UFC Quick Quote: Brandon Vera wants Rampage and everyone else
by MMAmania.com on Apr 23, 2008 11:01 PM EDT
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"It's my one-year goal — to win both titles. I'll fight anyone UFC wants me to fight. I'm not scared of anyone. I train ridiculously hard for all my fights. I drive myself to the point of exhaustion. In the past, I've collapsed in the gym. When I'm training for a fight, I work out thrice a day from six to eight weeks. Each day, I do 50 minutes of conditioning, including working six six-minute rounds, then 1 1/2 hours of repetition drills and finally, 1 1/2 hours of doing whatever my coaches want, like sparring or banging the bag or hitting the mitts.... After I get the heavyweight belt, I'm going after Rampage (light heavyweight champion Quinton Jackson). I've already challenged Rampage. We've agreed that whoever wins will buy a car of his opponent's choice but the plate will show the word ‘loser.' I wouldn't like to drive a Lamborghini with ‘loser' on the plate so I don't intend to lose.. I've trained with Rampage and he's tough. But when the title's on the line, it's anything goes in the UFC."
-- Heavyweight contender Brandon Vera tells the Philippine Star that he plans to win the division title and then take on UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, claiming both title at the same time. "The Truth" will have to first take out Fabricio Werdum at UFC 85 at the O2 Arena in London, England, on June 7.
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It would actually be funny if he did get both belts……..2 guys holding 4 belts would be interesting!
by MMAFAN204 on Apr 23, 2008 11:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
are you kidding. did you see his fight against Tim sylvia. BV will never see the heavyweight title and he is not even a contender in LHW. The only person he has beaten with any status is Frank Mir and he was completely off his game coming back from the injury. Get real BV.
by NICK on Apr 24, 2008 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brandon vera is crazy… he cant beat most of the heavyweights… and rampage would smash him!!
by mike22 on Apr 23, 2008 11:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
What most heavyweights. He beat Frank Mir coming off a serious injury. Tim Sylvia embarrassed him. Especially after all the talk before that fight. C’mon he hasn’t proved anything.
by NICK on Apr 24, 2008 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tim embarrassed him by not being able to do nothing to him with a broken hand. Vera will smash Rampage. Mir must have had a miraculous recovery RIGHT after Vera DESTROYED him in 1 minute, because he sure ended his next 2 fights in a hurry by 1st round sub. When Mir fought Dan Christionson he was a fat slob, when he fought Vera he look in GREAT shape. Vera just made him look bad, like he will to the rest of the HW’s. Don’t be fooled by the Sylvia fight. Vera lost 1 MMA fight and 1 moi thay (sp)fight, both to 6’ 8" guys. He might stuggle with giants ,but he spanks everyone else. Vera trained with Rampage,so he probably has pretty good idea how he would do.
by Gord on Apr 25, 2008 1:10 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
For once I agree with you Gord, Vera is one of my favorite HW and I think he’ll do great, he is easily a top contendar and it’s time we saw that in his opponents.
by The Anomaly on Apr 26, 2008 7:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What’s even funnier is Rampage IS susceptible to Knees and Vera has brutal knees. Vera also has way better kicks, BJJ and moi thay. Not to mention his wrestling is top notch. Vera will finish Rampage, gaurranteed.
by Gord on Apr 25, 2008 2:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
…Just like he did to Tim “the retard” Sylvia
by RAWbert on Apr 23, 2008 11:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Dude broke his hand! Vera is no joke, if he came down to l/hw i could see him causing ANYONE problems including Rampage.
by Nick J on Apr 24, 2008 5:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
this guy really talks alot.. i like him and his confidence.. but he hasn’t done anything to prove himself to back up what he says .. so until i see something out of him i dont’ see him even being top 5 heavy weight.. let alone go after rampage… and big nog would submit his ass in 2 sec’s.
by Ricky on Apr 23, 2008 11:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
your’e right. he looked gassed against silvia and he claims to be training 3 times a day. i dont even think he can make 205 even being a smaller hw. dude must like to eat to much. i dont dislike vera, but he has to stop talking and start doing!
by b.w. on Apr 24, 2008 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dude, he broke his hand in that fight. He wasn’t gassed.
by Flaadog on Apr 24, 2008 12:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like Vera but like Tim Sylvia once said, he has to earn the right to talk like that.
