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"Who doesn't want to see Earth's biggest warriors clash in a cage?"
"This fight is my everything, my soul, my spirit, my mind, my body."
"You don't get in the ring to fight someone and to get punched by somebody and think it's easy."
"Ortiz knows how to finish a fight, and he's showing us how to do it right here."
"The legendary Kazushi Sakuraba...drew the eyes of the entire combat sports world with his incredible performances of heart, technique, and pride."
"Everything you need to know about life can be learned through fighting - it teaches you about perseverance, fear, underappreciation, and more."
"These guys are putting themselves in harm's way for our entertainment, for their legacy, for the belts, for history, for who's the best guy in the entire sport."
"It's going to take a lot of strength from a very strong man for Khabib to be back in the Octagon ever."
"I was designed to do this. I am this. I am a battle warrior."
"I just want to get in there, bro. But since we last saw action..."
"Once the bell goes, then we're gonna be fighting each other."
"You would think I trained how to punch people's faces. You would think that I mean I I put in work I put in work each and every day"
"And then the fight starts and of course you you know you go through the ups and downs of the fight but what makes it so addicting is the feeling that Michael Chandler felt this last weekend"
"Skills win fights, and he seems to have a lot of those."
"Destroyer, regardless of opponent. I want another level."
"You don't have to be angry to be a great fighter, absolutely."
"It's more than just a fight... Entertainment all the way around... It's going to be incredible."
"If he could beat Jones for five rounds, nobody's messing with him."
"Francis walks into something like a spinning elbow and gets knocked out, yeah, Francis has probably the best chin in the UFC."
"It's fight time, there's no more games, there's no more smiles."
"For the gold, hot take: swords hitting each other is dope, it's so cool."
"Both men bleeding, both men swaying, both men paying the price."
"One thing that always seems to get a thumbs-up from these savages that love combat sports is the ability not just to win but also handle a loss well..."
"If you're the guy on top in an MMA fight, you're probably winning."
"Jiu-jitsu is the most effective martial art on the planet."
"I think he set his mark on combat sports in general."
"Saturday night was the biggest fight of my life."
"This matchup personifies the art of war, it's an amazing fight, let's go."
"You cannot manufacture stars in combat sports, they develop organically. Taylor Starling is a full-on star."
"He's clearly a very, very, very good fighter."
"I love the challenge. This is my toughest fight yet, and I'm prepared."
"I believe I'm faster and I believe I hit harder."
"So, in my opinion, this is a historical moment because this could be the death of boxing."
"Hunt displayed a far greater mastery of the fight than anyone else had until this point."
"One of the forgotten fights of the aughts that was bananas."
"This is just one of my favorite fights in combat sports period."
"It's the reason why we want to do this for a living, fights like this."
"He just walked in with his hands out he tried that stalking pressure he was ready for it hit him with that big punch and knocked him out five seconds is the time of the knockout."
"Great job by Leo Bashir throwing a lot of power showing his ability to take a punch and deliver a punch and come out Victorious."
"A dream come true, all these years, all that hard work, and be able to fight for a BKFC, it's just so exciting." - Sam Shoemaker
"I've got to keep that hit and don't get hit mindset. We don't always hear that from fighters."
"Expect a guy with big power who we know sometimes fights a little recklessly."
"In the combat sports world, live from the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa, the BKFC 19 free preliminary fights start right now."
"Relaxed aggression, that means I'm going to be calm but I'm still going to be pushing the pace of this fight." - Tyler Randall
"Combat jiu-jitsu is right there in between MMA and grappling and makes grappling a little more realistic."
"Jake is very serious he is stoic he's an angry young man he wants to hurt people"
"Every single shot clean shot that he got me with I have no idea where it came from to this day"
"Every time you're gonna see something different, you're gonna see a better focused, hard experienced fighter."
"He's got to be considered in the top three pound-for-pound best."
"He can do anything, go to the mat, stand, anything."
"It was the perfect punch because it was calm enough."
"He is not just having a good chin, he is just undeterred by pain."
