Shine Fights' press conference for their upcoming Worlds Collide show was a highly entertaining event. The card is headlined by Ricardo Mayorga, making his MMA debut against veteran Din Thomas. Besides being a very talented world class boxer, Ricardo Mayorga is a very funny dude who knows how to hype a fight.
Here's a list of some of Ricardo's verbal daggers that were aimed directly at Din. He didn't just say this stuff to Din, he basically screamed at him in a very rough, cigarette smoking enhanced tone. And of course, all in Spanish, not one word in English. In fact, Mayorga started screaming at Din from across the room from the second he saw him. He was a showman from the get-go.
•"You haven't been hit by your father like I will hit you!"
•"I won't hug you like I hug my wife."
•"I will knock you out inside 2 minutes!
•"After I knock you out, I will kick you! Not in the face, in the ass!"
•"Your family should wear black to the fight so they can mourn you when its over!"
•"This little boy right here, Din Thomas, won't see my punches coming!"
•"I'm going to be the man and you're going to be the woman that night!"
•"You have the hands of a little girl, I have the hands of a man!"
•"Who have you ever fought?"
•"When you feel my right punch, your mother's going to cry!"
•"Come to fight on your feet."
It really was some funny stuff. The last quote from Ricardo was obviously his way of saying the he knows he's got no chance if the fight goes to the mat.
Din had a few good lines of his own:
•"I originally thought Ricardo was a tough guy, taking an MMA fight. I realize now, he's not a tough guy, he's a dumbass!"
•"He's got one month to prepare for the ass whooping of his life!"
•"If he thinks what De La Hoya did to him was an ass whooping, wait til the 15th of May!"
•"I thought about taking him down and choking him out, but now I'm going to drag him through it. Its going to be 3 rounds, and with one minute left, I'm going to put his ass to sleep. Then I'm going to take his girlfriend from him!"
•"I just hope fatboy makes weight!"
•"You see how fat he looks running on the beach? He could barely do 5 push-ups!" That was said after a short video was played of Mayorga training.
•"Just make weight homie!"
•"Today's the 15th, let's fight right now. Put out your cigarette, let's fight!"
•"I'm going to kick his head off his shoulders!"
•"I'm going to send him back to boxing on his knees."
During the Q&A with the press, I asked Din if the fight was about kicking Mayorga's ass, or about showing that MMA was superior to boxing. His response was, "Its not about MMA being better than boxing, its personal now and I'm going to kick his ass!"
Besides the verbal exchanges, there were 2 physical exchanges. At one point Mayorga was smoking on the dais, got right in Din's face and blew smoke at him. Din responded with a quick 2 handed shove that sent Ricardo back a few feet. They had to be separated after attempting to get at each other. At another point later, they exchanged punches. I couldn't see if either fighter landed anything but it sounded like they did. It was pretty intense for a minute or so. Cooler heads prevailed and everyone calmed down.
Also of note, Melvina Latham, the chairwoman of the NYSAC was in attendance and opened the event with a short speech. She seemed to have some MMA knowledge, specifically mentioning Din's fights with Rich Clemente and Matt Serra. She was very impressive. Her attendance says a ton about the inevitable sanctioning of MMA in New York.
All in all, it was very enjoyable couple of hours. Shine Fight Promotions couldn't have been more hospitable. They even served everyone an excellent 3 course Cuban meal at Victor's Cafe, the site of the presser. As excited as I already was for this card, this presser greatly increased my anticipation. At the smartly chosen price of $29.95, this PPV purchase is a steal! Shine Fights is makin' moves, people, recognize!
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