Quotes from Tito Ortiz

I know who I am. I'm a former world champion.

I went through UFC with five title defenses. Jonny 'Bones' Jones beat my record, so I'm trying to beat his record. That's my goal. That's what I want to do.

I do charity work for St. Jude's Children's Hospital and the USO. I made all the money I'm ever going to need - all my family is every going to need - so I try to give back to the community.

I did my job to make my name a household name.

The fight game and the commentary game are two different worlds.

I want to be remembered as a fighter with integrity. A fighter who did it this way, who has respect because he wanted to push the envelope for the fighters.

I've had an ACL replaced in my left knee, ACL replaced in my right knee, 50 percent of my meniscus taken out of my right knee, lower back fusion, C-6, C-7 fused in my neck, C-5, C-4 disk replacement, C-4, C-3 fused. I have 26, 27 concussions, hundreds of stitches. I've been through the grinder.

For me, boxing's like checkers, and MMA's like chess - there are so many ways to win the match. It's not barbaric; it's boxing, kickboxing, Jiu-Jitsu, wrestling, cardio and it's all reached such an amazing level. As fans learn more about the sport, they just fall in love with it.

Back when the UFC first started, I wanted to see what MMA was all about; at the time, I was training with Tank Abbott, and so I went to see him fight. While at the fight, I saw this guy fighting that I just crushed in high school wrestling, and I thought, 'Hey, I'm a street fighter, and I have a wrestling background,' so I gave it a shot.

Wrestling has always been a dominating force in UFC.

Wrestling encompasses hard work, dedication, sacrifice, and determination - there's just nothing like it in any sport.

I fought with integrity and heart and determination like no fighter has ever done.

I made the wrong decision myself in my career. I tried to battle against the system. I should have never done that, but I didn't have anybody else who showed me how to do it before. I did everything on instinct.

If I wanted to do a fixed fight, I'd be doing WWE.

Every fight is won in the gym. The hard part of our job is getting in the gym every day, six days a week.

I was smart enough to save my money. I invest. The biggest thing you can invest is something they don't have a lot of, is land. I own a lot of it.

I'm invested in the UFC, but I'm invested in myself at the same time, showing everyone that I am one of the greatest.

Anything with Tito Ortiz's name on it will always involve a bit of controversy.

I'm not a young kid struggling to get to the top. I've been to the top. I gotta look out for my best interests as a businessman in this fight game. At the end of the day, it is a business. I've got children to take care of; I've got bills to pay.

I did what Jon 'Bones' Jones couldn't do, and that was finish Bader in a minute and fifty-six seconds.

I had my first fight at UFC 13, and it was just one of those things that become second nature to me.

I had little problems during high school. It seemed like I was always getting into trouble in summer, going in and out of juvenile hall.

I'm a Trump guy. I wasn't in the beginning, of course. I'm Mexican, when he said we need to take all the Mexicans out of United States... well, good luck on that one. They'll find a way to get back here anyways.

I'm really articulate when I do my thing - when I speak on the mic, when I do interviews. I'm a colorful personality.