Soares: Prepared & focused Silva is unbeatable
Ed Soares: "...if Anderson Silva goes in there well trained and focused, I don't think there's a fighter on the planet that can beat him."
"We genuinely feel bad for the hotels, restaurants, gyms, and other businesses that support our effort and have championed this cause," said Lorenzo Fertitta.
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Carlos Condit: "I’m really pleased to have the opportunity to avenge that loss. It was a really close fight. I had some opportunities in that fight to end it and I didn’t."
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Bellator 96 takes place Wednesday at WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Okla. The three-hour main card airs on Spike TV following prelims on Spike.com.
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Robert Drysdale: "I think that Weidman, to an extent, is is a better version of Chael Sonnen. I think he'll be smarter. I think he'll put more time into his jiu jitsu."
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" Chris Weidman has got good jiu-jitsu, and great wrestling," said Anderson Silva. "He needs to work with his stand up... I need to work on my wrestling."
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"I had no cut against Cain Velasquez," said Junior dos Santos, "And he hits a girl. He hit me a lot during the five rounds, but did not open any cuts."
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"Yes, I am sweating it, but no, I've never done an illegal drug in my entire life," said James Krause of his pending $100,000. "But I'm sweating it."
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With the rubber match match likely for UFC 166, odds maker have set the current champion Cain Velasquez as the early favorite in the bout:
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"State red tape could knock out a blockbuster fight card slated for Boston Garden later this summer," states an alarmist article in the Boston Herald.
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"Fighters and talent traveling on press tours and PR/marketing-related appearances are no longer permitted to wear shorts or flip flops."
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Vitor Belfort: "That's what I mean. Some people earn, and some people don't...I believe in every area of my life, I earn — and I earn through the glory of God."
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Josh Burkman: "So, I think that there's no way the he couldn't have underestimated me coming into this fight. I'm sure he expected to get back on top..."
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Vinny Magalhaes: "He has good jiu jitsu, I mean, he's like the best guy in Australia, as far as jiu jitsu goes, but there's just him and his brother."
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Ralph Welch weighs in on UFC 161, a night that posed more questions than answers about Dan Henderson, Roy Nelson, Jake Shields, and more.
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"The eye poke is what stopped Pat Barry," said manager Brian Butler from SuckerPunch Entertainment. "He was not dazed or even close to being unconscious."
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