He hasn’t really beaten anybody noteworthy. (Mir doesn’t count).
by RHV on Apr 23, 2008 11:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Thats so stupid to say Mir doesn’t count, why not? An ex World champ, no why should that count.
Vera’s only loss came when he broke his hand but yet everyone is on his case. Watch him KO Werdum then challenge Nog for the title in September time.
by Nick J on Apr 24, 2008 10:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mir’s Cardio was brutal at that point in his return. It seems that only recently he appears to be taking things more seriously. I respect Vera and hope he’s as good as he says he is, but he really hasn’t proved much at this point.
Oh, and did Vera actually say that he works out, not once, not twice but “thrice” daily? Maybe there’s a translation issue (article comes from the Philippines) but people need get on the bandwagon and help bring that word back. Oops, it’s Thrice O’clock, gotta go.
by Canucklehead on Apr 24, 2008 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mir’s cardio was brutal at the point of his return, but Vera fought him 3 fights later and he looked to be in good shape. Besides since when does cardio come into play when you get DESROYED in the 1st minute of the fight.
by Gord on Apr 25, 2008 1:28 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think what he means is that Mir was coming off a huge layoff from a serious injury. If they fought now I think it would be a completely different story
by NICK on Apr 24, 2008 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly Nick, I like how they say Mir is washed up when Vera beat him and a few months later Mir gets 2 first round subs and he is the shit now. Mir was BETTER than back when he fought Vera. Mir looked in better condition than he EVER did before the accident. You could actually see his abs, not that beer gut he used to bring into the octagon.
by Gord on Apr 25, 2008 1:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No way in hell he does that workout unless he is on the same diet as a T-rex. I’d like to see Vera and Kongo at HW, but really I would just like to see him move down to LHW. I cant think of any good kick boxers in LHW off the top of my head. He could do some damage there.
by c-war on Apr 24, 2008 12:39 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Why does the winner have to buy the car? The winner buys the loser a car and gives him plates that say loser? GD! I would probably throw a fight for a lamburghini if all I had to do was have loser on my plate and have a “L” on my record.
by c-war on Apr 24, 2008 12:43 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Not sure if my comment got posted but why does the winner buy a car with plates that say loser?
by c-war on Apr 24, 2008 12:57 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I didn’t get that either? Suppose Rampage and Vera aren’t the brightest sparks.
by Nick J on Apr 24, 2008 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
because they are friends..So whoever win’s buy’s the loser a car, But the loser has to have “loser” as the license plate..I think it is funny..If I was a fighter, fighting a friend, I could see myself making the same bet..
They both got money..
by Stagger-Lee on Apr 24, 2008 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
When he starts winning fights against accomplushed fighters then maybe he could call out the champ. For all the hype around him I have failed to see any of the fireworks…
by Da Monkey on Apr 24, 2008 1:26 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Don’t worry not everyone can see talent early on. Some people need evidence to believe and others need proof. The evidence is already there and one would have to be blind not to see it. The proof will come in his next 3 fights,now that he’s fighting top guys. The first time I saw GSP fight, I said to myself , that boy is going to be champion soon. I got the same impression when I first saw Vera fight. Mark my words, Vera WILL at least get 1 belt and soon. Vera is the FULL package just like GSP and the doubters will realise this soon enough.
by Gord on Apr 25, 2008 1:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cant believe I agree with Gord. Vera is the full package, just like Penn
by The Anomaly on Apr 26, 2008 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i like vera, i think he’s definitely capable of doing what he says, but it’s a bit rich to start yapping about it all while he still needs to get past werdum(who i think he will).
by Phil Baloni on Apr 24, 2008 1:46 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He won’t beat werdum. Won’t happen. Werdum is so underrated.
by NICK on Apr 24, 2008 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree Werdum is underrated,so when Vera beats him it will mean something.
by Gord on Apr 25, 2008 1:43 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He will be lucky to get the HW belt in a year. To get two belts will take 3 or 4 years. Look at A Silva. He’s defended his 4 times and they haven’t offered him a shot at another belt yet. You have to win it then clear out the division with it.
by EazyEismydad on Apr 24, 2008 2:25 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Idiot Sylvia is 6’8 he is to big to become 2 div world champion
by matthew on Apr 25, 2008 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Shut Up Vera, after your fight with Big Tim, we’ve come to realize, you are just not the next champion at any weight.
by THORAZINE on Apr 24, 2008 2:26 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
agreed, the biggest talker that hasn’t done anything.