"Velazquez victory over Lesnar hammered home a lesson a comprehensive fight game beats Brute Force any day of the week."
"Velasquez victory over Lesnar hammered home a lesson a comprehensive fight game beats Brute Force any day of the week."
"He's trying to get sure to recognize when a fight is over and when to accept defeat."
"She's a hybrid fighter, that's what she really is." - This captures the essence of adaptability and versatility.
"Brutalized by those kicks right between the shoulder blades." - Illustrates intense physicality and resilience.
"Smart vet move, she realized her opponent was close to the ropes." - Demonstrates strategic thinking and awareness.
"How can a chop really hurt? Listen, oh yeah, it's just right in the sternum." - Highlights the surprising power of seemingly simple moves.
"I'm not saying technically he won the fight I'm saying you went whatever eight rounds would the best ever do it with F your records oh and two where the [__] it is you've won nuts people are so mad at me."
"I would try to make this the shortest fight possible."
"My job isn't to entertain the fans or anything like that. My job is to break your face."
"That kid right there is more than just a fighter."
"Aldo tried to use his great experience to cope with a younger, bigger, stronger, and very aggressive fighter."
"There's nothing like training for combat sport to really change somebody on the inside."
"When I put those gloves on, I'm gonna crack his skull."
"For me he was a club Legend and it's just sad really that has ended like this but it is what it is and we've got to take it."
"I've accepted every fight I've been offered."
"I just feel like Darren Till might have the striking skills to negate the size difference."
"Let these dry for a couple of hours and then you can use them as plant pots."
"Experience doesn't necessarily correlate to skill set... Roxy's first title shot was no doubt her toughest."
"This is punch perfect... iconic night... best Conor McGregor performance to death."
"When you fall into the ocean, you have two options: you either swim or get drowned. And I have no other option. Getting in the pit, I will win this fight." - Fabiola Esquivel Gonzalez
"David Curier, what a statement! He took a lot of shots, kept shelled up, defended well, but then it was those right hands."
"His fights were different than anything we'd ever seen... you could feel the fear and danger in his expressive face."
"Maybe a submission but I'm gonna be going for the knockout baby."
"For him to still hold on and maintain that Legacy and that title, he has to fight him."
"This is the fight game, embrace the beauty of people from all walks of life."
"I think I can take this fight wherever I wanted to go, I can lead this dance."
"I'm gonna go in there and try and rip his face off on the weekend."
"So far, this fight is going much better than I thought it would."
"Every time this man steps forward on that lead leg, is he level changing to get underneath and onto the legs and hips or is he stepping on with a powerful jab cross?"
"Just trying to give it all that I got, choking people out and having a good time." - Toby Imada
"One name that must never be said whenever anybody asks me who's the best fighter in the world: you're the guy. I appreciate it, man."
"Mighty Mouse, Demetrius Johnson, Mighty Mouse. He just has very few holes, kicks like a Thai dude, shoots a double leg like a good wrestling dude, rabbit."
"It is the most important thing maybe in all of fighting."
"Underhooks, man. It is the most important thing maybe in all of fighting."
"Jones is gonna be much more effective in the clinch."
"Saint-Pierre vindicated himself early in round two with a head kick to finish off his hero."
"He vindicated his loss with a big right hand that dropped Couture and ended the fight."
"This is fight game and then I keep it against the wall."
"This is one of the most famous and infamous fights in the history of combat sports."
"He's using feints, he's faking his opponent out, and that's going to set up those sneaky shots, those knees up the middle."
"She's explosive she's all action there's a reason why she's a fan favorite because she's not afraid to let her hands go she's not afraid to let her elbows go either."
"The acceptance that just because you're underneath someone doesn't mean the fight's over."
"Fundamentals win fights, so those should be your focus first and foremost."
"The biggest concern was obviously your own health, but as a professional, how much of it was just like, 'Oh no, they're not taking this fight away from me?'"
"A master class, the greatest submission artist in mixed martial arts."
