably the toughest bitch I know other than myself and Trixie pretty much broke one of her ribs in that fight. These Global chicks are hungry for sure and nobody is coming into Global off the couch, barely prepping for fights and flying over the globe to compete in trash wrasslin death matches weeks before they fights and still winning around here. Honestly, it came to a point where we didn't even need to even game plan in Union. I'd show up, throw a few punches and the fight was just about over with. No cap, there's some promising talent over there for sure but I think 99% of they roster ain't fucking with Global and that's just my opinion on the matter.
At the conclusion of her answer, she reaches into her pocket and pulls out her cellphone.
MMA Underground | Jett Weekly
Are there any other fights that interest you right now?
Misty DeMeans | GOAT
Hold up, let me send this tweet real quick.
Tweet sent.
As if she was bothered, Misty begrudgingly puts the phone down on the table and looks up.
Misty DeMeans | GOAT
Shit, outside the champ Gaia Galanos? Not really. Maybe, Trix? I almost feel like I need to get those two fights back for HILITE. Kali? Fuck that stupid bitch. Check it tho, I ain't really tripping off it too hard. I ain't sign with Global to run from fights and Khan will get the Dante Reed treatment, you slide a fight deal across the table and toss me a pen and I'mma sign that bitch no questions asked as long as the money comes with it. Simple.
MMA Underground | Jett Weekly
How do you think you stack up to Rupika Khan?
Misty throws a glance Rupika's way for the first time and just laughs to herself, shaking her head dismissively.
Misty DeMeans | GOAT
Bitch please, you lookin' at a stacked house going up against a crack house. This chick can't throw hands with me, this chick can't mix it up in the clinch with me. You know damn well she going for submissions and unless she hits a hail Mary she ain't gonna get it. Plus, I roll with some of the best jits practitioners in the world and have been expanding my game in the last few months.
Misty was confident in her abilities; she recently earned her blue belt in BJJ and felt much more comfortable fighting off her back then she ever did.
MMACORE | Jack Ross
You've been training out in Thailand over the summer, any noticeable improvements to your striking game because of it?
Misty nods her head in confirmation.
Misty DeMeans | GOAT
Yeah for sure, I got a little something in the works. Shit I know how to throw a pretty good kick now. (Laughs). It still ain't on the level yet, it's still a work in progress but we getting the kickboxin there. I am all about learning some new shit and adding new toys in the toolbox but don't expect anything crazy, I am going in there to throw hands ain't trying to over complicate things. This chick ain't going to be able to take the punches, not over the course of five rounds.
SHERDOG | Bryce Johnson
What do you say to your critics that imply that Rupika Khan is just a gimme fight?
Misty DeMeans | GOAT
There ain't no gimme fights over here. If I wanted gimme fights, I'd sign up to box in Elite with those boys brought in with they stat padded records that shit be hilarious to me. Nah, Rupuke might not be the top of this division but that's not my business. If it's a gimme fight, then shit... let me have one. Ya'll must have forgot how I am a 5-0 underdog, each time I step to the cage niggas was just trying to lose all they money, mortgages, they kids college plans shit everything just to put they bets against me. Ya'll really need to stop all this tom foolery out here and put that respect on my name.
Misty DeMeans pulls her feet down from the conference table and sits up straight.
Misty DeMeans | GOAT
Last question, ya'll act like I am the only one up in this bitch.
Allthebestfights| Anon
What are your predictions for the fight?
Misty DeMeans | GOAT
I am going to knock this bitch out cold, I don't think she makes it out of the second round.
With that Misty DeMeans shoves the microphone aside, crosses her arms and leans back in her chair and tries to be on her best behavior for the remainder of the event.
Before the media can ask a single question to Misty DeMeans, Rupika exerts her will by grabbing the microphone and pointing to what seemingly was a random member in the crowd.
Rupika Khan: You! Yeah, you. You have a question for me, so... what is it it?
Q) Uh, yes. Right. Rupika, how does it feel to be the one chosen to step into the cage with Misty DeMeans on her first fight back since being fired from Union?
Rupika Khan: Great question. It's obviously a great honor because I am pretty sure I speak for every other women on the roster when I say everyone can't wait to shut her up. I wanted to fight her, you probably wanted to fight her, my neighbors, my cousins hell it seems like somebody from every other MMA promotion around wants a piece of Misty DeMeans and it's going to come down to me, a KHAN, to end her streak of terror once and for all.
Q) Are there any concerns that Misty DeMeans will have an unnatural or unfair advantage against you?
Rupika Khan: No, my grandfather will ensure that Misty DeMeans is a clean fighter before, during and after December 21st in Berlin Germany. That said even if she wasn't clean, it wouldn't change a thing. We are not in America and we aren't in Brazil, this isn't the land of excuse making and there isn't a steroid or PED on this planet that can prevent me from locking in a submission and breaking her will to the point where she has no choice to tap.
Q) Misty DeMeans will be quite a leap in competition compared to Brooklyn Amor and Katherine O'Campos, why do you think you are ready for a fight of this magnitude?
Rupika Khan: Is she really though? I mean, maybe I am in over my head and she really is the Jordan of MMA but maybe just maybe the place where she came from and built her career isn't what it appears to be. I have faith in my grandfather to build the biggest and best MMA promotion in the whole wide world and perhaps in just a few months he's already done exactly that. I mean, think about it...
Rupika Khan looks over at Misty DeMeans and smiles.
Rupika Khan: Brock Quarry? Takeshi Kato? Heck, even my bud Rob Jones were looking like world beaters when they were in Union GP but when they came to Global what did they become? If you ask me, I'd say they were what they've always been. You are only as good as your competition and I just think that the competition over there just wasn't that good. Over hyped. Overrated. Just like you, Misty.
Rupika Khan glares at Misty DeMeans from across the table before she fields the next question.
Q) Rupika your grandfather has stated that you will be up next in line when you finally upset Misty DeMeans. So how do you feel you match up with Gaia and Juanita Sanchez?
Rupika Khan: Well as over hyped as I think Misty maybe, I am not going to sit here and look past her. She is still a world class striker who has proven she's one of the best in the area but unlike her counterparts, I will test out just how well rounded she truly is. For the first time, I WILL put Misty on her back. I WILL look for the submission. I WILL make her uncomfortable and I WILL land a punch! On December 21st, the 5-0 queen over there is finally going to experience her first fight!
With her tirade completed she immediately puts the microphone down and relaxes in her chair as if she knew her job was done. All the while in the crowd, two media particular members exchange notes between each other.
We asked all the questions she paid us for right?
Yeah dude, for now.