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"It's a big problem, because these guys at 205 (pounds) are a lot bigger than me," Silva said. "But I want to fight against the best. Whoever the best is at the time, that's who I want to fight." mmajunkie.com


“When I woke up this morning I thought, I been in this thing for nine years, what the hell am I doing to myself. And then I realized this is my dream since I was a kid to come here and perform for the fans. I love you guys. I love the fans,” he declared, once again cementing his position at the top of the lightweight mountain. mmaweekly.com


What Penn proved Saturday is the same thing he proved in 2008 when he destroyed Sean Sherk and Joe Stevenson in lightweight bouts: There may be bigger men alive who can defeat him, and some who could defeat him handily, but there are no men his size at this point who can defeat him. yahoo.com


The UFC's first trip to Philadelphia offered a range of attractions and odd happenings on the evening's preliminary card, including two split-decisions, a TKO that turned out to be caused by an accidental head butt, and a rematch of a controversial contest being shifted to swing-bout status. mmajunkie.com



"The added attention doesn't really bother me," Torres recently told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). "I just try to accommodate the media when I'm done training instead of drinking water. mmajunkie.com

"I train the same. I do everything the same. The only thing I do different is allow time for media. Sometimes it bites into eating time and sleeping time, but it's not that bad yet. It's not crazy yet, but it's getting there." mmajunkie.com


“Everybody has weaknesses in their game,” said Bowles. “I’ve watched all of his fights to try to break him down, and I think I’ve figured his weaknesses out.” mmaweekly.com


"I think [the extra time to prepare] is good," Bowles said. "I just feel so good for this fight, and I'm not nervous. I don't know what it is, if it's just that my training camp went so well or that I just had plenty of time to get the nerves out of the way and just set that aside and come out here and not be nervous and know what I've got to do." mmajunkie.com


The real surprise, though, came when he revealed a potential venue for the event: historic Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox. mmajunkie.com


The sold-out show, which took place at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, drew 17,411 spectators for a record $3.55 million gate, UFC president Dana White announced in a post-fight press conference. mmajunkie.com


B.J. Penn and Forrest Griffin each earned $60,000 in "fight night" bonuses – while Anderson Silva took home $120,000 as a dual winner – for their performances at "UFC 101: Declaration." mmajunkie.com


“I’m definitely looking to get back on the winning side of things,” he said. “Every fight is very important to me, and especially coming off a loss, I want to get back into the winning category. mmaweekly.com


With a record of 11-3-2, Mizugaki is considered one of the Top 10 bantamweights in the world. Curran’s back is against the wall with three tough consecutive losses on his plate. mmaweekly.com

“This match is the most pivotal fight of my career for sure. Which, given the circumstances and my losing streak, hate saying that (laughs), I would say yes it is also my biggest and most important fight of my life. mmaweekly.com


Cavalcante himself confirmed the date of his next bout in a recent conversation with Tatame.com, stating, “I’ll fight in October, I’m just waiting for the confirmation of when and against who”. mmaweekly.com


Soares smiled and shook White’s hand. Silva had been accosted by a fan by then and couldn’t hear White, but it was presumably the news he was seeking. The man has such outrageous confidence in his abilities he’s willing to potentially toss away a championship he’s owned for almost three years to take a challenge outside his comfort zone. yahoo.com

“I’d let him,” White said later, sitting in his quiet dressing room. “We’d put [the middleweight title] up for grabs.” yahoo.com