"I think that like both Styles can work but like G2 certainly is like the epitome of their aggressive style."
"I am so confident I'm so gassed I love fighting."
"Jasmine Allure delivering some aggressive right hands."
"He's the best pound for pound fighter in the world right now."
"It was perhaps the most highly anticipated comeback fight of all time. 1.1 million bought the pay-per-view to find out if Ronda Rousey still had it."
"Robbie Lawler still to this day one of the most dangerous and entertaining strikers who's ever stepped foot on planet earth."
"We want to see the best fights that you could possibly put together." - Exactly, man
"I never be overconfident in every fight that I had."
"My style is different from everybody here, I have no problem in breaking your arm and making a statement."
"I think Michael Chandler... is going to win by TKO."
"When it comes to fisticuffs, Nate Diaz is as dangerous as they come."
"This has the potential to be the greatest night of fights in the history of Combat Sports."
"So he's over all the training and I think that's what that shows us today and he just wanted to get in the ring and fight he just wants to get the job done."
"He's a freaking badass, loves to fight, has so many pros, very little cons."
"I love it but now we're gonna focus our attention on an equally exciting fight it is the classic undefeated wrestler versus one of the most lethal strikers to ever step into the Octagon."
"This is for the next generation of fighters."
"This is the fight that people have been talking about for years."
"Knockouts... There is something visceral, something animalistic, something feral even to watching another man take another man's light out."
"He's got that nitrous button... his attributes of speed and power would be maxed out better than anyone else in his division."
"Listen to me okay, don't get all crazy, you still have a great fighter in front of you."
"Fighting in general, combat sports is doing some huge things."
"Once somebody's got their guard up and all punches are going straight through the guard, it's pretty much over at that point."
"I don't like getting hit, I don't like hitting, it's not fun for me."
"Jan turned up as if he was fighting Jon Jones 100 prepared 100 ready for this fight."
"This ended up as fight of the night both absolutely high level guys and Roy Val is certainly one to look out for."
"It was no surprise to me that this ended up as fight of the night."
"I'm gonna punch more but I'm gonna punch harder."
"She packs a serious punch, she takes absolutely no prisoners."
"It's the only job and or sport that you're allowed to beat somebody up with your bare hands."
"The old show is dead... We're only talking about Combat Sports, MMA, martial arts."
"I kind of interjected I'm like oh I'll do it and uh they're like oh have you you know have you boxing before I'm like no but I got in fights all the time in high school."
"The most honest thing you'll ever hear a defeated fighter say."
"If I fight my game plan, this guy has no chance."
"Fighting is risking your life every time you get in that ring. I salute a man who's made it and conquered his goal."
"I've done everything in my power to make sure I do the worst thing to this man this weekend."
"He looked fast as lightning on the feet and of course sealed the deal with the rear naked choke."
"The guy is the most lovable crazy fighter that maybe we've ever seen and he is so much fun to watch."
"Jake Paul is going to get knocked the [__] out."
"Spinning elbow strike but Stan Lander with the abdominal rolls."
"This was the best fight on the card, bar none."
"Size can play a factor, but we've seen... size doesn't always mean everything."
"Joey Janela, I was funny looking for the hardware underneath the ring."
"You just can't deny that everybody wants to watch him fight." - Daniel Cormier
"I'm excited to see this fight right here." - Daniel Cormier
"She has Dynamic control on the ground and very good Savage grounder pound matched with positional advancement."
"That was such a terrible fight. I know I couldn't have done that."
"He fought hard, he looked good. I was impressed."
"He's the best fighter in the world right now."
"I know what I can do, and I came for a knockout or submit."
"He's scoring at a rate much higher than one in two."
"That's why I said your wife Uriah Hall was jabbing him but Uriah Hall didn't really follow up properly."
"Nate Diaz doesn't lose; he only runs out of time."
"It looked like a fight, it looked like a struggle."
"We're finally seeing what a real Mexican MMA fighter can look like."
"If he continues to be what we understand from him, dude, he should go in there and bludgeon this guy."
