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“The reason why I was able to get his leg was because I was really scared of his power. If he punched me, I thought he’d kill me. So instead, I thought I’d go straight to my finishing move.” –- Shinya Aoki on his win over Eddie Alvarez.
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I'm putting always word into it.
“The reason why I was able to get his leg was because I was really scared of his power. If he punched me, I thought he’d kill me. So instead, I thought I’d go straight to my finishing move.” –- Shinya Aoki on his win over Eddie Alvarez.
"Steroids in the sport, we go one step beyond in the Wolfslair. Pre-fight, our guys, we in-house test. Not for the fact that we think they're using or whatever, just for our own reputation with the UFC. We never want to get tarred with that brush. So we do a lot of in-house testing on ourselves. Out there people do it. You do it you're going to get caught. The Nevada State Commission is very good at this now."
(side-quote) "Chris Leben, whether he was on steroids or whether he wasn't on steroids, he got his ass kicked."
- Anthony McGann, Academy boss of Wolfslair MMA.
“There’s the asshole. Oh! did I just say this on TV?”
– Former UFC heavyweight champion, mixed martial arts legend and colorful HDNet broadcaster Bas Rutten is heard during the Affliction: “Day of Reckoning” weigh-in having some choice words for vice president of M-1 Global USA, Gary (Jerry) Millen.
That was a great moment!
“One time after training, he was reading a magazine with his legs crossed,” Pederneiras said. “He decided to scratch his ear with his foot and kept both hands holding the magazine. He’s definitely not an ordinary person.” Andre Pederneiras, on BJ Penn
"When I first met with these guys, (Fedor's) manager is like, 'Here's what we want to do. My brother is the biggest rock concert promoter over there. So here's what we want. We want you to build an arena in Russia,'" recounted White. "And I'm like, '(Expletive) timeout.' I want to sign a guy. I'm not looking to build arenas or get into business with you or anything like that. We'll pay him what he wants to be paid. We'll promote and do this and that. But it's not about Fedor when you talk to these guys."
The complete Dana - Fedor collection...
Sept 26nd 2007: “I think that Fedor, right now, the word is he wants to fight in this Sambo event, but I won’t let him fight in it if he’s with us. I think he’s going to wait until he fights in this thing in October, November, and we’ll probably come to a deal with him at the end of this year or the beginning of next year.
I’m very positive we’re going to end up with him. It would be crazy for him to fight anywhere else other than the UFC.”
White and the UFC have big plans for Emelianenko if they can secure the deal. “What we’d want to do is, we’d want to know who is the best heavyweight in the world. So if we sign Fedor, Fedor comes right in and fights Randy Couture for the le,” Dana White comments on Fedor Emelianenko | Inside the Octagon
Oct 12th 2007: “Fedor has that mystique where people think he’s number one, which I don’t agree with. I think that Fedor is completely overrated – he’s fought Mark Coleman and Matt Lindland in the last year, with Mark Hunt being his only legitimate opponent - and I actually think that Randy Couture would have smashed Fedor.” New Dana White Interview On Couture, Entire Transcript - MMAFightLine.com
Oct 25th 2007"Fedor sucks," said White. "He's not even a top 5 Heavyweight in the world." Dana White: "Fedor isn't even a top five heavyweight." - MMAFightLine.com
July 31st 2007: “We'll have him (Fedor) soon. We'll have him before the end of the year.” White not worried about the compe ion - MMA - ESPN
2/4/2008: “Randy Couture, right now is the best fighter in the world. Fedor is a farce. He [just fought] "Long Duck Dong"...we'll just call him that. It's a joke. This guy hasn't beat anybody since 2005 and you know who was the last guy he beat in 2005? Mirko Cro Cop who just lost to two guy's that nobody's...you know.” Dana White Dana calls Choi Hong-Man “long duck dong.” - MMAFightLine.com
Feb 5th, 2008: Fedor isn’t a real fighter, he’s a complete joke.
He’s fighting middleweights and guys who have absolutely no business fighting — and he’s looking like s*** doing it.
It's 2008 and he hasn’t had a real fight since 2005. I don’t care about what he did in PRIDE years ago — he can’t live with anyone in the top five in the UFC and that’s why he’s not here.
