Quotes from Mark Hunt

There are no other factors that cause me stress when I get inside the Octagon. I guess that's an advantage of getting older.

They can be King Kong, Godzilla, or whatever - I don't care what they have. Once you get a punch in the face or a knee in the head, all of those skills are gone.

Everyone's a world class ground fighter until they get a punch to the face.

Part of my gift as a fighter is being a human punching bag.

I've fought the best in the world.

You don't learn anything from quick knockouts. I learn more about myself from hard fights.

It's always discouraging to lose. You look at it and think, 'Man, what's going on?' It's always discouraging. But I'm a fighter. I don't like to quit.

All I've ever said I need is an opportunity. Give me a chance, and I'll take it with both hands and run with it.

I always remember my dad's blue overalls and the blue overcoat he wore in winter, and I remember my mum's big old Afro. Sometimes, though, in my memories, smudges have replaced their faces.

I've been training jiu-jitsu for a while. It just didn't really click in my brain. Maybe sometimes I get a bit lazy. By the time I realize I'm in trouble, I'm already caught. You can't really think about it. You've got to just react as it happens.

When I'm fighting, I'm trying to find a reaction. I try to make the guy move; I try to make him do things that I want him to do. If he likes moving a certain way, I try to set something up so I catch him if he moves that way.

Anyone who knows me knows how sharp my mind is. I speak at a thousand miles an hour. I'll hold a discussion or a debate with anyone.

For me, with fighting, I'm not going to have any regrets. I'm throwing down to the very end.

My hands aren't even that big.

It's a dream of mine to be a mixed martial arts world champion.

I was K-1 world champion.

It's not my decision, what goes on with who gets a title shot. I mean, some people get their shots in two or three fights. They're pretty lucky. I wish I could be like them.

I'd like to fight and get close to that title shot - that's all I'm interested in. My whole purpose is to fight for the world title.

There should be no tolerance for cheaters, especially in fighting.

A loss is just a loss. You get up again, dust yourself off, go at it again regardless of the circumstances. That's the way I look at it.

It's the fight game, and everyone loses. You win some, you lose some. You just try to get back up on the horse.

I don't want to be remembered as just some tough guy who could take punches.

I've built a career in one of the toughest, most ruthless industries in the world. You can't do that unless you're completely with it.

I don't turn down fights unless I'm injured. Never have. So it's a part of my makeup.