Quotes from Mark Hunt

I got injuries already from fighting from guys that have been cheating. And you're never the same when you get injured like that. I mean, look at my hand. It's broken, it's got 16 screws in it. I'm not as strong in this hand. It just affects you, especially this body being my livelihood.

I was a cheap criminal; I did many, many wrongs. I admit that. Of course, if I could tell each person I'm sorry, I would.

I've been fighting since I was a child, fighting to get out of my circumstances.

I was in jail a couple of times, and I was probably heading back there for a long time. But martial arts saved my life and some of the choices I made with it.

In the end, I think everyone should be treated fairly.

You've got Jon Jones, for instance. That guy is the best, one of the best fighters in the world, but he's a cheater.

I've been the best fighter in the world at kickboxing - they can't take that away from me - but when I started in MMA, I realized how great this sport is. It's the ultimate combat sport, and that's why I want to be the world's best at it.

I'm always going to say I'm going to knock someone out.

I'm knocking fools out. I'm beating guys because that's what I was born to do.

Knocking someone out cold means you just caught them, that's all.

I've had a pretty chequered past, you know, as a kid, as a troubled kid.

I'm always going to be a New Zealand fighter. I'm a Kiwi, of course, and I've still got my New Zealand passport.

I couldn't believe that talk about Jon Jones fighting Lesnar - that would have zero legitimacy. In society, we punish people that do bad things. Why isn't it the same in fighting?

A few months before my dad died, his eyes had started to go, and his skin was turning green. When he finally went to hospital, he was diagnosed with late-stage pancreatic cancer. None of us kids knew why the old man ignored the doctors and refused their help, but none of us were surprised, either.

Every loss I take, I've accepted, and I move on.

My whole career's been an underdog's.

I'm not going to underestimate any fighter.

There is nothing wrong with fighting, but when you're fighting an uphill battle on an uneven playing field, that's what I don't like.

My old man was ruthless. He terrorised us.

Home was never a safe place for me. I felt safer on the streets.

Yes, I was a bully. But the scrapping on the streets was my way of dealing with the anger I felt towards my parents.

At the end of the day, that's just boxing - it's a different sport altogether. But when I finish fighting for the UFC, there are so many different options I have. Boxing is another option I could take.

That first loss in the UFC was a tough one. I hadn't fought in a year, and you start again, different organisation, different scenario, and it all plays into it.

I used to make $300 a week, struggling to put food on the table, but I have become one of the highest-paid fighters in the world. I feel that's destiny.