Quotes From The Strikeforce Open Workout And Press Conference

During Thursdays open workout and Press Conference, many great quotes and news worthy items have come up regarding the Strikeforce organization, individual fighters, and future matchups.

We’ve tried to sift through them to bring you the best news worthy quotes.

Next heavyweight matchup (Sherdog.com)

“You see the matchup potential between the winner of the Silva-Werdum fight and the winner of the Fedor vs. Rogers fight, so I think it would make sense for those two to fight each other depending on how it goes,” said Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker.

Fedor talks about fighting twice more in 2010 (FanHouse.com)

“I’m planning on performing in the United States of America – definitely — next year,” Fedor said at a press conference to promote his fight with Rogers. “I know for sure I’ll have two more fights in the United States next year and then we’ll see how the contract works. Maybe I’ll sign another contract.”

Fedor on Rogers (FanHouse.com).

“I watched the fight, Brett vs. Arlovski,” Fedor said. “I know that Brett is very strong, he has a really strong knockout punch. We train for all our fights in the same way, with slight differences regarding the opponent. This time we made some (minor changes) regarding the technique of Brett.”

Rogers doesn’t want bloggers to think he is boring (FanHouse.com).

“I don’t want to be — ever — in that category of being a boring fighter,” Rogers said. “If I ever get in that category it’s time to switch something up. I pay attention to the bloggers, what people say, and right now I’m in that category of people want to see what I’m going to do, and they’re still curious about what I’m going to do on the ground, what my ground game is like.”

Jason “Mayhem” Miller on Jake Shields (Yahoo! Sports).

“I’m a better kickboxer, and I’m going to show that on Saturday night. And, on the ground, though I believe he’s an excellent grappler, I believe I know a couple of moves on the ground. He’s not going to finish me there. I don’t see how he beats me. I’m going to show that to everyone.”

Antonio “Big Foot” Silva on Werdum (Sherdog.com).

“He has very strong points and weaknesses,” said Silva through his manager, Alex Davis. “I’ve been training very hard in jiu-jitsu and standup with my coach, just came off a fight in Japan four months ago and have been training ever since. I’ve come to do or die.”

Fabricio Werdum on Silva (FanHouse.com).

“He’s huge,” said Werdum, who weighs in the 230 range. “He’s a big, strong guy. And he’s got a big head and a big face.”

During Thursdays open workout and Press Conference, many great quotes and news worthy items have come up regarding the Strikeforce organization, individual fighters, and future matchups. We’ve tried to sift through them to bring you the best news worthy quotes. Next heavyweight matchup (Sherdog.com) “You see the matchup potential between the winner of the Silva-Werdum fight and [...]

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