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" We are all shocked and saddened by the devastating and untimely loss of Kimbo Slice, a beloved member of the Bellator family. "

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" If a legend fight comes up, or if a fun fight comes up that makes sense, and the fans want to see it, then we're going to do it. We're not going to be afraid to do those fights. "

" I used to go to fights in Japan, mega shows at soccer stadiums. They would have all kinds of martial arts fights in one night. "

" I thought, 'If I can create a business to promote martial arts, that'd sure be a lot of fun.' "

" To say martial arts, or the combative form - mixed martial arts - is not an art form is incorrect. "

" MMA has evolved. When you look at an MMA fighter's skill set, boxing has to be a big piece of it. All of them have a boxing coach now and strive to have a good stand-up game, knowing that to be a complete fighter, you have to tend to your striking skills. "

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

" MMA has a great safety record. I was always confused as to why it was illegal in New York in the first place. "

" When you think about mixed martial arts, you have to think about the entire scope of the athlete. "

" Whereas there's more of a learning curb with MMA, kickboxing is pretty easy to understand and has no geographical boundaries. "

" When I think about the skill level of Andrey Koreshkov, he is at the top of his game and at an elite level. "

" I think I'm going to be a juggler when I retire from the promotion business one day. "

" All my fighters know I'm a fan of theirs. They know I think of them as the stars and that we will facilitate in the building of their stock. "

" Hugh Hefner represented pop culture in a way that no else could. "

" A lot of fighters want that freedom to have their own sponsorships. When you think about it, how do you make independent contractors wear a uniform? That just seems strange to me. "

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

" Strikeforce is here to stay; we are definitely going to do our part to grow the sport and be good ambassadors of the sport. "

" When I first came to Bellator, I wanted to take it back to what we accomplished at Strikeforce and look at the next generation. So we signed the Aaron Picos of the world and put them in our development programme to nurture them. "

" That's the thing about the fight business is that you don't know what's going to happen. "

" Marloes Coenen is the real deal. "

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

" There are a lot of details you have to work out when you're talking about fighters competing twice in one night. "

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

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

" Bellator has the best welterweight fighters in the world. "

" We're not going to do monthly pay-per-view just to do pay-per-views. We're going to build up to big fights more like the boxing model, and when the time is right, we'll do the big, big fights. "

" I buy the UFC pay-per-views that are on OnDemand, DirectTV, and DISH. As far as quality, come on. These are the best heavyweights in the world. I think everybody knows that. "

" Martial arts is something I studied since I was 6 years old. "

" I always love meeting other promoters. "

" Let's go back to super-fights. Let's put on fights that are great live or on television. "

" The experience I've had with Strikeforce kickboxing, K1, Strikeforce MMA, working with ESPN, working with Showtime, working with Japanese television, working with fighter camps from all over the world has given me a unique perspective. "