Video: Face-offs at UFC's 'Summer Kickoff' news conference got all kinds of crazy

The “UFC Summer Kickoff” news conference went down today in Dallas with 16 fighters present who are set to headline or participate in events scheduled between UFC 212 on June 4 and UFC 214 on July 29.

As is customary, the news conference concluded with face-to-face staredowns, which ranged from respectful to physical to restraint to the point where fighters could not get at all close to one another.

In attendance from events scheduled in June were UFC 212 co-headliners Claudia Gadelha (14-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) and Karolina Kowalkiewicz (10-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC); UFC Fight Night 111 headliners Holly Holm (10-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC) and Bethe Correia (10-2-1 MMA, 4-2-1 UFC); and as UFC Fight Night 112 headliners Michael Chiesa (14-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) and Kevin Lee (15-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC).

From July, The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale main event between Justin Gaethje (17-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) and Michael Johnson (17-11 MMA, 9-7 UFC); the UFC 213 main event between champ Amanda Nunes (14-4 MMA, 7-1 UFC) and Valentina Shevchenko (14-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC); UFC Fight Night 113 participants Joanne Calderwood (11-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) and Cynthia Calvillo (5-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC); and finally, longtime rivals Daniel Cormier (19-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) and Jon Jones (22-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC), who rematch for the UFC light heavyweight title at UFC 214.

Watch the video above to see all the staredowns from the “UFC Summer Kickoff” news conference.

For more on the UFC’s upcoming schedule, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.

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