2011-11-06 00:13:45 +0000 #1
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Cain Velasquez
- There's always going to be butterflies but he feels ready. It's natural to be nervous.
- I'm not thinking about the magnitude of the fight, just preparing like usual.
- The fight is a great opportunity. I'll go out and throw down.
- The media hasn't been too overwhelming. Just the right amount.
- Rehab went fine. Shoulders take long. It just took time to get better but I'm happy I listened and didn't rush it.
- It was frustrating because I'm the kind of guy who likes to stay busy. Did stuff for the UFC like signings to keep active.
- There's no area that he lacks in. He's going to be strong in all aspects.
- Big part is watching film. Paul Buentello has helped. There's nothing harder than 3 guys rotating in on you.
Junior Dos Santos
- It was tough waiting so long. I'm in a good place in my life. The UFC has given me great opportunity. I want to show my best.
- Everything that the UFC has brought to his life has been great. Globo is the eyes of Brazil. It will help the growth of the sport.
- Everything has happened really fast for me. Gave 100%. I believe if you work hard and are a good person, good things happen to you.
- I never doubted myself, I never doubted good things would happen. I just applied myself.
- I'm very focused. All these opportunities have been great. Initially I was frustrated when Cain was injured.
- I believe Cain is the number one heavyweight in the world. After fighting him I want to be the number one heavyweight.
- I want to continue to change my life for the better for my family.
- I've been training for 3 months in Bahia. I have a big team including Big Nog and Doria.
- Cain is tough but I'm confident in my ability and confident I'll be the winner.
- I've had a rigorous S&C training. I'm ready for 5 rounds but I don't think this'll go 5 rounds.
Dana White
- Prelims will be on Facebook and Fox.com , Friday at 4:00pm PT on Fuel will be the weigh ins live.
- It will be a completely different format than what we've done. It's a work in progress. Changes to production start in January.
- We're gonna be rehearsing for this Fox show to make sure it kicks off.
- HW fight is the only fight to be shown, even if it airs for half a round.
- Been working on Mexico for a long time. Mexico is taking longer than we planned. It's tough to maneuver.
- Long term for future of the sport is why we're going to put big fights on Fox and not just on PPV.
- You don't make your money on free TV. We're gonna get smashed on this card. It's an investment for the business.
- I'm confident in Junior and Cain. These guys are aggressive. There's definitely some pressure to make this great.
- I don't look at what anyone else has done on network TV before.
- The event in Brazil was such a success that we landed the Globo deal. They are a monster network.
- Canadian fans can watch the fight on Rogers.
- The amount of talent TUF Brazil will create is phenomenal. My goal is to get TUF running in all these countries and do a world cup.
- I've been trying so hard to have people take these athletes and sport seriously. It's one of the proudest moments I've ever had.
- Nothing makes me happier than having our guys on the same level as the other athletes and respected like they should be.
- Whole format will change for TUF. We go right into the finale while they're here. The coaches will fight a week later.
- Those guys should never have been on network TV (EliteXC/Strikeforce). If they did things right they'd still be there.
- We don't do a deal unless we have control. On the same note we respect Fox. These guys have been the best partners we've ever had.
Cain Velasquez
- There's always going to be butterflies but he feels ready. It's natural to be nervous.
- I'm not thinking about the magnitude of the fight, just preparing like usual.
- The fight is a great opportunity. I'll go out and throw down.
- The media hasn't been too overwhelming. Just the right amount.
- Rehab went fine. Shoulders take long. It just took time to get better but I'm happy I listened and didn't rush it.
- It was frustrating because I'm the kind of guy who likes to stay busy. Did stuff for the UFC like signings to keep active.
- There's no area that he lacks in. He's going to be strong in all aspects.
- Big part is watching film. Paul Buentello has helped. There's nothing harder than 3 guys rotating in on you.
Junior Dos Santos
- It was tough waiting so long. I'm in a good place in my life. The UFC has given me great opportunity. I want to show my best.
- Everything that the UFC has brought to his life has been great. Globo is the eyes of Brazil. It will help the growth of the sport.
- Everything has happened really fast for me. Gave 100%. I believe if you work hard and are a good person, good things happen to you.
- I never doubted myself, I never doubted good things would happen. I just applied myself.
- I'm very focused. All these opportunities have been great. Initially I was frustrated when Cain was injured.
- I believe Cain is the number one heavyweight in the world. After fighting him I want to be the number one heavyweight.
- I want to continue to change my life for the better for my family.
- I've been training for 3 months in Bahia. I have a big team including Big Nog and Doria.
- Cain is tough but I'm confident in my ability and confident I'll be the winner.
- I've had a rigorous S&C training. I'm ready for 5 rounds but I don't think this'll go 5 rounds.
Dana White
- Prelims will be on Facebook and Fox.com , Friday at 4:00pm PT on Fuel will be the weigh ins live.
- It will be a completely different format than what we've done. It's a work in progress. Changes to production start in January.
- We're gonna be rehearsing for this Fox show to make sure it kicks off.
- HW fight is the only fight to be shown, even if it airs for half a round.
- Been working on Mexico for a long time. Mexico is taking longer than we planned. It's tough to maneuver.
- Long term for future of the sport is why we're going to put big fights on Fox and not just on PPV.
- You don't make your money on free TV. We're gonna get smashed on this card. It's an investment for the business.
- I'm confident in Junior and Cain. These guys are aggressive. There's definitely some pressure to make this great.
- I don't look at what anyone else has done on network TV before.
- The event in Brazil was such a success that we landed the Globo deal. They are a monster network.
- Canadian fans can watch the fight on Rogers.
- The amount of talent TUF Brazil will create is phenomenal. My goal is to get TUF running in all these countries and do a world cup.
- I've been trying so hard to have people take these athletes and sport seriously. It's one of the proudest moments I've ever had.
- Nothing makes me happier than having our guys on the same level as the other athletes and respected like they should be.
- Whole format will change for TUF. We go right into the finale while they're here. The coaches will fight a week later.
- Those guys should never have been on network TV (EliteXC/Strikeforce). If they did things right they'd still be there.
- We don't do a deal unless we have control. On the same note we respect Fox. These guys have been the best partners we've ever had.
