TWIQ: MMA Quotes for the Week of August 7 - 13
by Mike Fagan on Aug 15, 2011 12:36 PM EDT
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THE GOLDEN RULE
"This is actually a pretty simple explanation." - UFC President Dana White, on Zuffa's release of anything Golden Glory. (MMA Mania)
"The bottom line is the way they do business is, you have to pay them, not the fighters. We don't work that way." - White. And if you've ever known someone who works in the entertainment business, you know there's a good reason for this.
"There was a contract in place and Golden Glory and Einemo honored the UFC rules including getting the check on the fighters name." - Golden Glory manager Bas Boon, on the UFC's deal with Jon Olav Einemo. Einemo's the kind of guy who likes to put his best foot forward. (MMA Mania)
"The payment was done how the UFC wanted and again we agreed and did the same as in Vancouver, so that matter was solved, so I do not understand why Dana claims we did not agree?" - Boon, whose name sounds like a Mortal Kombat boss character.
"I'm not trying to fight with Bas Boon. I don't dislike Bas Boon or any of the Golden Glory guys. ... If they've changed their mind, we can absolutely make a deal and get their guys in the UFC." - White, adding that he wants to emphasize the word "guys." (MMA Mania)
DON'T SAY THAT, RASHAD
"And he's so cocky. He's so cocky. You think I'm cocky. He's real cocky. He's for real cocky. Like, I'm on camera, joking around cocky. He's like, goes to sleep, praising himself cocky. That's how cocky he is." - Rashad Evans, on Jon Jones. (MMA Weekly)
"[H]e has a tough fight ahead of him. If Rampage does his work, then he could actually do something. I think Rampage should come and train at my camp for this fight." - Evans
"Rampage does move like Frankenstein. He's not what he used to be in some areas, but I think if [Rampage] does catch him he could put him to sleep." - Evans. Frankenstein, of course, is the Swiss scientist in Mary Shelley's famous novel. Frankenstein's monster was never named, though he is currently on M-1 Global's shortlist as a possible opponent for Fedor Emelianenko.
DOWN TO THREE HOURS OF CALL OF DUTY A DAY
"I want all my fans to know - don't worry about a thing. I got this. Training hard. This is the hardest I've trained in a very long time." - Quinton Jackson, who fight Jon Jones for the UFC light heavyweight title at UFC 135. (MMA Mania)
"Jon Jones is a good fighter, man, but the toughest person he ever fought [was] Vladimir Matyushenko. But I could tell Vladimir wasn't on his game that day." - Jackson
"And Shogun? Come on... That wasn't the same Shogun that won the belt." - Jackson, who listened to "Sandstorm" backward and heard "Shogun is dead."
"I ain't worried about his height, his reach. I ain't worried about none of that. I ain't worried about his crazy spinning elbow move, everything. We broke this guy down. It's going to be a good fight, no matter what." - Jackson
WHITE NOISE
"I went out there and gave him an insane offer. Insane. And I'm so glad he didn't take it! Now that I've seen what's happened and how this thing has played out, I'm thrilled that he did not take that offer." - UFC President Dana White, on contract negotiations with Fedor Emelianenko back in 2009. Dana White is thrilled that Fedor nixed a deal that would have brought the UFC near two-million PPV buys for a Fedor vs. Lesnar main event. Yes, I believe that. (MMA Fighting)
"For the record? Vadummy, Vadummy knows...the deal that was offered to him, you know, and his f***ing guy who was some political guy laughed at the deal. I bet you're not laughing now, are you guys?" - White. You know, it's a shame that Dana White never gave Scott Coker a hilarious misnomer like "Scott Joker" or "Scott Cokehead" or "Scott of the Antarctic".
PARTING SHOTS
"I had that choke and I was like, 'Oh, I got it!' I slipped to the kneebar and I was like, 'Oh, I got it!'" - Tito Ortiz, adding, "Then I was punching him from my knees and I was like, 'Oh, I got it!'" (MMA Heat via MMA Mania)
"We consulted with Fedor and it was decided that he should not leave the sport in this way." - M-1 executive Vadim Finkelstein. God must have a lot of debts and a problem with potato spirits. (MMA Mania)
"Looking back it was only one strike to the back of the head, the other was on the side, its a fight and things like this happen sometimes unintentionally." - Vitor Belfort, admitting to his sinister actions at UFC 133. The commission should strip him of his win over Yoshihiro Akiyama, ban him from the sport indefinitely, and proceed with a criminal case for assault. (Caged Insider)
"I'm not stupid." - Brock Lesnar. And no one will tell you otherwise, big man. (TheWrestlingPress.com)
"I look at his interviews and it just makes me laugh, it’s just funny." - M-1 Director of Operations Evgeni Kogan, just getting wind of Charlie Sheen over in Russia. (Full Contact Fighter)
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I cant really see the picture.
