
"I've grown. I've matured," said the 26-year-old native of New Orleans, who lives and trains under Saul Soliz in Houston. "When I got in trouble the last time and had to sit in jail for two months and then the rehab for another three months, it gave me time to miss my wife, my training. I missed my team, and I missed the sport itself. That's not the life I wanted to have. I don't want to end up in jail, missing out on life. With the little troubles I've gotten into early in my life, it's made me mature as a man." (MMA Junkie)
"I go in there, and I just start fighting," Diaz said. "I feel like I would fight to the death. But right now I'm losing because of that." (MMA Junkie)
Michael David Smith: What do you think of Vitor Belfort as an opponent?
Rich Franklin: He's tough. I don't think people here in the States realize how tough he is because he's been out of the UFC for so many years. But he's evolved as a fighter and he's more dangerous as a fighter now than he was five or six years ago. He's very well rounded and definitely a tough challenge. (Fanhouse)
“If I continue doing the things I need to do and winning fights and stuff like that, eventually I’ll make my way back to a title run,” he said. “If I can get back to a title run, that’d be a great Cinderella story for me before I retire. If not, between now and then, if I’m putting on great fights for the fans then I’m happy doing that.” (MMA Weekly)
“The loss to Steve was way more distasteful than the (loss to) Krzysztof,” Stann said. “Fighting wasn’t my first priority and I fought very poorly, even though at the time, I had limited knowledge. I was over trained and distracted and I was going from place to place to place to place to train. None of the trainers I was seeing were talking to each other and helping me to put it all together. (Yahoo! Sports)
According to Faber, who stopped by his doctor’s office before hopping on a plane in support of Fight Night participant Justin Buchholz, he’s been cleared to start working with a punching bag and expects to be fully ready to return by January of 2010. (5 Oz's)
The Vale Tudo Japan series will return after 10 years on Oct. 30 in Tokyo and the first four participants set for the event are Takanori Gomi, Rumina Sato, Takeshi "Lion" Inoue and Alexandre Franca "Pequeno" Nogueira. (Fanhouse)
“I’m 200 percent healthy and there’s no injury. UFC can set the next fight whenever they want, I’m ready. I’m interested in fighting Frank Mir. He can be the next one,” he says. (Fighters Only)
The undercard for UFC 107, which is set to see BJ Penn defending his lightweight title against Diego Sanchez in Memphis, TN has another addition, Canadian TJ Grant will take on Kevin Burns in welterweight action. (MMA News)
“I always had the belt and that was something that I was training hard to defend, [and] it was something to have in your mind when training got tough,” Condit told MMAMadness.com. “Now, I use it as motivation. I have something to reach for now.” (MMA Madness)
A bout between 135-pounders Frank Gomez (7-1 MMA, 1-1 WEC) and Seth Dikun (7-3 MMA, 1-1 WEC) is set for November's WEC 44 event. (MMA Junkie)
“I'm excited to get back in the Octagon on November 21st to defend my title,” Lesnar said in a news release. “I’m looking forward to fighting Shane Carwin. He’s undefeated and I’m the man who is going to put an end to that.” (Sherdog)
According to UFC UK president Marshall Zelaznik, the organisation is looking at a number of loacations for a January 30th show, including Dublin, Glasgow and Nottingham. (Fighters Only)
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