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Henderson said if the UFC came to him with a bout against Marquardt, he would turn it down and seek challenges at light heavyweight. si.com

"I think he's right in line for a title shot as well, but I feel I've earned that already," Henderson said. "That's a fight that more than likely will happen in the future, but I think right now, from the UFC's standpoint, they shouldn't be having me and Nate fight each other. They're going to get stuck without any new opponents for Anderson Silva. si.com

“Maybe this year, or maybe the first of next year,” said Couture of his next bout. “I haven’t really looked at the cards and the shows that they have. What’s on the schedule, I don’t know, but I’m especially leaning towards dropping down. I’m pushing in weight. It would be easy for me to make 205 and there’s more interesting fights there right now.” sherdog.com

Maia: I knew the first loss would come one day because I intend to fight for many years. As a matter of fact, though, it happened in a pretty unexpected manner because I was a little bit casual in the stand-up fight. I repeated two kicks. He got my timing down, and, the third time, he came with a straight punch and knocked me down. At the beginning of the fight, everyone is really strong, and I think the referee was right to stop the fight. I stood up well. I had no damage, and that’s most important. I pretty much believe that some things must happen in your life. For some reason, God prepares surprises for you, and that’s life. Maybe it was not the right time for me to challenge for the belt, but I’m very calm and will keep going. sherdog.com

"I'm here to talk about what I got to do," he said. "You know, what UFC got to do, that's their business. This is about me and Marquez pay-per-view, and we're not competing against no one else." mma.fanhouse.com


“He’ll take a rest... he’s fought twice this year,” he said. “He’s got three fights left on his contract. He wants to work out a little kinks and bruises that he’s got. He wants to take a little break.” mmaweekly.com

Do you think the UFC tries to strong-arm fighters into signing contracts that aren't good for them?
Of course. Is that a secret? Is that something people don't realize? Maybe the common fans don't know what goes on behind the scenes, but if you're in the UFC you're in the biggest show, and with that is a trade-off. It gives you the opportunity to make the most money and have the biggest sponsors, but the trade-off is the UFC owns you. Fighters have to determine whether it's worth it to them to give up those rights to be able to fight on the biggest stage in the United States. mma.fanhouse.com

UFC 106 just keeps getting better and better with the recent addition of a welterweight bout between Amir Sadollah and Phil Baroni. fiveouncesofpain.com

Randy Couture's three-round war with Antonio Nogueira must surely be a contender for Fight of the Year. thesun.co.uk

If you didn't enjoy that fight I'd check your pulse to make sure that you're still alive. thesun.co.uk

“Along with that came Fedor Emelianenko, Gegard Mousasi and a lot of other talents we have within our organisation. So I think its more important that we talk about the partnership between Strikeforce and M-1 Global and the opportunities that presents, rather than an individual fighter.” fightersonlymagazine.co.uk

"I train with two of the best heavyweights in the world, Shane Carwin and Brendan Schaub. And he's not anywhere near them," Marquardt said. Then he laughed, but suddenly his eyes got very serious. "I've trained with Bobby a couple of times and for some reason he doesn't have a loyalty to our team. I've kind of written him off. I'm loyal to my guys." cagesideseats.com

So what’s really going on with Mr. Overeem? Will we have the privilege of seeing the Strikeforce heavyweight strap being defended sometime before 2010? I would direct the question at Strikeforce, but at this point it’s painfully obvious that the ball lies firmly in Overeem’s court as to when we will see his championship obligations honored. fiveouncesofpain.com

“The Ultimate Fighter” Season 9 winner Ross Pearson will get his first post-show test when he faces veteran Aaron Riley at UFC 105 on Nov. 16 in Manchester, England. mmaweekly.com

"When it comes to business, the best thing for Tim Sylvia right now is to be back in the UFC," Sylvia said. "They're the biggest organization. They have the most money, the best fights." mmajunkie.com

"There'd be some great fights if I was back in the UFC. Me against Frank (Mir), me against (Antonio Rodrigo) Nogueira, me against Randy (Couture). Those three right there. The two guys I lost to (Nogueira and Couture) that were all great fights the first time." mmajunkie.com