Quotes from Cris Cyborg

Gina Carano is a great athlete, and I'd be happy if she returns to MMA - doesn't matter if it's against Ronda.

If you hold the belt, you have to fight anybody.

If you have the belt, you have to fight anyone.

If my boss and my company loves working with me, we're gonna have a lot of success together.

I have a dream fight - boxing fight - and I am for sure gonna fight a boxing fight.

I always admired Dana White as a great businessman that always believed in MMA and helped our sport to grow around the world.

I believe I deserve to be respected as an athlete because I'm a pioneer in this sport.

I think it would be the biggest fight ever. Me and Ronda Rousey. Everybody wanna watch.

I think when you lose the fight, it's not the end of the world. You can keep training and catch up and try again better, you know?

A champion must be ready at all times.

God has good plans for me.

I love my job. I love to fight, and I love to compete.

I'm calm some days, sweet some days.

Trash talk is not my thing. I believe I have other weapons to make a fight get booked.

I cannot make 135 pounds healthily.

My first opportunity in the UFC was to cut to 140 pounds. This was too tough for me, but by me going through that, it opened the door for a 145-pound division.

If Amanda Nunes truly wants an opportunity at the 145-lb. belt, a win against any ranked contender in that division would help establish her back in a weight class she left before fighting me.

Tito Ortiz and I, in that short time that we worked together, we created a very nice connection. We became a family. I learned many things from him as he must also have learned from me. We talked as friends, and a good friend always wants your best.

Imagine Chael Sonnen walking into Chute Boxe and training with Wanderlei Silva, Anderson Silva, or any of the coaches. Do you think they would have let him train after all the things he said about Brazil? No. They would have defended Brazil's honor.

I have a lot of things that people say about me on the Internet. I have bad things that I don't want to remember now. It's hard to delete.

It's no secret that the UFC doesn't promote Brazilians.

I'm proud to know that I never needed an event to promote me, and I never had to lie about anyone.

Love me or hate me, it's all in my favor. If you love me, I'll always be in your heart. If you hate me, I'll always be in your mind.

I like to fight where people respect me.