Quotes from Cub Swanson

When my family urged me to retire, it made me re-evaluate everything for the first time.

Going five rounds is never fun.

I've always believed that fighters owe the fans a show. I'm a fighter and my job is to beat the man in front of me, but, I want to do it in a way that is memorable to people.

That's what I want. I want the big fights, not only to get the title shot but to secure my future and whatever I pursue after fighting.

I think my speed and awkwardness is hard to deal with for any fighter.

I like to stand and bang.

I'm not going to beg anyone else and say 'please please Dana give me the title shot.' Because its like, I'm showing up, I'm fighting in great fashion. I believe the fans like my style. That should be all.

I don't beg.

Golf didn't seem like it was for everybody. I didn't grow up with a whole lot of money, and my perception was that golf was for a snootier crowd.

In my whole career, I've never fought for a belt, so that's something that I would like to do, or at least have the opportunity to do.

When I think less and just go out there and perform, I do my best work.

I'm not blowing money. I'm not that guy.

I've trained side-by-side with all these boxers and they make more money than me.

I decided to pursue MMA after training Brazilian jiu-jitsu for about a year and seeing my first fight. I told myself, that looks scary but I think I could do that.

Golf is about power and balance, and it's the same in fighting. If you have confidence in your physicality, you're going to be mentally strong.

After I lost to Chad Mendes, that was a point in my life when everything had changed, I really didn't know why I was fighting anymore, for a brief amount of time.

I have so many plans inside and outside the Octagon.

It is very important I live up to my own expectations as far as popularity and knowing that I left my mark on the sport.

I walk around about 175-180 pounds, and get up to about 185.

I would never say yes to a fight that would take me out of the title picture if I'm in it. If I did it, I'd want to be compensated. That's the important thing. If you ask me to do something like that, I need to be compensated correctly.

I'm not one of the guys who talks a lot, I don't enjoy that, I've always believed in just going out there and putting on the best show possible.

I thought about dropping down to 135, started dieting down, but I didn't feel very good and started to get weak. I decided to give weightlifting and strength training another shot. The first few times I tried lifting weights I didn't like the way I felt, and we finally developed a way of working out where I wouldn't lose my speed.

My goal from Day One has always been to be proud of myself when I retire, whenever that may be and whatever I may have accomplished to that point.

I think many fighters could go pro in another sport. When it really boils down to it, it's because we are the best athletes in the world.