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BE SURE TO DRINK YOUR OVALTINE

"I think it's because of his so-called steroid use, and all of that, that B.J. felt it was an unfair fight." - B.J. Penn trainer Rudy Valentino, not-so-subtly accusing Georges St-Pierre of steroid use. (Sports Illustrated)

"We heard from certain people that used to train with him, telling us what he did in the past. That's why, we had a heads up on that." - Valentino

"When you cycle steroids, you're not going to test positive. You can cycle it right up to the time of the fight and not test positive on that. That's what we suspected he did in this fight." - Valentino.  But just this fight?

A FIGHT?  WHAT KIND OF A FIGHT?

"You can say 'Oh I'm going to play football, I'm going to play hockey, I'm going to play baseball.' But you can't say I'm going to play fighting. It's not a game." - UFC welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre, on the idea of fighting friends.  Hockey might not be the best example. (Canadian Press)

"So let's say I'm mounted, on top of my friend, and it's time to land this last big elbow that will probably make a scar in the middle of his forehead and knock him out cold and cause him brain damage.  I won't be able to do that to a friend. So that's the reason why I will never fight a friend. I know a lot of fighters who will disagree with me, but me that's my personal belief." - St-Pierre

"Listen, it's the dumbest thing I've ever heard in the world. It's like Shaq not wanting to play against one of his friends." - UFC President Dana White, who's only exposure to basketball is NBA Jam!

"It's a sport and you're out there to compete with each to see who the best is, not you're my friend and I don't like you if we fight." - White

"Imagine if certain baseball teams didn't want to play other baseball teams because they're friends. 'He's my friend, I don't want to see him lose.' Give me a break. It's ridiculous." - White.  This must be what John Lennon was talking about in that song.

"To be honest, since Gono is my friend, my spirit sank a little when the fight card was announced. But we are professionals and this is a fight that the fans want to see, so I will give my best." - Hayato "Mach" Sakurai, adding a little Asian flavor about his bout with Akihiro Gono. (DREAM Official)

"No one wants to see a lukewarm fight between friends, right? Instead, we will have a murderous battle for fifteen minutes." - Sakurai, in between porn tapings.

SCUT FARKUS! WHAT A ROTTEN NAME!

"I always thought that he would be an interesting guy to fight. On top of that, he just has one of those faces that you want to punch." - Former UFC welterweight champ Matt Serra, on upcoming opponent Frank Trigg. If you can't beat Matt Hughes, you can always beat Matt Hughes's punching bag! (Sherdog)

"Look, when my career is over and done with, I’m the one who can look back and say that I was the champ. He got there twice and choked both times -- literally." - Serra, sick burn.

"Unfortunately, when he loses to me, he's going to realize that his days as a fighter are going to be limited. He'll be able to go ahead and continue fighting in smaller, lesser-known organizations if he wants." - Trigg.  Maybe go to Japan, where the competition is easier?

"Hopefully, he does so at 155. He's small to begin with, but he's definitely too small for this weight class and too small for me in this fight, as well." - Trigg

"I refuse to lose to a guy that has a [expletive] tramp stamp. You’ve seen his back, right? C’mon. No way am I losing to a guy that walks around with that." - Serra.  Maybe Trigg sports Paddy's Pub thong, too.

MY OLD MAN WAS ONE OF THE MOST FEARED FURNACE FIGHTERS IN NORTHERN INDIANA

"The fight game isn’t a respectful profession any more." - MMA legend Don Frye, amidst his announcement of a retirement.  If only the fight game involved out of shape karate artists swinging wildly for five minutes at a time! (MMA Weekly)

"Bob Meyrowitz was a great promoter back when he ran the UFC; he treated the fighters with respect." - Frye.  He showed a lot of respect for the sport with the whole YAMMA abortion.

"This might be the first UFC I buy and actually watch in about 10 years, you know?" - Frye, on the Coleman-Couture fight. (Sporting News)

"These two guys, it's going to be one hell of a barnburner. They’re going to show these new guys how to fight." - Frye.  There's few things that bug me more than mindless nostalgia.

YOU WERE ALWAYS JEALOUS OF THIS LAMP

"I think me and him can take out all the dudes in UFC and all the dudes in DREAM." - Strikeforce lightweight champ Gilbert Melendez, on Josh Thomson and his chances against the various lightweighs around the world. (Cage Writer)

"When was the last time you seen a UFC fight card put together like this?" - Thomson. Uh, like ten days ago? (MMA Weekly)

PARTING SHOTS

"UFC will be the biggest sport in the world by 2020." - UFC President Dana White, in the middle of an opium den. (Las Vegas Sun)

"This sounds gross, but there were times when I urinated on myself because my bucket was too far and I couldn’t get to it." - Corey Hill.  If I had a nickel... (Yahoo)

"If I had to fight Brock, the first thing I'm looking for, I'm going to kick him in the gut or knee him in the stomach." - Former UFC heavyweight champ Frank Mir (Cage Writer)

"If I played basketball and someone said hey Mo, 'you have the honor of guarding Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant or LeBron James. What should I say, uh uh, they're too good?" - "King" Mo Lawal, defending his "calling out" of Fedor Emelianenko. (Cage Writer)

"I want to be to women’s Jiu-Jitsu what Rickson is to men’s Jiu-Jitsu." - Kyra Gracie, on entering the world of MMA.  So, she wants to make vague and cryptic overtures to fighting, but never follow through? (GracieMag via Fightlinker)