"The most powerful fighter of all time versus the most technical fighter of all time."
"He needed to take more risks to win this fight."
"That was the last time you saw Izzy hurt. You haven't seen him hurt since the Gastelum fight."
"The odds makers right now are really going with Luis Palomino as being the favorite."
"She's got to prove right away that she's not the same fighter."
"TJ Dillashaw is awesome. He is a very good fighter and he doesn't get brought up a lot in conversations about pound for pound. Crazy, oh that shit needs to change now now look how good he is."
"Nakamura with strikes in the corner but Rollins turns it around."
"Seeing those two guys fight was just, it was just a pleasure to see them fight and I'm very happy for Glover. Both of them are great guys, you know? I love those two, you know, as fighters and colleagues."
"I love the thrill of fighting... it's like an art."
"There is real meaning and depth to all the fights you will be seen today."
"Conor McGregor will wake up the biggest draw in the business."
"The fight between gladiators seems to have been governed by an intricate and elaborate set of rules."
"Gladiatorial combat was essentially a war morphed into a sport to thrill the masses."
"Not every match ended with one of the fighters' death."
"Just imagine what we can do on a full camp..."
"Both fighters deserved immense credit for the heart they showed, especially Kimbo."
"What I like about KTB, he keeps coming forward, you know? Even though he's getting popped around and getting kicked, oh, he keeps going forward. I like it, this guy's intense."
"For the final, which is, I mean, it's obvious at this point - the falling guillotine."
"His greatness has become undeniable. Gordon has continued to pick off submission wins over veterans, contenders, and the new generation of phenoms."
"It restored my faith in why I do this, why I love this, why I would stay up to 4:00 a.m., it was one of the greatest emotions I've ever felt watching fight."
"He's one of the greatest ever do it... He's one of the greatest fighters ever."
"Cowboy is unpredictable... he's just fighting."
"Cowboy needs to give McGregor nothing to counter."
"Breaking news: Tyrone Woodley's Instagram post. They thought a loss would make me quit. That [__] made me laugh. I've been here before, bounce back."
"You're a [ __ ] warrior. Everyone that watched that fight has the utmost respect for you."
"Watching humans fight beasts was considered entertainment."
"Stipe's fight IQ is elite, he'll even make adjustments as a heavyweight."
"The fight IQ that he has is some of the best second to none in the sport in any division."
"If you don't lose, if you don't know what getting punched in the mouth feels like, you're never gonna be a great fighter."
"Jamal fights more angry than Jamal, Jamal fights angry but controlled. That's why I like Jamal more than Jamella, I mean, uh, Jamel, Jamello."
"Hey I'm here to do my job I'm gonna make weight do my thing every time a MWh baby for you Uncle Chuck let's talk about that right hand you hit it with a straight right hand that's what set it up."
"I'm the type of person that I feel like I'm supposed to fight to the end. So I'd rather be knocked out than to lose a decision."
"Beating someone from the crown family can't compare to fighting for my sister."
"Every time I enter the pit, I'm looking for the knockout."
"We could have actual combat fighting too, like its own little spin-off combat fighting league."
"Fighting has never been better, combat sports dude."
"You thought this fight was over? It's not over."
"Fighting was the mechanism for me to achieve my goals."
"Charles Oliveira versus Justin Gaethje, the way that he attacks guys like you and Justin Gaethje, the most dangerous man in the world."
"He just absolutely commanded the attention of the combat sports world."
"I have the one thing that he doesn't have, and that's a punch that can switch lights off within the blink of an eye."
"Only to follow it up with a big knockout punch that sat his opponent down once and for all."
"He only needs to be perfect for one split second."
"It can only mean that you had an expectation of him and really any fighter or any fight that is far beyond even what the most amazing fighters can do."
"Torres is a really talented fighter in both BK and pro MMA."
"He's like imagine if Hulk Hogan went and did MMA and was actually like kicking everyone's ass at it."
"This is the fight of my life. This is the hardest of the hardest camp I've ever had."