Cole Konrad (Pictured), on “The Savage Dog Show,” addressing criticism that he and fellow Bellator champion Ben Askren are not yet entertaining fighters:

“I understand where the fans are coming [from] and I think if they’re patient, they’re going to see a well-rounded, dangerous, knockout power type of fighter coming down the line here. But it does take a little time. Both Ben and I are relatively new to the sport. [We] got thrown into big circles right away. We’ve had success. We just haven’t had maybe the knockout success that a lot of people like to see or they’ve kind of come accustomed to seeing. I think they’ll see it down the line, but as of now I just want to continue to get better each fight. I try not to play into any emotion or anything like that, but I understand where they’re coming from.”