The closest thing to a UFC press conference Williams has faced has been with co-worker and former NHL star Ryan Whitney in past snake drafts. Williams may not have been able to crack the code on winning the war of words with Whitney, but it’s never deterred him.
“With Whitney it’s difficult, because there’s nothing I can say to Whitney,” Williams said. “He’s got all the money in the world, he’s played a professional sport, 6’4”, he’s funny, everybody loves him. There’s not an ounce of weakness I can attack like a parasite. I don’t know him well enough where I could find that stuff. I want to find that stuff so badly so that I can go at him with it. He’s so witty that it’s tough to go spar with him over words, but if I had the ability I would have no problem doing it.”
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Call it blind confidence, call it Ryan Whitney preparation, but despite owning his lack of public speaking skill, Williams feels he would excel at the pre-fight microphone wars UFC stars are used to.
“I would be all for the trash talk,” Williams said. “Part of what makes the UFC great is the pageantry before and after the fight, and following the whole soap opera. There’s nobody off the top of my head that I’m like, ‘Whoa, don’t get in a war of words with him.’ But the whole trash talk vibe as a whole is something I kind of enjoy.”