Issue 093

October 2012

“I’m looking to become the George Washington of the flyweight division. The first-ever guy. I’m excited.”

Competing for the UFC’s 125lb title has little Joseph Benavidez thinking big

“Happy as I could possibly be. That’s my guy. [Anderson Silva]’s a wonderful athlete, a wonderful martial artist, great attitude. We worked hard for this, all of us, and we couldn’t be happier.”

Action movie martial artist Steven Seagal’s involvement with MMA gets ever more odd

“If the next few Anderson Silva fights don’t happen in Nevada, it won’t bother me in the least.”

Nevada State Athletic Commission leading man Keith Kizer was no fan of Anderson Silva’s UFC 148 weigh-in shoulder-butting antics

“I think anybody who runs a major sports organization loses their mind every once in a while. But, I tell the truth; I’m honest. I wouldn’t consider myself off the hinge, I’d say that I’m honest, and I don’t plan on changing any time soon.”

UFC president Dana White tells it like it is

“Before I came along, it seemed like a Miss America pageant to me. Like, ‘Oh yes, I want world peace and this girl is very nice and the other day we sat down and brushed each other’s hair. We were going to watch The Fifth Element but Ronda took the DVD so we were forced to watch not a good movie.’ It was just so boring.”

Standout Strikeforce female Ronda Rousey recalls the time she crashed the UFC pre-fight locker rooms

“I am going to go to the belly of the beast, I just want to go over there and take care of this. I am going to go to the belly of the beast and see a fire-breathing dragon and take out my sword.”

Former UFC 155lb champ BJ Penn goes all Game of Thrones talking about fighting Canadian welterweight Rory MacDonald on hostile territory

“That song that says, ‘I beat the pizza up’ is really weird. Why would someone rap and brag about beating up pizza?”

We think UFC commentator Kenny Florian got the lyrics wrong…