The top 10 quotes in MMA history
MMA might not have the history of many other sports, but pound for pound greats like Georges St. Pierre and Anderson Silva have given us soundbites as good as athletes in other sports despite language barriers. MMA is also one of the few sports where the athlete is interviewed in front of the live audience. Additionally, with the influence of pro wrestling, there are bound to be great scripted and unscripted mic moments from icons like Brock Lesnar and Kazushi Sakuraba. In no particular order, here are the top 10 quotes in MMA history.
Georges St. Pierre admits to cheating
Georges St. Pierre vs BJ Penn II was a one-sided thrashing in GSP’s favour. However, a minor scandal broke out that was dubbed “Greasegate.” GSP then admitted to cheating, but probably not the way you think he did:
Ken Shamrock and the Night of the Living Ortiz
The Ken Shamrock-Tito Ortiz feud was one of the 1st big money feuds in UFC history. Here is the tipping point:
Brock Lesnar caps UFC 100
After the main event of the biggest UFC event, Brock decided to tell the world how he really felt about UFC sponsors, among other things:
Mayhem Miller ruins national television Strikeforce was all set to make a splash on CBS and usher in a new era of MMA on network TV. After several slow-paced fights, the broadcast ended with Jason Miller coming into the cage and asking “What’s up? Where’s my rematch buddy?” Gus Johnson gets in a number of quoteworthy verses as well:
Georges St. Pierre is not impressed by your title defence
Matt Hughes was a dominating champion, and faced BJ Penn when GSP got injured. Many observers thought Penn was winning this fight, but he sustained a rib injury in round 2 that led to him getting stopped in round 3. GSP was brought in for the post fight and proceeded to tell the world what he thought:
Anderson Silva speaks English
Chael Sonnen argued that Anderson Silva spoke English, he just doesn’t care enough to do so. Is he right? Well, after trashing Forrest Griffin, Anderson thanks Forrest’s camp:
Nick Diaz on Takanori Gomi
Nick Diaz talks about his Fight of the Year candidate from 2007 in Pride. This one contains tons of bad language, shots of a busted up eye, and references to old school video games. Watch at your own risk.
Harold Howard is ready
Harold Howard showed how Canadians do it. Then he went out and beat Royce Gracie. Sort of. Anyhow, COME ON:
Dana White rips Anderson Silva
Dana White has gone on epic rants before. But have you ever seen him so pissed at one of the fighters he has under contract?
Nate Quarry gives a speech
After one of the most ridiculous “fights” in UFC history, Nate Quarry further endears himself to the crowd by quoting Rocky IV:
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“those haduken punches” LMAO..wonder how stoned he was