Issue 066

September 2010

“You know that saying, ‘Everybody has a plan until they get punched’? That kind of happened.” Jan Finney on her mauling at the hands of the dominant Cristiane ‘Cyborg’ Santos

“I was sad to get the news but it was expected. I’ve always been proud to be a UFC fighter and they have been real good to me. I can’t help but feel a bit like I’m losing a family.” 

Keith Jardine on being dropped from the UFC after losing four in a row 

“I was standing in line at the Star Wars ride, and there were these two guys dressed as storm troopers. One of them turns around and points at me and looks at his friend. I was like, ‘This is weird. The storm troopers are recognizing me.’” 

Dan Hardy recounting his experience at Disneyland 

“I already said that he better not fight anymore, but I didn’t say it to him. I have expressed this desire just to my wife and his brothers. He doesn’t want [to retire] and says he still has many challenges. According to him 35 is a good age to stop. I think that up to 35 is still possible, but after that it starts getting tricky.” 

Lyoto Machida’s father Yoshizo on his son’s future in MMA

“I’m gonna go home and watch some Direct TV, drink Bud Light and ride my Harley Davidson.” Brock Lesnar’s sponsor-appeasing statement after his UFC 116 win  

“They’re two guys that are good athletes and good wrestlers, but they make their bread and butter off being enormous, by having bigger than normal hands, bigger than normal heads and just being so sizeable and so powerful. I think that, honestly, if those guys weren’t built that way they wouldn’t have the success that they do.” 

Josh Barnett analyzing gargantuan heavyweights Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin 

“[The cuts] got me worried. The plan was to really make it a dog fight and push the pace. You know me, the more I bleed, the more it brings the best out of me – typical Bonnar. I’m not the best athlete, but I’ve got a big heart and a big nutsack.” 

Stephan Bonnar confesses his physiological anomalies after beating Krzysztof Soszynski

“In our contracts there was a clause that specifically stated, ‘We do not test for steroids.’ In other words, it was like a clause that you can do steroids.”  

Enson Inoue reveals information from the Pride 2000 grand prix contracts