“I want to win,” Liddell told UFC.com. “I don’t like losing in anything, so I’ll work as hard as they’ll let me.” ufc.com
The event matched any all-male event Cagewriter has covered. There was great energy in the building. The four minute and 59 second round was as exciting as any round in 2009. Female fighters on the highest level deserve the same respect and money the men do but they also have to act like professionals before and after the fight. I don't blame Carano for holding out once EliteXC went under and asking for a real salary from Strikeforce, but for the good of the promotion, sportsmanship and the future of female fighting, she needed to speak about the loss in the immediate aftermath. Yahoo!Sports
“The gameplan was to use her combinations and her footwork,” said Couture of his strategy for Carano. “Stick and move and try to make Cyborg keep up with her and find her. Obviously, they ended up in a couple of firefights that she really didn’t need to be in, but it’s hard when somebody hits you, not to stand and try to hit them back. It’s understandable.” mmaweekly.com
This is the great problem of an entire industry built almost exclusively on the talents and appeal of a single attraction. When Michael Phelps retires from swimming, his niche sport will resume anonymity. For millions of people in the 1970s, boxing started and ended with Muhammad Ali: No one else made their hairs stand up. Geena Davis, actress and archer, is the only reason you’ve ever seen the word “archery” in a mainstream publication. And you will never see it again. sherdog.com
"If they're going to market it like that, they're going to pay me better because of it," Petruzelli told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). "I don't want to say it's a bad thing to talk about because it's a great thing that happened to me. But it's just getting old, and I'd like to put it past me and get some more wins." mmajunkie.com
Gabe Ruediger, a former cast member of "The Ultimate Fighter 5" still trying to improve his image after disastrously failing to make weight on the reality show, picked up his fourth consecutive win over the weekend. mmajunkie.com
Ruediger (15-5) submitted the previously unbeaten Wander Braga (10-1) via second-round guillotine choke at this past Saturday's CalledOut MMA event at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, Calif. mmajunkie.com
With today's official addition of Marcus Aurelio to the night's preliminary card, the fight card for this month's "UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira" event is now complete. mmajunkie.com
"I had a talk with Joe Silva (UFC matchmaker) and we talked about some interesting things," Serra told MMAWeekly.com recently. "I was definitely first pushing for a rematch. That would be ideal for me. I'd love to fight Matt Hughes again. I told him, 'look man, you've already got the name for it, “Unfinished Business.” There you go.' mmaweekly.com
The WEC has confirmed that the previously rumored featherweight bout between Mark Hominick and Deividas Taurosevicius will complete the line-up for WEC 43. fiveknuckles.com
"I was very disappointed when I lost it. I'm still hungry, very hungry. I'm training 10 times more than I trained for that fight [loss to Frank Mir]. I push myself a lot. I cannot be standing and wait for him to come in [Randy Couture]. I got to punch and move, punch and move. If he wrestle me, I gotta use my jui-jitsu. If we stand, I gotta move. I think I got a good game for him though. I'm gonna look for the submission. If I do the submission, it's gonna be everything I've been training for. It's my goal. Your gonna see two guys in the ring that are very technical and very hungry. Your gonna see me try everything I got. All my jui-jitsu skills. All my boxing, muay thai, knees and elbows. I can promise you a very exciting match. To be a legend, you have to beat a legend." fiveknuckles.com
Tatame has a revealing interview with Bellator's 185-pound champion Hector Lombard (21-2-1, 1 NC), who tore through his tournament bracket easily this year, amassing three knockout wins in three months. In it, the former Olympic judoka seems somewhat frustrated with the level of competition he's facing and hints at his post-Bellator plans.Having not lost since 2006, when he was beaten by Gegard Mousasi in PRIDE, the Cuban would like to go face-to-face with the Armenian once more. bloodyelbow.com
"I would love to face him. I don't really care what weight, at 84kg [185 lbs.], or a catchweight," he says, disclosing that he did not train well for the fight. bloodyelbow.com
"I didn't have good preparation for that fight. I trained one hour a day with my friends. Now, I train with American Top Team and I have a team behind me. At any weight, I would like to face Mousasi." bloodyelbow.com
“I tried out for The Ultimate Fighter Season 2 as a heavyweight. I got the call that they liked my video and I did the first phone interview but I was never called back. I took it hard but I truly believe that everything happens for a reason,” Soszynski says. “If I had of made it on the show back then, I would have gotten my butt kicked easily. I decided soon after that to drop to light heavyweight, which - besides moving to California to join Team Quest - was one of the best decisions of my career. I was fortunate to not make it on that show because I got the chance to fight some tough opponents and to gain some invaluable experience before getting the call to be on season 8.” ufc.com
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