Bilal Hasan gets ChatGPT pick at UFC 334 presser, Luis Gurule: 'everybody can f*** off'

The voice on Hasan's phone called it "Bilal Hasan by first-round TKO". The unbeaten flyweight opens the UFC 334 main card against Gurule at Madison Square Garden on Saturday.

By Combat Sports UK Staff · Published Fri 13 Nov, 01:38 UK · AI-assisted reporting

Bilal Hasan holds his phone to the microphone beside Luis Gurule at the UFC 334 press conference in New York — Photo: UFC

Bilal Hasan held his phone up to the microphone at the UFC 334 press conference in New York and asked it to predict his fight with Luis Gurule. "What's your prediction, chat, this Saturday? Bilal Hasan versus Luis Gurule," Hasan said.

The voice from the phone answered: "Big matchup. Pulling the latest. I'm calling it Bilal Hasan by first-round TKO." Hasan then said: "You guys heard it, baby! That wasn't me, that was AI. Let's ride with that."

Later in the press conference, a reporter told Gurule that everybody was against him, "even ChatGPT", and asked whether he needed a win to save his career. "Nah, everybody can f*** off. That's why you fight. It's one-on-one in there. Doesn't f***ing matter. I believe in myself. My team believes in me," Gurule replied.

Hasan is 10-0 as a professional, with eight wins by knockout, and said on the same stage that Saturday is "only my second ever UFC fight". "We're opening up the main card once again. The UFC knows what they're doing," he said.

The flyweight bout is the first fight on the main card, which starts at 02:00 UK time early on Sunday on TNT Sports. Ciryl Gane v Josh Hokit is the main event, expected at 04:00 (UFC 334 UK start time and how to watch).

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