Issue 092

September 2012

“I’m absolutely obsessed. Completely, completely and utterly obsessed.”

Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron proclaims her adoration for MMA to late-night talk show host Conan O’Brien.

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“I always tell people one of the coolest things that has ever happened to me came years back when I got into a van with ‘Minotauro’ [Nogueira]. He came up to me and said, ‘Hey, I know you. You’re that tough guy.’ For him to call me a tough guy was a highlight of my career.”

Pride and UFC legend ‘Big Nog’ likes Jon Fitch. Maybe you should too…

“People think that if you have a black belt under certain guys, it automatically means you’re excellent at it. It doesn’t mean anything though. Black belts are not always going to have black-belt skills.”

Former M-1 Global 205lb champ, and Train Hard Fight Easy contributor, Vinny Magalhaes points out the elephant in the room

“Part of it is I peaked like a year and a half too early, I think. Had I been the UFC champ a year and a half later, it would have been a little more recognized and it would have been a bigger part of history and I probably would have financially benefited a little more. But I’m content with what I did.”

Former WEC featherweight champion Mike Brown prior to his retirement from the game in May

“When you look at the legacy of Strikeforce, the history of Strikeforce, [Melendez vs Thomson III] will go down as one of the greatest fights in the history books. Think about the pillars of Strikeforce: Josh Thomson, Gilbert Melendez, Cung Le, Frank Shamrock. Those are the four pillars that really helped build this company. So I’m proud of both of them.”

Said Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker before sobbing, ‘They just grow up so fast!’

“We’re going to do our own testing, order these guys into [a lab]; we’re sorting it out now. You have to do this to save the sport. You can’t have these guys fighting on this stuff.”

UFC president Dana White confirms the promotion’s stance on performance-enhancing drugs