He’s not in the UFC because if he was he couldn’t avoid real compe ion like he’s been doing for years now. Dana answers your questions | The Sun |Sport|UFC
Feb. 9th 2008: In response to an interviewer commenting on Randy Couture wanting to fight Fedor: “A Russian who sucks. Okay this guy hasn’t fought anybody in two years.” YouTube - Dana White calls Randy Couture Gay & Prank Call
Oct. 15th, 2008: “I’m not out there chasing Fedor. If Fedor wants to prove that he is the best in the world…you know…he’ll end up in the UFC someday. YouTube - UFC Dana White Though on FEDOR Emelianenko, o,KimBo,Shamrock,Couture
Oct 24th, 2008: "If you look at Fedor, Fedor's got power, and he can knock you out, but I wouldn't say he has great stand-up," Dana White: Fedor Emelianenko Doesn't Have Great Stand-Up, Anderson Silva Is the Best - MMA FanHouse
July 20th, 2008: When asked about Fedor’s win over Sylvia: “It does (change my opinion),” he conceded. “Tim Sylvia was a real opponent.” White stands by his man Silva - MMA - Yahoo! Sports
August 6th 2008: While doing a word association with different fighters names, Dana responded to Fedor’s name by saying “Overrated.” YouTube - Dana White on Mark Cuban, o, Couture, GSP, Fedor and Canada
August 15th, 2008: He’s not the best pound-for-pound fighter, not even close, but he’s one of the four or five best heavyweights. But we all have to thank him for getting rid of Tim Sylvia. He’d been stinking out the joint the last couple of years and Fedor did everyone a favor by beating him so easily and getting rid of him.” Dana White: ‘Fedor did everyone a favor by beating’ Tim Sylvia at UFC blog for UFC news, results, videos, rumors, fights, pics and tickets — MMAmania.com
Sept. 2nd 2008: Fedor is completely (expletive) irrelevant,” White said. “Completely.” Couture returns to UFC, faces Lesnar - MMA - Yahoo! Sports
Nov. 19th 2008: “I’ve been trying to get Fedor forever now. You know one of the crazy things when I tell people for the 9 years I’ve been promoting this business…that I’ve been trying to get Fedor, I’ve never even met Fedor…People talk about how great he is and everything else, you know, he hasn’t fought anbody since 2005…Fedor is a bunch of hype.” YouTube - Dana White talks GSP/Penn Fedor on Sportsnet Part 1
Dec: 28th 2008: "God, I hope so," White said. "That's not up to me. I can only try so much. There's only so much I can do." Fight Instinct - MMA News: Dana White: Fedor vs. Lesnar "God, I hope so…"
Dec 30th 2008: “(Laughs) That’s so crazy! How can you call him the number one heavyweight in the world? The guy doesn’t fight anybody!”
“After seeing what!? Tim Sylvia!? Everybody knocked Tim Sylvia down in the first round… Randy Couture knocked Tim Sylvia down in the first round too and took his back. Randy just couldn’t choke him out or he would have choked him out the same exact way Fedor did!”
“Could you imagine if I had stable full of guys that fought once every two and half to three years and said they were the best fighter in the world!? Give me a break. Listen, I’ve got no problem with Fedor. I’ve tried to bring him in many times (and) I’m still trying. If Fedor wants to get on the phone tonight I’ll try and cut a deal with him. But don’t call yourself the best heavyweight in the world unless you’re willing to come in and fight three times a year against the best. Annihilate all the best in here and I’ll call you the best.
“I want to make the fight. I don’t want to sit around and say, ‘No (Fedor) sucks, he’s not the best’ and not let him fight. I’ll bring him and let him fight everybody. I’ll even pay him — good money. More money than these other knuckleheads can pay him. You’re not the best to me unless you come in and prove it. Just because you knocked Tim Sylvia down and choked him out, you’re not the best. I mean everybody has done that. Andrei Arlovski did it; he heel hooked him in the first round. Randy Couture knocked him down and almost choked him out in the first round (too).” Dana White: Fedor Still Isn’t The Best Heavyweight, Nog Had Staph
Jan 3rd, 2009: Asked whether Fedor will ever fight in the UFC, White said, "Who knows? Every time you think you've got some traction with these guys and you're going to do something, they spin off and do something dumber than before. These guys keep making stupid moves. The problem is Fedor doesn't control his destiny, his manager does. These guys are from Russia. It's a whole nother world in Russia, man. Listen, in all the dealings we've had with Fedor, I've never even met Fedor. He doesn't control his destiny, his manager does." Dana White: Fedor Emelianenko Doesn't Control His Destiny, His Manager Does - MMA FanHouse
1/8/2009: I'd like to see Andrei win. He's my guy, so I obviously want to see him beat Fedor. MMA Submission: One On One with Dana White - ESPN The Magazine
1/8/2009: My only beef with Fedor is that he's not fighting consistently right now, against top compe ion. I can't call someone the best in the world unless he's fighting against the best, and he's fighting three times a year, minimum. I can't call somebody like Fedor the best in the world, because he hasn't been doing that. MMA Submission: One On One with Dana White - ESPN The Magazine
