Question: Jake, have you thought about what the impact is going to be on national TV, what it might mean to you as far as advertisement dollars?

Shields: Mostly I just think about the fight. Obviously if more money comes in, that's great. But I fight because I love it. Anything that can make me more money, (help me) make a living doing what I do, it's great.

Question: Thomas, the postponements notwithstanding, do you care you're fighting Diaz in his hometown?

Denny: You know what, it doesn't matter. It's just him and I when we get in there. Obviously he's going to feel a little more pressure than I am, because that's all his friends and fans. They all hate me as it is. So do I have pressure? Not really. I think if you look at it, he's going to be the one dealing with a little more adversity than I am. I'm expecting them to throw bottles at me, cuss at me, flip me off, everything else. If he goes out there and loses in front of his hometown, he's the one that's going to be shunned upon. I feel he has more pressure than I do.

Question: Thomas, you were asked about the weight issue before. Are you going to stand by the fact that if he doesn't make weight, he's good, too?

Denny: If he comes in nine pounds overweight, the fight probably won't happen. It's just ridiculous. I think he knows and he has something to prove that he is a professional. So I think he'll come on weight and I think the fight will happen.

Question: Thomas, in the buildup of this fight, there's been a lot of trash talking. Is that just part of the game when you're fighting, especially when you're fighting a guy like Nick who likes talking trash? Has it become something more than that?

Denny: You know what, a fight's a fight. Any way you look at it, we're both going to get in there, we're both going to punch each other in the face and at the end may the best man win. All the stuff leading up to it is just all pre-hype fight. I don't know, man. I'm excited. I don't have anything bad to say about Nick. I think that, like I said, he's a durable, tough guy. I think his antics are a little over the top. I think the flipping people off and cussing everybody out and stuff, you know, we got kids watching the sport. We're trying to legitimize the sport. I think it's a little over the top. At the end of the day, we're going to get in there, we're going to rock 'em sock 'em robots and may the best man win.