Vancouver — Chinese bantamweight Aoriqileng had a big night at UFC Vancouver, where he secured a TKO finish of Cody Gibson all of 21 seconds into the opening round of the preliminary card bout.
What he did not have was a translator on hand for his post-fight interviews. Instead, Fight Ready’s Eddie Cha (Korean, not Chinese) did his best, putting aside his role as coach to help translate, with a little assist from Google.
Regarding his performance, Aoriqileng (26-12, 1NC) was pleased. “I was very happy with the win. This time I decided a new tactic with my team,” noted “The Mongolian Murderer,” who added that it was his second time in Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
His first trip to the Canadian city saw him suffer defeat against Aiemann Zahabi, back at UFC 289 in 2023. A much better result this time around (earning a Performance of the Night bonus), obviously, one that saw him bounce back from a loss to Raul Rosas Jr. at Noche UFC in 2024.
That’s a bit of a layoff, obviously. 13 months. “A minor injury” had forced Aoriqileng to sit on the sidelines for the better part of the year, with the bantamweight unable to train for a time, but he’s “back in the game,” he noted on Saturday.
After all that time away, Aoriqileng is now ready to fight “anyone, any time,” and “hopes to get in there pretty quick,” he finished.
Watch the full UFC Vancouver post-fight press conference with Aoriqileng above.
