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Quoteworthy:
“I was very close. I was done. I just didn’t make the announcement. I told Dana and everybody that it was over. The name Jens Pulver was done…. That’s the mortality I was talking about after the fight. People were rushing me to say goodbye to something I’ve done my whole life. I [...]
“I don’t know what’s next. We’ll see. Dana will probably call me tomorrow and say ‘Hey, do you want to fight next week?’…. I was very happy. We couldn’t have mapped it out better. The last few camps have been fantastic and this camp went great too. Everybody talked about Mark and expected the fight [...]
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Quoteworthy:
“These six weeks should motivate me. I did one interview with [Ortiz] today and I’m already getting pumped about punching him in the mouth. I knocked him out twice already, but I have no problem getting up to fight him. I’d want another fight (after Tito). Hopefully, Dana will be happy [...]
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Quoteworthy:
“I know it looked bad Saturday night but it looked a lot worse than it was. Aside from a few stitches in my nose and a sore shoulder I feel fine. I give all the credit to Jon Jones. He caught me by surprise with an awesome trip and I dislocated my shoulder when [...]
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Quoteworthy:
“The UFC asked me to fight the catchweight fights to help Silva and Belfort make the drop down to 185 pounds. But now I’ve lost my ranking at 185 and 205. It’s crazy — I can headline a card and not be top-10 ranked. I took the Belfort fight because Dana called and [...]
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Quoteworthy:
“Fighting wears on you — especially in this sport — so everybody wants to get the big break and do some stuff outside of the sport. That whole Rampage thing is amazing. I think he is perfect for the role. If anybody can do it, he can — but I want to see him [...]
“I cannot say I was surprised by anything that night other then Brock’s reaction to beating a very tough Frank Mir. Frank is a legend and a great guy who got out powered not out classed. The sponsor issue, you need to talk to your manager not the fans or Dana. The flipping off of [...]