Quotes from Rory MacDonald

The Lord has given me peace and freedom from the pain that haunted me in my heart from my younger years. I would only satisfy myself for a short period of time from winning fights until the feeling would resonate in me again.

When I'm at the gym, I work very hard to achieve my goal and to get better as a mixed martial artist.

A lot of people think it's better to go into berserker mode, but it's not actually. I'm a pretty exciting fighter without going into berserker mode.

I think people just, when you say something in an interview, they really like to make it their own story rather than, you know they like to spin it off, almost.

I'm sponsored by Reebok and I appreciate everything they've done for me. They do a lot for me on a daily basis and they've actually been great.

I'm a Christian, I'm a servant of God first. Not a fighter anymore, first. I also have a family so that comes before fighting. Fighting, it's my sport that I'm passionate about, it's a career, it's how I provide for my family. But it's not what defines who I am.

Standing up for yourself. That's the thing martial artists aren't used to. You've got to really stick up for yourself and be a tough businessman when it's time for negotiations.

I can't just keep fooling around every other fight. Have a few good fights and then get unfocused again and have a couple bad fights. I really have to stay the course and stay focused.

It was tough being alone and not having parents around when I was going through high school in terms of staying disciplined, but I adjusted, and stayed focused.

As I move forward and closer to God I think he's got something for me and I can feel it in my heart, as I keep making steps walking closer to God, I feel it more and more.

I think it's completely unnecessary why people want to know why I dress in a suit at a press conference if I'm at a fight. They should ask questions about my fight, not my suit.

My career as a 20-year-old, there were ups and downs and things I'm really happy with but there are a lot of things I have regrets about.

Everything I do, it sticks. I move on to a different hobby, but I don't forget about them. I don't drop anything.

I don't like to take people lightly even if the odds are against them.

I feel like - and I think the UFC feels it as well - that I put on good shows every time I fight. The fans have responded well to when I fight - they seem to enjoy it - and that's what I strive to do.

Montreal is not what I'm used to. I'm used to big mountains and the outdoors. I'm not much of a city guy.

I want to overcome obstacles and test myself and find out who I really am.

I just want to hone in on how I like to fight rather than just keep exploring new styles and new martial arts.

I love fighting different styles and overcoming obstacles.

I want to be fast, agile and strong.

As I walk in faith every day, God just keeps doing amazing things one after the other. And will continue to do so.

Look back at my career - I was 19 or 20 years old when I started fighting those guys. As soon as I got into the UFC I was willing to take on the number one guys. I fought Carlos Condit in my second appearance in the UFC.

I'm a competitive guy. So when push comes to shove when I'm in the cage, I always push to my limits to get the victory because that's who I am.

I'm not a dramatic guy.