Props: MMAWeekly
Quoteworthy:
“Hopefully by October I’ll be competing. We’re finishing the contract I’d say with CBS, Showtime, and Strikeforce and making a deal that UFC can’t match. I feel sorry for the person they have me fight, but I do need one warm-up fight. I managed to come off a huge back surgery. It’s been a […]

“Fedor is a great thinker in the ring. And he always keeps control of the other fighter. It is all within his control. If he wants to take a break he can. If he wants to push the pace he can. He is in complete control.”
– Top-ranked heavyweight contender Josh Barnett hypes his long-awaited fight […]

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Quoteworthy:
“Regardless of our friendship this is something we need to do as athletes. We’re going to have to test our strengths against each other. I saw his last fight (with Gilbert Yvel) and one thing I took out of that fight was that Josh has incredible stamina. I know he’ll be ready. I have […]

This is gonna be good, Maniacs:

During the Strikeforce telecast on SHOWTIME last night:

With Gary Millen in tow:

Earlier this afternoon, the t-shirt company turned MMA promoter, Affliction, kicked off its whirlwind media tour for Affliction: “Trilogy” from the Trump Towers in New York, New York.
It’s an appropriate name for the promotion’s third, and according to Vice President Tom Atencio, not final show. All the suits and t-shirts were in attendance for the […]