Issue 091
August 2012
“I want to be happy, that’s the goal right now. I want to stay in this company and make a living. If I get a few losses then that’s OK. I think I can beat these guys, but it’s not the end of the world; I’m 21 years old. I don’t need to be champion.”
UFC bantamweight Michael McDonald changes the record
“Anderson Silva is a great fighter, but that’s it, he’s a great fighter. He can’t talk long enough to tell you how to get across the street. And he’s got that big fat ass Steven Seagal eating potato chips in his corner. I’d be afraid if I fell down in front of Seagal he’d start chewing on my toes!”
Early UFC legend Don Frye, ladies and gentlemen. He’ll be here all week
“[Pro wrestler] Tatsumi Fujinami comes up to me and goes, ‘Man, you know I was watching you in the ring right there, you move really well. You reminded me a lot of when Karl Gotch was here.’ And I was just, ‘Whoa dude.’”
Catch wrestling demigods live inside Strikeforce heavyweight Josh Barnett
“I won’t go for any takedowns. I won’t block any punches. I’ll just be moving forward. I’m serious I would just go and slug it out and try to top our first one. What the hell do I have to lose? I want to give the fans a good one.”
The sales pitch from Stephan Bonnar, UFC light heavyweight, for a chance at recreating his classic TUF 1 slugfest with Forrest Griffin
“It’s really hard for Asian fighters to come over here and deal with the time difference and the [fatigue] and the [differences in] food. It’s hard to overcome that stuff. If the UFC wants to appeal to a worldwide audience, they need to come to Asia and put on fights. There are lots of fighters better than me, and they need to experience [fighting in the UFC].”
Better fighters you say Mr ‘Korean Zombie,’ sir? Intriguing…
“It’s definitely going to be green, though. I can tell you that much. Maybe I’ll do pigtails. That would suck for the other guy to get his butt kicked by a guy wearing pigtails.”
Day-Glo-haired TUF alumnus Louis Gaudinot considers humiliating future opponents via a much-needed hair re-styling
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