“Tough [expletive deleted], buddy. Get in line. That’s just the way it is. This is a business and it’s a sport, it’s entertainment and it’s all three of those words wrapped into one. [UFC president] Dana White and [co-owners] the Fertitta brothers didn’t buy this company to say, ‘Hey let’s see if we can run [...]

Karo Parisyan was a recent guest on TAGG Radio’s The Lights Out Show and had some interesting things to say about Nate Diaz, changing his weight class, and his future preparation for fights.
“I wouldn’t have to punch [Nate Diaz]. I would slap him,” Parisyan said. “I was very close to taking his head off because [...]

During a recent chat with MMANews.com, “The Iceman” Chuck Liddell responded to a question regarding where he thinks he stands in terms of getting another crack at the light-heavyweight crown:
“After I beat Rashad I think I deserve the next title shot.”
Liddell went on to discuss Anderson Silva’s venture into the light heavyweight division, as well [...]

Chris Fries and The JDH of Tagg Radio’s The Lights Out Show interviewed former UFC referee ‘Big’ John McCarthy on their last show. Here’s some snips from the interview:
ON WHY HE QUIT REFEREEING:
“I quit refereeing because I was disappointed in some of the things that were happening in the sport.”
ON WHETHER HE WILL MAKE A [...]

Chris Fries and The JDH of Tagg Radio’s The Lights Out Show interviewed the #1 UFC Light Heavyweight contender, Forrest Griffin on their last show (volume 132). Forrest speaks out on his experience as a coach on The Ultimate Fighter, his upcoming title fight against Rampage Jackson and a few other interesting things.
ON HIS UPCOMING [...]

Former UFC referee “Big” John McCarthy recently dished out his thoughts on varying commission rules, boxing vs. MMA, and most notably, his no-holds-barred take on the UFC’s “anti-Affliction” programming:
“I mean, look at that fight. You got your middleweight champion (Anderson Silva), you’re moving up to light-heavyweight to fight James Irvin. What good does that do [...]

“I would love to fight that guy. I’ve tried to fight him ever since I fought in PRIDE and he’s been ducking me. Shogun has been ducking me since the PRIDE days. Shogun’s camp told me that to fight him, I had to fight Cyborg first. I told them I want to fight Shogun, not [...]

In case there was any doubt that the Kaitlin Young/Gina Carano fight was also unnecessarily stopped this past Saturday night at EliteXC “Primetime”, here are some words from Kaitlin Young regarding the decision:
“My left cheek and area surrounding the eye are looking pretty ugly today, but there was no major damage. Though it may have [...]

Chris Fries and The JDH of Tagg Radio’s The Lights Out Show interviewed top UFC welterweight contender, Jon Fitch on their last show (volume 113). Jon is obviously very interested in this weekend’s Serra/GSP fight, since he will likely be facing the winner. Here are some excerpts from the show.
ON GETTING A TITLE SHOT NEXT
“The [...]

You may recall a couple of weeks ago when UFC middleweight Pete “Drago” Sell made some disparaging remarks about the mental toughness of one Georges St. Pierre:
“GSP is an awesome athlete. He has all the tools to dominate but he is a mental midget — his mentality is very weak. …I don’t like the way [...]