by NICK on Apr 24, 2008 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Vera BROKE his freaking hand! do u know hat that means??? he had to fighta giant with one hand
by matthew on Apr 25, 2008 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah vera you need to win fights to become a champ vera is going to beat you
by joe on Apr 24, 2008 6:17 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Vera makes me mad. He is a very talented fighter but he needs to stop fuc*#($ around and move to light heavyweight. Yeah you train hard and then you go home and eat everything that you can get your hands on. That will slow you down in the gym fool! This dude is a beast but he is way too small for heavyweight. Put the pizza down Brandon and make the move!
by miarep on Apr 24, 2008 6:52 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
this guy is a clown he ran from Tim Sylvia and now that Tim is Gone he is mister tough Guy what a Panty waste! show up and fight next time and maybe the FANS WILL BELIEVE YOU UNTIL THEN SHUT THE FUCK UP AND GET YOUR NAME BACK
P.S. I honestly dont think you could get passed Brock Lesnar!
by me that's who! on Apr 24, 2008 7:07 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Would be great to see that fight. Would hope Brock would hammer fist him to oblivion.
by JJ on Apr 24, 2008 9:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
OR, Vera would jack Brock a foot off the ground with a knee to the face, the same way he did to the last guy that BEAT Brock.
by Gord on Apr 25, 2008 1:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Talk about looking past Verdum. Personally, I’d like to see a MiddleHeavy Weight Division at 225 lbs. Then, the Truth could shovel all the calories he wanted into his big mouth, and still have a title.
by UFCAddict on Apr 24, 2008 9:24 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
still have a title. don’t crown this clown yet. Watch the Sylvia fight. That aint no champion. Talks like one.
by NICK on Apr 24, 2008 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You’re right… I should have said title shot. I think there are plenty of guys around the 225 lb range that would make this an exciting division. Both small HW’s and big LHW’s would fill this division deeper than the 185 lb division, not that that’s saying a lot. And yes, unfortunately I did see the Sylvia fight. But I do think Vera is more exciting when he’s fighting guys his size. He looked scared against Sylvia… despite his injury.
by UFCAddict on Apr 28, 2008 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
the guy got some kahunas for calling out Rampage. IMO thats the most scariest guy in mma. Vera could make some noise though with a win over werdum. hoping for him to greet werdum’s face with a knee to the chin sending teeth down his throat into his lung. He’s like the Bisping of the philipines – a national hero, GODZILLA BIG, a teeny bopper heartthrob = $ for UFC. like Manny Pacqiao. he’ll probably blow up even more. watch.
by kama kaze on Apr 24, 2008 10:06 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He TRAINS with Rampage. No one is seeing the similarity to Randy training with Sylvia. Randy KNEW he would win that fight, because he OWNED Tim in training. Vera has first hand knowlage of what he is getting into.
by Gord on Apr 25, 2008 1:56 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
thats some funny sh!t about the winner buying a car for the loser with matching loser plates.
Comment by UFCAddict
2008-04-24 08:24:28
Talk about looking past Verdum. Personally, I’d like to see a MiddleHeavy Weight Division at 225 lbs. Then, the Truth could shovel all the calories he wanted into his big mouth, and still have a title.
that would make tha already weak Hwt Div. weaker.
but it would create some interesting opportunities for some of big 205ers and small Hwts to fight.
i would rather see a superHwt div. for the huge guys like Brock and anyone else over 250.
lHwt186-205
Hwt 206-249
S-Hwt 250+
by the Levi on Apr 24, 2008 12:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I agree with you that it would make the HW division weaker, but I think a 225 lb division would get enough of the bigger 205’s to make a division that would be more interesting than the current HW divison. Still, I like your suggestion better than the current categories, as well. Because I definitely think that having 206-265 creates possible matchups of a 265 pounder vs. a 220 pounder that aren’t fun to watch.
by UFCAddict on Apr 28, 2008 11:06 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
We need this guy to drop down to Middleweight and test his game against Silva. I’d like to see him talk big after that…
by Spitforce on Apr 24, 2008 5:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Vera said a LONG time ago , he likes to state his goals publicly, because it motivates him. " I don’t want to drive around with LOSER on my license plates". Vera probably made that bet. If you are the type who hates to be wrong, there is no better way, to make sure you do everything possible, to make what you say, HAPPEN. Vera will make it happen.
by Gord on Apr 26, 2008 12:39 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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