The Weekly Wrap: Nov. 29 - Dec. 5

Quoteworthy

“I don’t train to knock people out or to submit people. I train to punish people.” –- Miguel Torres on WEC 37 broadcast prior to dispatching Manny Tapia.

"White, a short, round-headed man wearing a skin-tight shirt and belt with a skull-shaped buckle, is the president of the UFC. He is 39, a former bouncer and a bellhop at a Boston hotel. He was found guilty of assault and, because he refused to pay the fine, wound up in prison. He became a boxing trainer and fled from the Mafia to Las Vegas, where he had grown up, and opened a boxing gym. White now owns a Range Rover, a Ferrari and two Mercedes, but he still has difficulty saying three sentences without the word "f***" in at least one of them." -- description of UFC President Dana White in a story about the UFC in the German magazine, Der Spiegel.

“‘Let me ask you a question,’ he says. ‘How many fucking people are out there right now buying a Larry Holmes doll?’ he says, referring to the dominant heavyweight boxing champion of the mid-1980s. He flexes his broad weight lifter's shoulders. ‘Now let me ask you another question: When's the last time Rowdy Roddy Piper wrestled?’ he continues, referring to the former pro-wrestling star. ‘Twenty years ago, when I was a fucking kid! You can still go buy the Rowdy Roddy Piper fucking doll at the store. Rowdy's sitting on the couch watching fucking cartoons right now, getting paychecks in the mail.’” -- Dana White in an article in The Atlantic magazine profile about Quinton Jackson and the UFC.

“You've got to understand, it's three months of work for a 15-minute fight. A lot of people don't understand all the pressure and all the -- I guess you could probably say stress or whatever that goes with training or fighting. I don't think anyone would ever know unless they've trained for a fight. You've got fans you don't want to let down, and then you've got fans who cuss you and you wish you could slap them. Whether you win or lose a fight you've got fans who say stuff. When you're a fighter, people look at you a certain way, they treat you different. Acting is easy. Fighting is reality.” –- Quinton Jackson to AOL Fanhouse about the difference between shooting a movie and competing in the cage.

“Big, mean, bearded street fighter, an Internet You Tube sensation, gets a crack at a title in a hugely hyped mixed martial arts bout after only three pro fights, faces a last-minute replacement and -- of course -- has his big, mean, bearded head handed to him 14 seconds later. Snorrrrre.” -- SI.com in naming Kimbo Slice one of its Turkeys of the Year.

"It's easy to say 'just six months,' but that will mean a whole year without a paycheck, and having not done anything to deserve it … it's more like we are being forced to fight outside the U.S. for simple survival." -- Alex Davis, manager of Antonio Silva, to Sherdog.com about taking his client possibly taking a fight on Jan. 4th in Japan despite the threat of having his license revoked by the California State Athletic Commission.

"Trust me, I don’t give a f---. If I get beat in this house, I'm still going to be the most successful mother------ in this house." -- Junie Allen Browning on the final episode of TUF 8 before chucking a mug at Shane Primm.

“Half of the people in America would want to see me win, and half would want to see me get my ass kicked, so I figured they’d keep me for that reason.” –- Browning in his TUF 8 blog on UFC.com.

"The MMA fan may come to the property only for the fights, a few beers and a meal at one of the restaurants. Boxing is older, more established with more disposable income. As MMA grows the sport, they'll grow that income too.” -- Jay Rood, director of the MGM/Mirage Race and Sports Book to the Los Angeles Times on the difference between the economic impact of a big Vegas boxing event and a UFC event.

"I consider it brutal and savage. The lobbying and money behind it has gotten so intense since then that I feel like David against Goliath. But I won't succumb to pressure." -- New York Assemblyman Bob Reilly to The Times Union newspaper about trying to block a ban on MMA in the state from being overturned.

The Week Ahead

MMA promoters steered clear of scheduling shows for this weekend, which will be dominated by Saturday’s Oscar De La Hoya-Manny Pacquiao boxing match, which will likely draw the highest pay-per-view buy rate of any combat sports event this year. There will be MMA mid-week, however, as the UFC stages "Fight for the Troops" from outside Fort Bragg Wednesday night on Spike TV, headlined by Josh Koscheck vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida. And on Thursday, Pat Miletich steps into the ring for the first time in two years to face Thomas Denny on an Adrenaline card that will be televised on HDNet.