Issue 067
November 2010
“Awesome... I had a fan ask me and Dustin [Hazelett] for a picture thinking we were Jon Fitch and Forrest [Griffin].”
An awkward fan interaction relayed via Rich Franklin’s Twitter
“M-1 shows in Russia don’t do any drug testing on any of their fighters. So why do they want that for me when they’re not doing it on their own fighters? I don’t understand it at all, and I think it’s just another trick of [Fedor Emelianenko’s] management.”
Issues with M-1 Global from Alistair Overeem
“I just want to be a contender. I want respect from my peers, the fans, media and the promotions. I wanted to say, ‘I’m still here, don’t f**king forget about me. I’m not dead yet.’ I want to matter again. I want to be the biggest comeback story ever – a Cinderella man.”
Phil Baroni bares his soul
“I tried to punch him and he literally moved his head out of the way and looked at me like I was stupid for doing it. He looked at me like, ‘Why would you do such a stupid thing? Did you really think you were going to hit me? You slow, slow white boy.’ And then he punched me. I felt embarrassed for even trying to punch him. I felt like some kid trying to wrestle with his dad.”
Forrest Griffin recounts his UFC 101 trampling by Anderson Silva
“During the fight I remember thinking, ‘Man, really? All the hype was about this guy?’ I specifically remember saying to him in my head, ‘Man, you (expletive) suck.’ Right when the ‘k’ came out in my head, I got blasted... It’s hard for me to say because he beat me, but I still don’t believe the hype.”
Brandon Vera refuses to jump aboard the Jon Jones bandwagon
“Kenny’s hands are unbelievable. Kenny’s ground is unbelievable. Kenny usually kicks guys to the body and legs so hard that he busts guys up. You didn’t see any of that tonight. He stood there and stared at Gray Maynard for three rounds.”
Dana White explains his position on Florian “choking” in his UFC 118 bout with Gray Maynard
“The best unintentional comedian of our generation. We don’t have an Andy Kaufman, what we do have is a Nick Diaz. It’s like he never breaks character.”
‘Mayhem’ Miller continues the press-based war of words with Nick Diaz
“I didn’t freeze at all. I felt fine. I felt relaxed. The guy was a better wrestler than me, that’s it. He controlled me very well on the ground, he pinned me up against the fence. I don’t understand where this mental block is coming from.”
Kenny Florian respectfully disagrees with White’s assertion
