The Weekly Wrap: June 13 - June 19

Quoteworthy

"The only purpose of this violent show is to generate revenue.” -- Conclusion reached by German television station WDR in reviewing UFC 99.

“I have nothing to hide or to be ashamed of. The thing is very simple. I know the truth and Dana knows the truth -- I had a one-fight deal with UFC and I fulfilled my contractual obligation. I said we’re going to sit down and talk after UFC 99. The problem is I’m 35 and I’m finally healthy. The UFC is offering me a fight six months from now. I said even before that I want to fight three more times this year. I don’t really care if it’s in the ring or inside the Octagon. I don’t see why I can’t fight in Japan for a few fights and then return to the UFC. That is also an option.” -- Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic to Croatian news outlet Index.hr about his departure from the UFC after one fight.

“Isn’t that a dirty [expletive] thing to do? He [expletived] me. The first time in the history of the company I do one over the phone. He promised me a three-fight deal and he [expletived] me.” -- UFC President Dana White to Yahoo Sports on Cro Cop’s departure from the UFC.

“It’s not like amateur competition where you can say, ‘I tried my hardest.’ You can do that with your friends and your family and yourself. But the fans, they don’t care if you tried your hardest. They want to see you win.” -- Joe Stevenson to Sherdog.com on preparing for Nate Diaz on Saturday after three straight losses.

"At this level of competition, you need every advantage you can get. Marcus is one of the toughest guys in this division. All the psychological stuff, I know we're not getting along anymore, and that's cool. I don't need friends, I need opponents." -- Dan Hardy following his victory over Marcus Davis at UFC 99.

“That kid played it perfect psychologically. He took me out of my game, but if people are going to judge fights on cuts and blood, I am going to lose every fight for the rest of my career. Hopefully I can get another shot at him.” -- Davis to Sherdog.com on the Hardy fight.

“This will allow the women competing at the elite professional level ample time to set up and fully execute a particular fight strategy. This is another great day for all of us in MMA.” -- Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker on expanding upcoming female fights to five-minute rounds.

"I got a little baby, 11 months, and he needs a gold medal with a bunch of belts in his playroom. The only tournament I haven't won is the Olympics, so that's the one that I will wrestle in one more time." -- Dream featherweight Joe Warren on "Inside MMA," a former Greco Roman world champion, about his plans to compete in 2012 Olympics.

"I bet you I’ve taken over 60 steroid tests. In college I had 15 random drug tests in two years. I’ve taken drug tests for the NFL, the WWE, the UFC. I must be pretty good at masking steroids. God gave me this body: Are you jealous of it or what? Give me a break. I got the genetics of -- not to get into racism or anything -- but I’m built like a black man… It’s all genetics. I wouldn’t say we’re all created equal. That’s just to make the other guys feel good who don’t have what you’ve got." -- Brock Lesnar to Maxim Magazine.

The Week Ahead

All the fallout from a very busy weekend of quality MMA, as the Bellator Fighting Championships closes out its season by crowning two new champions, Strikeforce stages its second “Challengers” card on Showtime and the UFC crowns two new Ultimate Fighter champions in Las Vegas.