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Video: 'UFC on Fox 5' Road to the Octagon Feature

Found December 03, 2012 on hov-mma: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: BJ Penn,  Nate Diaz,  Rory Macdonald,  Thiago Silva,  Mauricio Rua
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  "When they talk about the greatest fighters of all time, I don't ever hear my name coming up any more, and I'm just sick of it. I wanna get back to the glory days." - The Prodigy" B.J. Penn"As a young kid, I looked up to BJ. As a man I don't anymore. He's just another fighter on his way to losing....to me." - Rory "Ares" MacDonald"I want this fight with Shogun to be a stand up war." - Alexander "The Mauler" Gustafsson"I will be looking for the perfect time to knock Alexander out." - "Shogun" Rua"My best performance versus Nate Diaz's best performance, I leave the Octagon with my hand raised." - UFC Lightweight Champion Benson Henderson"Benson Henderson, he's tough. But, I don't think he's a better fighter than me." - Nate DiazFrom Hilo, Hawaii to Montreal, Canada. From Stockholm, Sweden to Curitiba, Brazil. From Lodi, California to Phoenix, Arizona. A...
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