Conor McGregor: “I always say, it depends on what fights are available, I think, for Conor. As I said, if there is another big super fight and Conor feels like he would enjoy it, then he’ll do it.”
Sage Northcutt: “Guys or friends of mine, for example Rory MacDonald, people that fought for the UFC like Machida, they’re making double if not triple what they were making fighting for the UFC.”
Jon Jones: “Leading into our fourth fight, a possible fourth fight for the heavyweight championship of the world, his confidence won’t be in the right spot.”
Andres Quintana: “Besides, it’s to qualify for the $100,000 tournament. So, I look at this fight, and all the work, as an investment in myself. I just have to get past this fight.”
A few elite trainers nominated by the National Federation (FAMMEJL) will be fast-tracked to Level 3 and receive IMMAF’s first black belts, based on their outstanding experience.
Carlston Harris: “Challenges and pain make me feel at home, to fight odds is a part of my life and I am coming to Abu Dhabi to fight and give my best.”
Marcus Kowal: “When someone fights for profit and I fight for my son’s life – and I’ve been fighting my whole life – there’s no way I’m not going to win this fight.”
Rory MacDonald: “God answered my prayers and I’m so excited for what’s going to happen over the tournament and this middleweight championship. It’s a dream come true.”
District Court Judge Valerie Caproni: “A statement in an SEC filing is clearly not an ‘advertisement’ within the meaning of New York’s General Business Law, as it is directed at investors and regulators, not consumers.”
Brave Nation has been swept with rumors that Ottman Azaitar will take on Kareem-Abdul Al-Selwady next in what would be the biggest fight in the history of Middle East MMA.
Thiago Santos: “My manager Alex Davis said ‘let’s provoke him on Twitter, say he turned it down.’ At first I said ‘no, Alex, that’s not my thing,’ but he said, ‘Trust me, let’s try to get this fight.’”
Al Iaquinta: “[Khabib Nurmagomedov] sees things, he’s got a little awkward style, which is different. It’s tough to adjust to, because it’s so different, standup-wise.”
The fight card is truly a challenge between some of the greatest local MMA fighters in Brazil and talents from other Latin America countries, with Peru, Colombia, Mexico, and Argentina all represented.
Invicta FC 31 takes place Saturday, September 1 at 8:00 p.m. ET, and streams live on UFC Fight Pass from the Scottish Rite Temple in Kansas City, Missouri.
On Saturday, Cage Warriors 96 in Liverpool, was successfully invaded by Denmark’s Soren Bak, who took the CWFC lightweight belt from now former champion Paddy ‘The Baddy’ Pimblett.
Javier Mendez: “I don’t think he’s ever going to lose. He’s going to find whatever he needs to do to win, whether he does it my way or does it his way.”
Loren Mack: “Boxing is waning down in Asia. ONE Championship is the guiding light of every discipline under the umbrella of martial arts in the world, including boxing.”
Jessica Andrade: “It’s sad that we have to sell our training gear, things we get in fights that are a good memory of what we had there, but we’ll get new stuff later [laughs].”
The massive fight card will feature representation from 17 nations: USA, Russia, Bahrain, Brazil, Jordan, Canada, Philippines, Guyana, Algeria, Lebanon, Georgia, Sweden, Tunisia, South Africa, Albania, Italy, and Palestine.
PFL 7 takes place Thursday, August 30th from the Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The event will air via online stream and live on the NBC Sports Network.
Selected fighters receive a salary of US$48,000, free corporate housing in Singapore, career management and marketing support, and world-class training under the largest collection of world champions on the planet.
Andy Foster: “Whether he’s medically fit to fight wasn’t my decision. He’s been medically cleared to fight. … I think that the Tito Ortiz matchup is reasonable.”
Jordan Parson’s mother Anna Marlen: “Consumed with grief, I couldn’t find the words to explain Jordan’s death. … Every cell in my body aches. I won’t smile as often as my old self. Smiling hurts. Most everything hurts.”
Mike Winkeljohn: [Donald Cerrone] has not, from what I can remember in the last 10 years, ever helped anybody out with their own camp. He’s as narcissistic as they come.”
Mike Mazzulli: “Until we stop rewarding people for not making weight, what are we doing here? Until we stop doing that, the fighters are going to keep doing it.”
