Greg Jackson, on “Beatdown,” discussing whether the record-breaking audience expected at the Rogers Centre in Toronto for UFC 129 (55,000 tickets sold) will affect Georges St. Pierre against Jake Shields:

“There’s going to be one guy who’s trying to squeeze the life out of Georges, and he’ll be focused 100 percent on that. The only real detriment to us in the corner is that sometimes it’s so loud that you literally can’t coach. I like to have conversations with the other coaches. ‘What are you seeing? What are you seeing?’ A lot of times that isn’t possible because the decibel level is so high. High decibels make for hard talking. That can be a practical thing that we need to worry about, but … Georges is always ready to step up and perform under pressure. That won’t be a big deal.”

Martin Kampmann, on “The Savage Dog Show,” discussing former opponent Jake Shields’ chances against Georges St. Pierre at UFC 129:

“I think Jake Shields is definitely a tough competitor. He’s a little one-dimensional, but he’s really good at what he does. … If he gets on top of anyone, he can put them in trouble. His jiu-jitsu’s really good, especially his top game. He’s relentless with his takedowns, but his standup’s not so good. That’s obviously the biggest hole in his game. I think he’s going to have a tough time taking GSP down. … You never know, but standing up [Shields] is going to get picked apart. I never count out anybody, but I think his chances are slim.”

Tim Kennedy, on “Beatdown,” discussing Georges St. Pierre:

“If I see another 170 UFC champion either jab his way to a win or hold a guy down for five rounds for a win, I might just pull my hair out. This is about fighting. We’re supposed to go out there and fight. … First, he’s an amazing athlete. Unquestionably the best 170 guy on the planet. Pound-for-pound definitely one of the top two guys. But the potential there -- people flock to him and worship him as a fighter. Imagine what he would be like if four of five wins weren’t by decision, if four of those five wins were by knockout. I think that aura about him would be compounded a thousand times. … He’s one of my teammates. I train at Jackson’s. I love the guy. He’s an amazing fighter. I’m a GSP fan, but we fight for the fans, not for the W. I think more fighters really need to grab on to that and put on a show.”

Shari Spencer, Georges St. Pierre’s manager, discussing his brand, its standing in MMA and its importance:

“It’s one of the biggest. I don’t know if it is the biggest. I think I would put Randy up there. I would put Chuck up there. I would put Brock Lesnar up there. I think that there’s a difference in drawing power in terms of putting butts in seats or getting people to buy the pay-per-views versus the power of the brand. It depends on how you define it, but I think all those guys are in the mix. … I think that the way we in particular have branded Georges, by creating his own logo and his own line that’s not affiliated with any sponsor, we don’t run the risk of there ever being an issue with that sponsor and the UFC. It’s just purely Georges, and Georges does have a brand that exists outside of the UFC. The UFC was clearly the platform that put him on the map, but we’re investing in inventory. We’re taking the risk involved in creating that merchandise, so there are greater profits there.”

Greg Jackson, on “The Savage Dog Show,” breaking down the upcoming rematch between Georges St. Pierre and Josh Koscheck:

“Listen. Koscheck, we caught him by surprise the last time. He had no idea that we were going to come out and take him down and beat on him. He’s well aware now that Georges can take you down, so obviously he’s going to be training a lot more wrestling than he did last time. He learned some lessons last time. He’s going to try to get around it, stop it from happening. I’m sure he’s going to try to take down Georges as well. It’s going to be a lot different fight than it was the last time. We’re going to make sure that we have also adjusted. We have also improved, and we’re doing things a little bit different as well. It’s going to be a really, really interesting fight because of the fact that we caught Koscheck sleeping the first time, and the second time he’ll be a little better prepared, I think, and so will Georges.”

Jake Shields, on “The Savage Dog Show,” discussing the Georges St. Pierre vs. Josh Koscheck title fight and his relationship with Koscheck:

“I see it being a really close match. They have similar styles. They’re both wrestling-based. Great takedowns. … Good standup and good jiu-jitsu. It’s a close contest in my eyes. It could go either way, but again, from a business standpoint, I’m pulling slightly for GSP just because it’s a fight I’ve wanted forever.”

“I’ve sparred with Josh Koscheck quite a bit. We definitely know what to expect from each other in that fight. … I wouldn’t say we’re great friends, but definitely we get along well. We don’t hangout outside of training, but we’ve always got along well inside the gym. I know a lot of people don’t like him. … He was always a good guy to me and he’s one of the hardest workers I’ve ever met. I think we’ve got a lot of mutual respect because we’re both extremely hard workers. I don’t think either one of us got here where we are off of luck or just being good athletes. We work harder than everyone else.”