“I expect to get my hands on him [James Toney] and I expect to wrestle. I got to be ready for the conditioning and the intensity that wrestling brings.”
“It would be stupid for any mixed martial artist to stand in front of a boxer like that.”
“[This fight] It doesn’t mean anything, the sport of Mixed Martial Arts will go on whether I win this fight or not. There is no real pressure there. Everybody wants to make it this pressure situation but it’s not that at all.”
“[This fight] It doesn’t put me anywhere in the 205 mix. It’s just an interesting, intriguing match-up and that’s what the fights are about for me at this stage in my career. If the [Mauricio] Rua fight comes along, I’ll be ready for that. I’m active and fighting right now.”