OUT ON THE TOWN
McGregor takes his team to dinner at Green Valley Ranch.
Vera offers a toast to all the coaches and McGregor, thanking them for everything they’ve imparted on the hopefuls over these weeks together in Las Vegas. Everyone tucks into a steak, a sip of Proper No. 12, and McGregor hands out $1,000 worth of chips for everyone to use in the casino.
UFC APEX
Gibson rolls into the facility for his own fight prep, speaking with Chandler about the contest while acknowledging that he’s somewhat compromised by his knee injury.
In a solo sit down, Chandler says there is big pressure on Gibson to take out the last remaining Team McGregor original and make it an all-veteran finale, though he doesn’t share those thoughts with his charge.
The veteran talks about knowing how to use his range and working behind his jab, which is a simple, but under-utilized, piece in the game. The plan is to close the distance and make this a grind, but it’ll be interesting to see if Gibson can implement that strategy against the powerful DiSciullo.
TUF HOUSE
Chandler, Jason Strout, and Bob Cook come through, meeting with Gibson as he gets a shake-out in in the backyard.
Katona and Gibson get into a little back-and-forth in the kitchen, with the former feeling like he’s picked on and the latter suggesting no one likes the Canadian finalist. Gibson admits in a confessional interview that there is a little bit of mind games to it, believing he’ll face Katona in the finale, while the former TUF winner takes it all in stride, saying it’s all things he’s heard before, many times.
WEIGH-INS
