“When is that (fight vs. Anthony Hernandez) – (Feb. 17)? No. This is the newer, smarter older Chris Curtis. We’re like, ‘Hey, we just had a hard camp. Stop jumping back into fights right away.’ That’s what got me f*cked over from (Nassourdine Imavov) in 2023). I was upset about the (Kelvin) Gastelum fight. My entire team was like, ‘You probably shouldn’t fight.’ … I was like, ‘Nah man, I know what I’m doing. I’m going to go do it.” And I went in there and just sh*t the bed. So no, we’re not going to fight next month because we’re going to be smarter this time. I will see you guys in probably about three months.”
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