UFC 134 Rio Press Conference Today at 11 AM PT. Predictions Contest Facebook.com/MMAMaxim

UFC 134 Rio Press Conference Today at 11 AM PT/ 2PM ET with Anderson Silva, Okami, Forrest, Shogun Rua, Big Nog and Brendan Schaub.  Watch the special press conference live today on UFC.TV at 2 pm ET/11 am PT http://www.ufc.tv/ufc/video/press-conference/601

State your predictions for our contest to win a free shirt at www.Facebook.com/MMAMaxim  

 Is Forrest thinking "Fighting is like a box of chocolates you never know what you are going to get?"

UFC Rio Press Conference Quotes: 
UFC President Dana White 
"Fighting is in our DNA, people love it all over ....We should have here long ago!"  When a Brazilian Reporter asksed about MMA Judging in Brazil and White's criticism of bad judging.  White responded "...when it is judged wrong it affects [a fighter's] money, legacy....hopefully we will not see bad judging in Brazil."  

White continued "Anderson Silva is the greatest fighter in mixed martial arts history!"

"We MAY have Women's MMA when we have more good female fighters.  The women's division is like the UFC Super Heavyweight Division a few years ago."
 





UFC Fighter Forrest Griffin: I advise Okami "to do the opposite of what I did!"

Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Shogun Rua on his recent loss to Jon "Bones" Jones after knee surgery:  "We lose the fight rhythm when do not fight....I am not making excuses.  I would like the title again but I am focusing on Forrest Griffin."

UFC Fan Expo in Boston, MA and UFC Fan Phone Number set up by Dana White

Dana White sets up a fan phone number to talk with fans before UFC 118 in Boston, MA. Dana was happy to have the UFC in Boston where he had grown up. Dana White makes excellent use of social networking platforms like Facebook and Twitter and had earlier inadvertently sent his telephone number over Twitter. Thus, this idea was born. The fan number for this event was (702) 417-6255.

UFC Fan Expo Pictures in Boston, MA. Thanks to Ross Gabrieli for being a true MMA fan and providing these pictures.

UFC 10 Heavy Weight Champsionship Belt at the UFC Fan Expo in Boston, MA, Aug. 28, 2010. We will never see James Toney wear this.

UFC 11 Heavy Weight Champsionship Belt at the UFC Fan Expo in Boston, MA, Aug. 28, 2010.

UFC Champsionship Belt at the UFC Fan Expo in Boston, MA, Aug. 28, 2010. 

Shogun Rua with fan Ross Gabrieli at UFC Fan Expo Boston, MA Aug 28, 2010

The punch that awarded Mauricio"Shogun" Rua the UFC Light-Heavy Weight Championship Belt from Lyoto "the Dragon" Machida at UFC 113.

 Shogun's Record after he won the rematch with Macida: 19-4-0

 

At least Lyoto "the Dragon" Machida was able to slap Brian "Goze" Garcia for wearing a Dutch Jersey instead of a Brazilian one during the World Cup in 2010

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Pride Fighting Championship Belt from 2000 at the UFC Fan Expo in Boston, MA on August 28, 2010

Shogun Rua with his belt at UFC Fan Expo in Boston, August 28, 2010.