Some fights couldn't wait for the bell. These are the 9 wildest brawls that broke out at press conferences, backstage and in the stands — all caught on camera.
Miami, 2021, at a press event for their exhibition. Jake Paul snatched the hat off Floyd Mayweather's head and ran.
Mayweather went after him, both entourages piled in, and "gotcha hat" became an internet catchphrase.
UFC 296, 2023. Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis were both watching from the crowd, a few rows apart.
Strickland jumped over the fans between them and attacked Du Plessis in the middle of the event.
Strikeforce Nashville, 2010. Jake Shields had just beaten Dan Henderson. Jason "Mayhem" Miller walked into the cage and asked for a rematch.
Shields' teammates — including Nick and Nate Diaz — attacked Miller in front of a live national TV audience.
UFC 202, Las Vegas, 2016. Nate Diaz walked out of the press conference. Bottles and cans started flying between the two camps.
Conor McGregor threw several back. The rematch went five brutal rounds.
UFC 279, 2022. Backstage, the camps of Khamzat Chimaev, Kevin Holland and Nate Diaz clashed before the press conference even started.
The UFC cancelled it. Days later Chimaev missed weight badly and the whole card was reshuffled.