I see Coenen’s name but I don’t understand what it’s about. Is it a check she never got paid for or something?
You know what they say
When White claimed that Golden Glory wouldn’t let Zuffa pay the fighters directly, Coenen posted her paycheck to show that she DID get paid directly.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Aug 15, 2011 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions
This is all great, but Bas Rutten had that huge rant about why Golden Glory gets paid first, not the fighters
So anything that Golden Glory says after the fact is completely invalidated.
Boon said they changed the way they do things for the UFC.
There was a contract in place and Golden Glory and Einemo honored the UFC rules including getting the check on the fighters name
Overeem might be paid the old way still and that’s what Dana is referring to…
by kick_puncher on Aug 15, 2011 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Great stuff
The JOE joke and the Frankenstein comment (I love pointing out to people that the monster’s name is not, in fact, Frankenstein). Also, Ed Boon is the creator of Mortal Kombat. Bas Boon might be his cousin.
Remember all those folks that said WEC lightweights simply wouldn't be able to hang in the UFC? Yeah.......
Absolutely
And if you’ve ever known someone who works in the entertainment business, you know there’s a good reason for this.
1. Anderson Silva is waiting for you to punch him.
2. That guy is Anderson Silva.
3. Don't fucking punch that guy.
Bravo on the JOE joke, sir.
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fwiw Vitor should have that win turned into a no contest. An illegal strike ended the fight, why should this be any different that a fight ending to a groin strike.
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Agreed.
We’ve already settled the matter that:
1. Vitor pwned Sexyama prior to the alleged “illegal” strikes
2. Strikes to the back of the head are no big deal, and are pretty effective and cool
3. No one in their right mind wants Akiyama to get credit for his performance
As such: Vitor should party.
I would love to know how much money he offered Fedor 3 years ago.
Anderson Silva, Edson Barboza, Jose Aldo, Charles Oliveira, Thiago Alves = Muay Thai wrecking machines!
by SentientAndroid on Aug 15, 2011 12:21 PM EDT reply actions
The way I read the Rampage/Frankenstein quote
it looked for a second like Fedor was trash-talking Rampage, which, of course, would have broken the Internet.
Tatum: I think he's a good man. I like him. I got nothing against him, but I'm definitely gonna make orphans of his children.
Boon, whose name sounds like a Mortal Kombat boss character.
heh, possibly coincidental or intential; the lead programmer on many of theMortal Kombat games was Ed Boon. He also did the voice of Scorpion for the early games.
Which was Tobias Boons name backwards
by Papercut Elbow on Aug 15, 2011 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Off Topic
but is someone trolling Wiki? On koscheck’s page it says that he’s expected to face Cung Le at mw at ufc 139 and vice versa on Le’s page, is this true?
Anderson Silva, Edson Barboza, Jose Aldo, Charles Oliveira, Thiago Alves = Muay Thai wrecking machines!
by SentientAndroid on Aug 15, 2011 12:56 PM EDT reply actions
LOVE IT!!!!
Vitor Belfort, admitting to his sinister actions at UFC 133. The commission should strip him of his win over Yoshihiro Akiyama, ban him from the sport indefinitely, and proceed with a criminal case for assault.
Where is Brookhouse when you need him…..nice dig
Not saying it's fair
But it’s incredibly easy to pick apart Jones’ record right now. And I know people say you can do that with everybody, and you can, but this is pre-written. Bader’s biggest win is a squeak past a dude with no wrestling and he lost to Tito fucking Ortiz of all people. He fought a Shogun who clearly hadn’t recovered from his knee injury and was in no way ready to fight a guy like Jones.
And the best part, after Jones mutilates Rampage fans will be able to use this thought process again to get excited for the Rashad fight. It will be so easy to say Rampage is past it, because he is. He hasn’t looked great since coming back from The A Team.
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Wanderlei comes out to 'Sandstorm", Shogun comes out to "Sail" by Aarmin Van Buuren.
Small thing to nitpick over, but I had to, as a raver kid.
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The whole Frankenstein/Monster correction
Might be the douchest thing in humanity. Just like I said in English lit. We know its not his name but are we suppose to call him Fucking No Name
"So he basically called me a Jew. I was confused because I'm black and Methodist."
by rocket8188 on Aug 15, 2011 3:46 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
The Monster or Frankenstein’s Monster usually covers it.
Pee-pee money is not an employment history.
by finkrod on Aug 15, 2011 4:42 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I think the douchest thing is the “may have/can have” correction.
Pee-pee money is not an employment history.
by finkrod on Aug 15, 2011 4:44 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Oh, THAT was the joke. My mistake.
Pee-pee money is not an employment history.
by finkrod on Aug 15, 2011 5:26 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Did I miss something?
I don’t get the Einemo putting his best foot forward remark, did he do something unethical?
I thought the monster's name was Adam, after the first man.
Or was that just some BS I misremember?
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