1/8/2009: I'd sign Fedor in a heartbeat, if we could work out his contract situation with Affliction after they go under. I've been trying to sign Fedor for a long, long time. The problem has always been his management. I've still never even met Fedor himself. MMA Submission: One On One with Dana White - ESPN The Magazine
1/8/2009: Yes, he's had a great career. He just hasn't done it lately. If he wants to fight the best in the world and prove how great he is, I am certainly willing to listen and maybe sign him. MMA Submission: One On One with Dana White - ESPN The Magazine
1/29/2009: “If Fedor doesn’t care than neither do I. If he wants to come over and fight the best in the world then that’s cool with me. At the end of the day, if Fedor wants to fight here I’m here, if he doesn’t I don’t care.” UFC FIGHT: UFC President Dana White Talks Affliction And Fedor Emelianenko
Feb 3rd 2009: “Yes, he’s top five [pound-for-pound]. I say he’s top five. He can punch. I’ll say that.” THEMMAFiend - Mixed Martial Arts & UFC News, Exclusive Interviews, Commentary, And More Blog Archive Dana White Admits Fedor Emelianenko Is Top 5
Feb 4th, 2009: People think I talk all this s**t about Fedor. I'd love to have Fedor in the UFC. If he cares to come in and fight the best in the world, then I care. If he doesn't care then why should I care? That's my philosophy on that. At the end of the day, the best guys in the world are the guys like GSP, BJ Penn, Anderson Silva, Lyoto Machida, these guys fight the best in the world three times a year and prove that they're the best. Rashad Evans -- look who Rashad has fought this year. Look who Forrest Griffin has fought this year. These guys continually fight the best in the world three times a year. They deserve your respect and praise. Dana White on UFC 94, GSP's Vaseline and Saturday's Fight Night on e - MMA FanHouse
Feb 9th 2009: “I want Fedor too, contrary to popular belief. I have no idea what they want. Everything makes no sense to me. I think they thought, 'You know, we'll partner up with these guys and we'll own a piece of this thing.' It's all mixed signals. You never know what these guys want. When I first met with these guys, (Fedor's) manager is like, 'Here's what we want to do. My brother is the biggest rock concert promoter over there. So here's what we want. We want you to build an arena in Russia,'" recounted White. "And I'm like, '(Expletive) timeout.' I want to sign a guy. I'm not looking to build arenas or get into business with you or anything like that. We'll pay him what he wants to be paid. We'll promote and do this and that. But it's not about Fedor when you talk to these guys. I've never met Fedor! I've never said one (expletive) word to the guy. I've never even seen him face to face.
I don't know what they want... Fedor's one of these guys that, listen, everybody thinks that I won't give Fedor his props and everything. B.J. Penn and Georges St. Pierre and Anderson Silva and every other guy in this company fight the best of the best three times a year. Fedor's not doing that. If he wants to fight guys three times a year, prove he's the best, if he wants to do that, I'm willing to do it with him," says White.
I don't think he cares about a legacy or any of that kind of stuff," he continued. "I don't know. I'd like to see him fight in the UFC." - FEDOR AND THE UFC: WILL IT EVER HAPPEN? - MMA WEEKLY - Mixed Martial Arts & UFC News, Photos, Rankings & more
Fedor is the best P4P fighter in the world
-Randy Couture, UFC HW Champion
Fedor is the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world aside from BJ Penn, those 2 are the best fighters in the world.
-Rampage Jackson, UFC LHW Champion
As far as Fedor, I think that guy is the baddest mother er on the planet, that guy's a savage. He's one of those rare HW's that's dangerous on all positions....His submissions are nasty...he can you up from any position.
-Joe Rogan, UFC commentator and BJJ brown belt
Fedor has no weakness! I have seen so many fights, and even the best fighters in the world have a flaw in their game but I have yet to find one in Fedor Emelianenko.
– Bas Rutten, former King of Pancrese and UFC HW Champion FSN
Probably the best ever lived….he’s a living legend right now and I don’t think there’s a man on this planet who can beat him; the man is unreal. Pound for pound the best in the world
–Diego Sanchez, hooterandgreenway radio show
"What do I think of Fedor? I think Fedor is a phenomenal fighter. He's extremely well-rounded.... And skill-wise he's probably the top guy in the world right now"
-Big John McCarthy, legendary referee
Fedor is my favorite
-BJ Penn, former UFC Welterweight Champion and BJJworld Champion, NWFS 7/9/06
Fedor is just too dominant, too good at punching people in the face. The way he punches people man he's trying to kill people, with both hands. He's in a whole different class by himself.
-Brandon Vera
NOBODY wants to fight fedor
-Wanderlei Silva, former Pride MW Champion and GP winner
Our great champion, he is the BEST in the world.
-Josh Barnett, former UFC HW Champion and adcc Champion
He hasn't really ever lost and he's pound-for-pound the best fighter.
