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" I'd like to see Melvin Manhoef fight Robbie Lawler. "

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" Mike Goldberg and Mauro Ranallo are two of the best in our business, and I couldn't be happier about them joining the Bellator family. "

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" Our sport has great fighters and great fans. And the fans really get to connect to those fighters. "

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" If you look at Germany and France, a couple other countries, those are really kickboxing markets. "

" My background in promoting martial arts started in 1985 when we were doing PK Karate, which was on ESPN. Fast forward to when mixed martial arts became legal in California. I made the jump to MMA and never looked back. "

" Martial arts is self-growth. It's artistic impression. It's self-defense... it doesn't have any place in politics. "

" As a martial arts promoter and as a fan of martial arts, you go, 'What would happen if this guy fought this guy?' "

" We have a zero tolerance policy here at Bellator when it relates to any form of domestic violence. "

" It's good to team up with Spike and Viacom. I see a lot of potential. "

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" One of the most popular MMA fighters ever, Kimbo was a charismatic, larger-than-life personality that transcended the sport. "

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" Sometimes the fighter or an athlete feels they're valued a certain price, and sometimes we don't feel that way. "

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