Issue 085

February 2012

“I’m very happy to be able to bring happiness to my fans. And the message is, no matter how much people say you can’t do it, and that you are old, and done, you have to keep believing.”

 An emotional Waderlei Silva has some words of wisdom for his fans after his victory over Cung Le at UFC 139

“I don’t want one of those long, drawn-out decisions when you’re like, ‘Thank God they’re out of there.’ I want every single time, when I’m up to fight, for everyone to be like, ‘Oh my god, did everyone go pee? She’s going to fight.’” 

‘Rowdy’ Ronda Rousey dreams of fans watching her fight with an empty bladder

“I think next time, if I get the opportunity, I think that I’ll be more prepared. I’ll just go in there and try to kill him, poke his eye out, maybe that’s the key.”

Josh Koscheck, perhaps taking the old saying ‘an eye for an eye’ a little too literally in his game plan for a return bout with Georges St Pierre

“Some of the punches that were thrown by ‘Mayhem’ Miller in this fight, you could go to a girls’ Tae Bo class and see better form. It was embarrassing.”

A zinger from Dana White sent directly toward Jason Miller after ‘Mayhem’s stand-up abilities against Michael Bisping didn’t live up to expectations

“I like to think of myself as a cold sore; I show up at the worst times and stay way too long.” 

Somebody give Forrest Griffin a hug, for goodness’ sake

“Dominick [Cruz], you can run but you can’t hide, homeboy. Throw some gel on that widow’s peak. Let’s do some work. Let’s do battle.” 

If there’s one thing Urijah Faber knows besides fighting, it’s good hair styling

“I know that I’m the best myself because I know how hard I work and of course I see that everyday, but I definitely have not earned it. I don’t even want people to consider me that yet until I go out there and beat the guys that I need to beat.” 

New Bellator lightweight champion Michael Chandler isn’t going to let his confidence get the better of him after his upset victory over Eddie Alvarez