LOS ANGELES, CA – The
following quotes are from tonight’s UFC POSTFIGHT SHOW ON FUEL TV for UFC ON FX
8: BELFORT VS. ROCKHOLD. The show was hosted by Karyn Bryant, with UFC
heavyweight Daniel Cormier and light heavyweight Chael Sonnen offering
analysis. Heidi Androl conducted fighter interviews on-site.
Quote of the show: Vitor
Belfort on his career and drive for the victory: “I was part of two jungles.
I’m a T-Rex surviving in this new jungle. I’m revealing myself and God gave me
the strength. I used to be strong then. I’m strong now. I think it’s just a
burning inside of me that said: you didn’t accomplish what you did. I lacked so
many things in my career. I did so many mistakes, and Dana [White] gave me the
chance. And I promised him, I sat down in a meeting and said I’m going to
promise him, I’m going to give him my best. I’m going to finish as strong as I
can finish. If I don’t have the desire to go to the gym, if I don’t have the
desire to train to improve new skills, I should retire. I still have a lot of
gas in my tank. I thank God to give me that strength, that burning inside.”
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Analyst Chael Sonnen on Belfort’s victory: “Vitor is just flat awesome. You
have to watch him because he has finishes like this. Where are these feet
coming from? This was one of the most dramatic finishes in this division that I
can remember. That’s his 11th first-round finish in the UFC. The new
confidence, and almost arrogance, is so important in this sport. I was
surprised at his humbleness at the end when Jon Anik asked who he wanted to
fight next. These are tough fights he’s winning.”
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Analyst Daniel Cormier on Belfort’s victory: “The old dog has new tricks. His
finishes are getting more brutal. Now it’s gotten worse.”
Sonnen on if Belfort’s age
and experience are making the difference with his fights: “I don’t think
experience is an advantage. I think experience is a disadvantage. You get tired
of this work, the interviews, the training and everything. I think Vitor’s pressure
and the new things he’s doing are just making a difference.”
Cormier on what Rockhold
should have done against Belfort: “I wanted him to pressure. I wanted him to
try to get close to Vitor. The first round and a half is very important in a
Vitor fight. Vitor fought a great fight. Luke fights with his hands down and
has for his whole career. And he got caught. That’s probably not going to
change.”
Sonnen on if Belfort will go
for the title: “The bottom line is we need contenders. We don’t need pretenders.
We need guys who want to go in there and win the gold. We asked Vitor flat out
tonight and I think we all agree, that he just became the number-one contender.
He didn’t say yes, he didn’t say no, so let’s get some others guys ready, guys
that want to do it, guys that raise their hand and say Dana, I’m the guy.”
Sonnen on Camozzi vs. Souza:
“Camozzi really tried to hold it together, but he went into enemy territory,
did it on short notice and he was just a little bit outmatched. There’s not
much of another way to say it.”
Cormier on Jacare Souza’s
performance: “Chris Camozzi played a dangerous game. He went on the ground with
Jacare and he stayed there. He should have been finding ways to escape. When
you’re down there with a guy that’s that good in jiu jitsu, you can’t play his
game. Eventually Jacare was going to latch on to something, and he was going to
be able to finish the fight. It was what we expected him to do.”
Cormier on Souza’s future in
the UFC: “Jacare needs to be fighting better guys. He needs to get way up at
the top of the division. I don’t want to see him against number seven. I don’t
want to see him against number six. Put him in there with Yushin Okami, who’s
number three. A guy that’s fought for the belt and has beat everybody that we
put in front of him. Get him in there with someone that can challenge him.”
Souza on what it meant to him
to get the win: “It means a lot to me. It’s hard for me to say exactly what it
means. I came in here to do my job, and that’s exactly what I did and I showed
them that I can perform very well. I threw a couple of punches, so I gave him
my business card. I wanted to show him that I’m a complete fighter.”
Sonnen on Rafael dos Anjos
defeating Evan Dunham: “This was a very good fight. I really thought Dunham
controlled this and pushed his opponent backwards. Dos Anjos did shoot back at
him and fought back.”
Cormier on if he thought
Dunham beat dos Anjos: “I thought Dunham did enough to win the fight. Octagon
control is part of the scoring of the sport. He scored the takedowns and he was
controlling the fight. It was a close fight. Listen when Dana White tweeted
that he thought a guy got beat, he probably got beat.”
Sonnen on Rafael Natal vs.
Joao Zeferino: “This was Joao’s first fight in the UFC. We didn’t know what we
were going to see. They both fought a great fight, but Natal’s gas tank had a
little more in it and he just lasted longer than Zeferino.”
Sonnen on his next fight: “At
some point my skills will diminish and my athletic abilities will go down. And
when they do, I’ll either join the NFL or fight Wanderlei Silva. But at this
point I’m looking ahead and I don’t know what’s next.”
Cormier on his next fight: “I
want to fight on the first card on FOX Sports 1 in Boston on August 17 and I
hope my man Chael Sonnen is fighting Wanderlei Silva next to me. Put us on the
card, boss!”
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