Quotes About Combat

SFL is based on the Mixed Martial Arts. It is a proper sport with proper set of rules and regulations. There is no scope of stage-managing the things.

What I need to do is relax, take my time, and make my shots count. That will give me more energy later in the fights but also allow me to throw the punches harder.

I've got music in my head when I fight. I've got a certain rhythm, a certain way of fighting, a certain relaxation where I can let myself go.

It is a Polynesian thing where you are calm and relaxed in your approach to life. But, when you're in the ring, you really go for it.

When you're in the ring, you're ready to do your thing, but in a relaxed state.

Being relaxed allowed me to fight the way I'm capable of fighting.

The more fights I have the more relaxed I get in cage or ring. It's all about experience. It's something that I try to do because I fight better when I am relaxed.

I like to box. It's a great release.

Your body releases a natural endorphin when you're fighting. You don't feel pain.

If you stay in the guard and control the hips and flatten him out, you can control him. And that was the start of ground-and-pound.

I can box. I can hit hard. I've got different angles.

In 2012, I got hit by an IED in Afghanistan.

The time to stop is when the other guy hits you more than you hit him.

One thing that's good is I don't lose it if some old mate goes 'bang!' and hits me in the face.

Dan Henderson, even when you're close and he hits you from very, very close, you can feel how heavy his hands are. His hands are pretty powerful.

Miocic hits really hard.

I don't think anyone hits as hard as I do in the light heavyweight division.

I've learned that, bizarrely, I enjoy having a fight. Obviously nobody likes getting hit, but I don't have a problem with it. In MMA you've got to take a few hits to reach the right position.

With the kind of power that I have - no one hits as hard as I do in the featherweight division.

I don't enjoy hitting people; I enjoy outsmarting them.

You can't hit someone if they're holding on to you.

This is a fight. This isn't putting a ball in a hole. This has always been a fight for me, and I just love it when it's that way.

I'll spend time playing 'Call of Duty' and 'Medal of Honor.'

In 'Robin Hood,' I did quarterstaff fighting.