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“Win or lose, I feel like I’ve already won. Just making that decision to become a professional mixed martial artist is something that, I think, took a lot more courage than anything I’ve ever done.” mmaweekly.com


"Does anybody honestly think that Fedor Emelianenko would dodge Brock Lesnar?" Millen asked. "What does he have – is it five MMA fights now? He's got five MMA fights. At the end of the day, he's more of a pro wrestler than he is an MMA fighter. mmajunkie.com


Strikeforce's roster continues to expand, this time with undefeated middleweight Zak Cummings (10-0). mmajunkie.com

Cummings is slated to make his promotional debut on Sept. 25 at an event likely to take place in Fresno, Calif., possibly against fellow Strikeforce newcomer and "The Ultimate Fighter 7" competitor Paul Bradley (11-1). mmajunkie.com


Strikeforce welterweight Joe Riggs is still hospitalized following a reaction to an undisclosed prescription medicine and is expected to be released next week. mmaweekly.com

Riggs, a 26-year-old resident of Phoenix, Ariz., was rushed to the hospital in late July after suffering the reaction and was forced to pull out of a welterweight title bout against Nick Diaz at Strikeforce “Carano vs. Cyborg” on Aug. 15. He last appeared June 6 at “Shields vs. Lawler,” where he defeated Phil Baroni by unanimous decision. mmaweekly.com


"I know [McCrory], and he's going to be a hard fight," Howard said. "It might be 'Fight of the Night,' to tell you the truth, because we know each other really well, and we go for broke." mmajunkie.com

"Actually, we've been fighting on the same cards for years. We've known each other for years. We kind of came up the same route, and it's funny that we're finally fighting each other and it took the UFC for us to be fighting each other." mmajunkie.com


Seeing no one capable of standing and striking with Silva at 185 pounds, White got him to move up 20 pounds and face former light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin, who is known for his in-your-face, attack dog style. The two meet at UFC 101 Saturday in Philadelphia. mmajunkie.com

"I don't know what's going to happen when Forrest fights Anderson Silva but I know this, Forrest is going to go after him," said White, barely containing his giddiness at the prospect. "Silva is going to have to end the fight." mmajunkie.com


“I’ve always done well as the underdog,” admitted Bowles. “I’ve always been the underdog in the WEC. It seems like every fight I’ve fought in the WEC I’ve been picked as the underdog, and I haven’t lost yet. Another thing about being the underdog is that there’s really not that much pressure on because if I lose, you’re supposed to beat me. Of course if I beat him I surprise everybody, so it kind of takes a lot of the pressure off.” fiveouncesofpain.com

“I think everyone he has face has been looked over,” explained Bowles. “He’s been a really dominant champion but he has never faced anyone like me yet. I think I’m his biggest threat so far. I’m the guy that has fought my way up to him. Most of the guys, like Mizugaki just came right in and got the shot. I think people are going to be really surprised. I think a lot of those other guys have put up really good showings against him. I mean Yoshiro Maeda and Takeya Mizugaki both fought him really well. I think I’m going to surprise people. It’s definitely going to be a good showing either way.” fiveouncesofpain.com


The one criticism Tito Ortiz has faced from critics in his return to the UFC is that he needs to work on his stand-up. Ortiz who is known for his punishing ground and pound must have heard most of you in the comment section, because he is now training with legendary Boxing Coach Freddy Roach. youtube.com


One of the most exciting fighters coming up in the UFC today is the very young 21 year old talent Jon ‘Bones’ Jones who has been very impressive in each of his three bouts inside the Octagon with the most recent coming by a first round submission victory over Jake O’Brien at UFC 100. Now Jones is looking to further max his potential as he will now be working with trainer Firas Zahabi at the TriStar Gym in Montreal, Canada along with current UFC Welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre. fighthype.com


“The weight and the size is great, but you’ve got to get him on the ground,” said Griffin. “You’ve got to get on top of him and make him wear some of your weight – that’s the key. Just being a big guy means I’m gonna be a slow target. I need to be a big guy on top of him, pushing him, and just aggravating him.” ufc.com


“You can’t make everyone happy no matter what,” Penn said. “All I can do is live my life and try to be successful and please myself. I have my own morals I live by. Bill Cosby once said, ‘I don’t know the key to success but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.’ I agree with that. I live my life my way. I try to do the right thing, but I know there are going to be people who aren’t happy with what I do or say no matter what, so I’m not going to worry about it.” yahoo.com

In an earlier conversation on the topic, Penn said, “In my opinion, he doesn’t play by the rules when it comes to steroids and growth hormones and that stuff. Look at him. He’s the worst. He looks like that every day. That’s cheating. There is a reason why there are rules against using steroids. The rest of us, we get fat, then we train and get skinny and the cycle goes over and over again. He looks the same way all the time. Come on.” yahoo.com