The Week in Quotes: February 7th - 13th

WHAT? ARE YOU FEEDING HIM? WHY DON'T YOU JUST KILL HIM?

"You can’t describe something indescribable." - Former UFC light heavyweight champ Vitor Belfort, describing the reason he had to pull out of his middleweight title fight with Anderson Silva at UFC 112. (UOL Esporte)

"If I say to you that I’m gonna exchange with him I’ll be lying." - Inserted challenger Demian Maia, wary of taking another ride on the Challenger space shuttle. (Tatame)

"I think it's a shame that Chael wasn't able to take the fight because I know with all that crap he was talking about Anderson this and Anderson that it would be interesting for him to put all those things he had to say into the Octagon." - Silva's manager Ed Soares

SCOTT, THAT HURTS DADDY WHEN YOU SAY THAT. HONESTLY.

"After careful consideration, I have decided that it is in my best interest to part ways with M-1 Global." - Strikeforce light heavyweight champ Gegard Mousasi, becoming a quality candidate in any Death Pool. (Sherdog)

"During the time I spent under their wing, M-1 Global, as a promoter and management company, allowed me to achieve many great things. I appreciate all they have done for me." - Mousasi

"My management is being taken care of by someone close to me." - Mousasi

WHY MUST I BE SURROUNDED BY FRICKIN' IDIOTS?

"Yeah, it didn’t look like he tried too hard." - Stephan Bonnar, on Mark Coleman's performance at UFC 109.  The same Mark Coleman who beat Bonnar at UFC 100. (Joe Lane's World)

"He’s been fighting for a long time and that’s the only fight I’ve seen in which he didn’t attempt a takedown." - Bonnar

"I think he was kind of beat before he entered the ring. He kind of conceded like he’ll get paid but won’t win this one." - Bonnar, what's your excuse?

THE WEEK IN CHAEL

"I'll go into a workout with four, five, six, eight UFC guys, and at the end of the workout we all know who the toughest guy is. " - Chael Sonnen, doing his thing. (Pro MMA Radio)

"If me and Anderson both walk in the back, believe me there's gonna be lot more of ‘Hey Mr. Sonnen' than ‘Hey Mr. Silva.'" - Sonnen.  Maybe it's a Republican thing?

"Nate has a couple of holes but I'm not going to point them out because he's my only friend in this business." - Sonnen.  Only friend? (MMA Weekly)

"I want to say hello to my brother, Yushin through this interview. I am saddened that he returned to Japan - it feels like I parted with a close friend." - Sonnen.  Errr... (MMAPlanet.jp)

"As soon as Anderson tries to punch me, I'm going to stick my forehead in his chest, run him against the fence, pick him up, put him on the canvas and that's the end of that round. As soon as Anderson tries to kick me, I'm going to stick my forehead in his chest, run him into that fence, put him on the ground, that's the end of that round." - Sonnen, detailing his plan to beat the Spider.

"I am five strike attempts by him away from being the UFC champion." - Sonnen

WHITE NOISE

"UFC fans are spoiled." - UFC President Dana White.  Showing off his great business sense by insulting his consumer base. (Cage Writer)

"There's gonna be the people that always bitch and I say what I always say, 'don't buy it!.' If you don't like the fucking card don't buy it. I don't give a shit!" - White, gives a shit if you stream it, though.

"People who are real fight fans and want to sit home on a Saturday and watch fights, will watch it." - White.  Yes, they will.  At the comfort of their laptops.

"Watch American Idol, I could care less." - White

"We're a lot cheaper than boxing." - White.  Well, that settles it.  You've outpriced boxing, so you win.

PARTING SHOTS

"I think the closed guard is dead in MMA right now, unless you are Demian Maia or Shinya Aoki forget about it." - Jon Fitch (Fox News)

"A guy with a big mouth like that, and he ain’t got a chin. It's ironic." - Quinton "Rampage" Jackson.  A fighter using "ironic" kind of correctly?  That's, like, ironic or something. (Fighter's Only)

"A Mexican dude at a hockey game! It’s like a taco dinner at Hanukkah." - Miguel Torres, hanging out at the Columbus Blue Jackets game while confusing Jews with Canadians.  Honest mistake. (Heavy.com)

"We were looking at a potential death in the Octagon." - Anonymous UFC official, on Mark Coleman.  Maybe you should have thought twice about throwing him in a high profile main event? (UGO.com)