“To be 100 percent honest with you, all [expletive] aside, I haven’t thought it out. I like James Toney. He’s one of the greatest boxers ever. I have tremendous respect for him. He said he wanted to fight in the UFC and I was interested. Now he’s here and I have to figure out what [...]
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“[Koscheck's] just bitching because I’m in this position and he’s not. There are a lot of guys out there and I know Jon Fitch said a few things the other day as well. Everyone’s entitled to their opinion and I’m sure those guys feel like they’re in a better position than me [...]
“From what I understand, if I win this fight, I will get the shot. I think (Vitor Belfort’s) a great fighter. I don’t necessarily agree with him getting a shot or whatever, just because he really hasn’t fought at 185. His first fight in the UFC was at 195, but to be honest it doesn’t [...]
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“I think he’s going to be my toughest fight so far, to be honest with you. He’s got an interesting style, a little bit unorthodox and difficult to train for because he’s not a typical guy. He goes for a lot of interesting submissions that most guys don’t go for, and from strange [...]
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“Now that we got our stuff done with, it’s up to us to prove we’re the best 55ers. Me and him are badass. I think me and him can take out all the dudes in UFC and all the dudes in DREAM. It’s about the respect. We can beat a lot of those guys. We’re [...]
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – Frankie Edgar had seen “those guys” before. You know the ones – they can blister the mitts or a heavy bag, but when it comes time to use their striking in sparring or in a fight, all that technique goes flying out the window and something gets lost from the brain [...]
“He says that MMA is his passion, and I believe him. He loves it. To go out there every day and practice like they do, and for his body to already be beat up and having taken those kinds of beatings, you have to love it. Because he doesn’t need the money. That’s for sure. [...]
PORTLAND, Ore. – When UFC president Dana White took aim at a budding
rival earlier this month by calling them “Strike-farce,” it appeared the UFC exec’s long-standing praise of Strikeforce was coming to an end.
But at today’s UFC 102 pre-fight press conference, White clarified who the real enemy was in the battle for MMA supremacy.
“I’m not [...]
… because he’s not as marketable, doesn’t crave attention and/or make an ass out of himself, according to aLas Vegas Sunarticle today:
“There’s a big difference between a win and a loss in the UFC. I’m making a comfortable living right now, but I’m definitely fighting for my livelihood…. I’m kind of like the blue-collar UFC [...]
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“I was on Opie and Anthony a couple of nights ago and those guys were like you know what? [Brock Lesnar is] your Mike Tyson. This is the guy where people are gonna tune in and say ‘Oh My God what’s this guy gonna do next?’ You know what the crazy part is? I just [...]