Quotes from Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I implanted an intraocular contact lens, and if you poke me in the eye really hard it moves. Imagine how many punches I took... I had to put it back in place all the time.

They're both southpaws, Anderson is good with counters and McGregor is good at straight punches.

When I get hurt, I fix it and go back fighting.

The people who are at home watching want to see the fourth and fifth round.

I was in a coma for a long time and in and out of the hospital for a year. For sure, when I'm in a fight and having a hard time, I think back to that time because that was the worst. No matter how bad things are, my attitude is that it's nothing compared to what happened then. Thank God I survived it.

I'm honored to face such a great fighter as Randy Couture.

Nobody talked a lot in Japan, but I always had a good relationship with everyone. I always liked to talk with Anderson. He has always been very respectful because he's a student of the martial arts.

For sure, when you don't have a fight, you don't have the pressure. Without the pressure, your mind is more open to learning. I learned a lot of good things.

I've had a couple great moments in my career, I beat Cro Cop, I won the Pride belt.

Struve has great jiu-jitsu and I must avoid that. But when I'm in his guard, I can't be defensive, I have to go for kimuras, americanas and all of that.

I want to be among the best heavyweights in the UFC.

Distance is everything, in a fight. When you lose your distance, you lose your timing.

I've had a chance to fight for a couple titles in my life. That's what keeps me motivated.

Everything that happens inside the cage is very quick and the fighter acts more by reflex than by reasoning.

I used to ride horses and I remember one day I was working with a horse and we were having it jump, you know? There was a competition and so we were doing a test run and the horse fell on top of my body. I was a kid, like 7 years old. It took them a long time to take the horse off of my body after it had fallen.

One year in the hospital will make you strong. It made me strong.

I've improved a lot of things. I've improved a lot of my hands.

Borrachinha' boxes better Vettori. Vettori throws good strikes, he's fast, has rhythm, good heart and good submissions, he fights well in all areas, but I don't see him taking 'Borrachinha' down. 'Borrachinha' is more skilled than him in wrestling and hits harder with his hands.

I love to inspire people to train.

I've always had a passion to follow the development of new athletes and that's what I intend to continue doing.

Cain Velasquez attacks more, and throws more punches and kicks. It's hard to fight against him. He's very athletic, you can see that from his fights with 'Cigano,' but Werdum trains hard and is a great fighter.

The Japanese people treated me very well. They appreciated how I considered the martial arts, the jiu-jitsu and judo. There's some good points and bad points to fight there. The distance was too far from where I used to live in Brazil. It was a 27-hour flight.

Anderson knows how to play the trash talking game.

I went through three surgeries on my hip and knees.