Issue 038

June 2008

“Kimbo’s not there yet. He would get destroyed. I heard he just got knocked out by Forrest Griffin last week in a sparring match after a kick to the head.”

Dana White starts the rumour mill going

“No one denies that the Gracies didn’t influence and help popularise modern grappling, just that BJJ is the alpha and omega in terms of grappling.”

Catch wrestler Josh Barnett gives his thoughts on BJJ.

“Fighting Randy Couture is one of the things that motivated me to fight in the UFC... Once you have the title, you have to defend it. He and Fedor are some of the best fighters in the world but if they want to be the best then they have to fight here in the UFC. If they want to have any belt in any organisation they have to be prepared to fight the best fighters in the world every two or three months – that’s how you hold the title.”

Antonio Nogueira 

“I remember being about ready to piss my pants walking into that cage. I wasn’t sure if I wanted to climb the fence and run or stand in there and fight.”

Randy Couture

“Wanderlei was the Chuck Liddell of Pride. If you were beating Wanderlei on the ground, the referee’s would stand you right up.”

Quinton Jackson

“I like pro wrestling. Since I started Judo, I put myself in not an entertainment but in a real fight. I don’t like when people consider these two as the same. When I retire from MMA and get an offer from pro wrestling events, I will definitely think positive though.”

Hidehiko Yoshida