-Jeff Monson, ADCC Submission Wrestling World Champion
He is the BEST
-Mark Coleman, former UFC HW Champion and Pride GP Champion
"It's between Fedor and my wife"
-Gary Shaw, Elite XC President on who the best fighter is
The best in the world, no doubt
-Phil Baroni
Look, I’ve fought many people from around the world, so I’ve seen many strong fighters. But like him, never
-Renato Sobral
Fedor would be absolutely great in K-1
-Ernesto Hoost, 4-time K-1 World Champion
Fedor is the most incredible fighter you'll ever see
-Frank Trigg
Fedor is pound-for-pound best in the world
-Shamada (Pride referee)
The best fighter to climb into ANY areana is Emelianenko Fedor. He is in his own league and you can't compare nobody.
-Kevin Randleman, former UFC HW Champion
He is the best and undefeated... His striking game and his ground game is the best, so that's why he is the best... He is the
-Mark Hunt, K-1 World Champion
He’s the total package; looks can be deceiving. He’s incredibly strong, his hips are amazing, probably his best asset. Hard to hold down, hard to do anything with the guy……… he’s just the best, that’s why he’s the best. He gets in position to throw the big bombs, he throws just as hard on the ground as he does on the feet. That’s why he’s the world Champion.
– Mark Coleman, former UFC Champion and GP winner
He’s the fastest I’ve ever seen. Much faster than Mirko. And he’s got a great reaction Technically he may not have such a big advantage, but physically he is the fastest heavy guy in MMA history. He tries a punch, misses it, then immediately shoots again, Cro Cop for example didn’t even see them coming. He must practise that a lot, because it’s not easy to improvise that kind of thing. He is really with a good combination of styles, he can go from one art to the other, that’s what makes him different.
– Antonio Rodorigo Nogueira, former Pride Champion
He has a fast eye, good for counter-attacking. And in every fight he shows up with something new under his sleeve. Against Filipovic he used a great clinch-strike combo: he’d go for the uchi-mata, quickly following with a powerful hook.
- Pedro Rizzo
Whoa!
“You can just tell when you see this guy — I will tell you, he’s a bad mother[expletive]. You can just tell by looking at him,” White said two weeks ago in an interview on “The Bubba the Love Sponge Show” on Sirius Satellite Radio.
“He’s been considered one of the best in the world for a long time,” White later added. “I’d put him in there against whoever’s the top guy at that time. I’d put him in against whoever the top guy is… There’s a lot of possibilities for Fedor.”
I think that quote is somewhere here...
http://mmamania.com/2009/02/15/dana-...-sponge-audio/
Fedor and his crew are hoping to meet with Dana in June to discuss a fight with Lesnar...
http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2009/02/...-brock-lesnar/
I really want some one to pull out some old idoitic and ignorant Dana quotes on a UFC broadcast and see what he says.
He has an out, the AA KO was his "proof"
Q. You also served as a coach in the International Fight League for the Tuscon Scorpions in 2007. You obviously enjoyed fighting, but what was coaching like?
A: It was the worst experience of my goddamned life. You know, there’s no office. The fighters … they don’t want to listen to you. The assistant coaches wanted to do their own damn thing, and at that time, it was . - Don Frye
Sonnen is impressed with Maia, enough to suggest that Maia is already good enough to defeat UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva.
Silva, who is tied for the top spot in the Yahoo! Sports MMA rankings, is nearly a deity in White’s eyes, but Sonnen told USA Today that he felt both he and Maia could defeat Silva.
"I think I’m better than Anderson and I think Demian’s better than Anderson," Sonnen was quoted as saying by the newspaper’s Sergio Non. "I think we would both beat him."
Maia said he appreciated Sonnen for including him in that view, but White was incredulous upon learning of Sonnen’s words.
He laughed and then said, "You’re [expletive] me, right?"
Assured it was no joke and that the newspaper had quoted Sonnen as saying that, White said, “Chael Sonnen really said that? And he was serious? OK. Whatever. I’ve heard everything now. More power to him, I guess.”
LOL...Sonnen can't be as stupid as his quotes make him sound...he HAS to be doing bits while keeping a straight face...
Like when he said Fedor has never fought anybody good, and he's a joke because Sambo isn't even a high school sport...
http://forums.mmanews.com/general-mm...lishments.html
"Truth is, I would have smashed Cung in 45 seconds, CBS would have said that wasn't too exciting, I know my job, I'm an entertainer."
-Frank Shamrock.
S"Truth is, I would have smashed Cung in 45 seconds, CBS would have said that wasn't too exciting, I know my job, I'm an entertainer."
-Frank Shamrock.
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"This is the only way I have to support my family. If I don't fight, I'm going to be homeless by the end of the year." - Parisyan. Maybe you should, I don't know, get a ing job, bro.
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That is a military saying.. Randy just stole it... I must have heard that 100 times in basic training.
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