The Weekly Wrap: Sept. 11 - Sept. 17

Quoteworthy

“After that fight was over, I felt bad for that guy. I split that dude’s head open. I just changed his face for the rest of his life. That gash was so deep and so long that he had to receive staples -- not stitches, staples. I don’t want to be that monster. That’s the monster that came from the streets and when I told you I had to go back to the ghetto and grab a part of me that I tried to get rid of I brought him back and that’s scary to me because I don’t think nobody can deal with that individual. I don’t get off on that, so I prayed and asked God for the strength to start submitting people because I don’t want to hurt people like that . . . I’m the baddest n----er on the planet at 155 pounds and right after that, look what happened? I got a call from the UFC who said, ‘We got a four-fight deal.’ . . . I’m going to make everybody a believer now because I now understand that if it’s violence and blood which you want, I’m going to give it to you the best I can” -- Antonio McKee on his stoppage of Luciano Azevedo and subsequent UFC contract offer on the Sherdog Radio Network’s “Savage Dog Show.”

“I don’t -- I don’t do strength conditioning for my performance. I lift weights some time, but it’s not for -- I do maybe once a week I can do for myself after training for to be symmetric, you know, to be more marketable.” -- Georges St. Pierre on UFC “Ultimate Fighter 12” conference call.

"When I win the title, I'd vacate it and let Fitch win it. They can't make us fight. I would vacate the title and say, Fitch, you fight. You win the title.” -- Josh Koscheck to Yahoo Sports.

“Anderson, think it through. There's still a few months before they lock the cage door behind me and you. Last time, they raised your hand, but it was plain to see I took a lot more about of you than you took out of me. I broke the mirror, and I blew away the smoke. It was me who tapped, but it was you who broke.” -- Chael Sonnen reciting a poem to Anderson Silva at UFC Fan Club Q&A, as reported by MMAJunkie.com.

"On my phone I have a picture of me all beat up from my last fight. My girlfriend asks me, `Why is that on there?' and I say, `It's motivation.' It really motivates me to go out there.” -- Tom Lawlor to The Boston Herald.

"All these goofy guys are painting their toe nails. By the time it takes to paint your toe nails, you can do a three-mile run." -- Don Frye on commentary during Shark Fights 13.

“This is real, this isn’t like the WEC trying to get us to you know to amp it up, which I’m not. He’s really a fag. I mean, that’s what he is, you know, and his true colors will show up. You can’t hide your colors, man . . . I hope they come out and I’m just f------ fired up and all I want to do is go out there and kill him and that’s what going to get me going that first round, you know, I want to come in that first round and just rip his face off, you know that’s the plan. I don’t want to come in and sit back and let him dictate it, I hope my emotions drive me. I fight better on emotion, ask Leonard, he trains me every day. When I’m hot and some new guy comes in the gym and wants to throw down, that’s when I do my best, you know. So, I hope my emotions take over and I just kill this dude. I hope this is the first death in MMA.” -- Donald Cerrone on Tapout radio discussing his WEC 51 fight with Jamie Varner, as transcribed by FightOpinion.com.

"In a recent radio interview, WEC fighter Donald Cerrone went too far in talking about his upcoming fight with Jamie Varner, and we believe he crossed a line of decency in doing so. We will not tolerate a fighter who makes comments that are not consistent with our company values, nor will we tolerate the use of slurs that may offend any segment of the public.” -- WEC Vice President Peter Dropick on WEC.tv responding to Cerrone’s comments.

"I told the guys, 'Everybody be professional. 'Don't do something stupid.' I scared them off. I said, 'Don't you [expletive] with me, or I'm going to [expletive] you guys up. If you do something crazy, I will cut your [expletive] throat right there.'" -- “Ultimate Fighter 12” cast member Sevak Magakian to MMAjunkie.com

“I’m just trying to put together another win streak you know. I just want to put together a big streak as the bigger winning streak you get going the more money you make. It always looks better. And to be perfectly honest with you I just want to fight.” -- Joe Riggs to TopMMANews.com on why he took a fight against an 0-1 opponent this weekend in Canada.

The Week Ahead

The UFC gears up for a Sept. 25 card headlined by Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic vs. Frank Mir, as does Dream for what could be its final MMA offering in a while that same night in Nagoya, Japan.