Quotes About Combat

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

Actually punching is a mistake; a heavy hitter will cut you with one shot.

Fighting is kind of like choreography. It's not just get in there and punching someone: you have to have choreography. Someone is going to hit high; someone is going to hit at the bottom.

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

My game plan is always my punching.

Jacare, he has power. We're two strong guys. He relies on being aggressive and coming forward. He looks to get the takedown. He's punching and he's shooting. I've never been taken down in a fight. Now, I'm not disregarding that I could be taken down, but I just know that I have a little bit more when it comes to giving up takedowns.

All fights interest me. Punching people in the face and watching them cry for their momma always interests me.

Some of my fights in PRIDE, I felt tired. I would train on the punching bag and feel great but then get tired in my fights.

I'm just a normal fellow who gets punched in the face for a living and gets punched really hard at times as well. But you know what? I'm all right at punching them back.

I just like punching loudmouths in the face.

Taekwondo, those are some major kickers right there. That's what they bring. That's all they do is the kicks. They don't have the punching and the ground but it's more of a kicking art than anything.

One thing you understand quickly as a fighter is that you're not punching with eight or 10 oz. Gloves. We've got 4 oz. gloves. It only takes one good shot for a fight to be over.

MMA is not jiu-jitsu. MMA is not boxing. MMA is not wrestling. It's a different kind of style of punching and wrestling and grappling on the ground.

Definitely I don't want to be a punching bag for some other fighters who's gonna make some name, records off of me.

It's a punishment game... only two boxers get in the ring. So when we get in the ring and we're not angry, then you're not a real boxer.

There's not a lot of people that can sit there and take the punishment that I can deliver.

It's about getting in there and being ready, getting the fight on your terms, taking the least amount of punishment possible.

I've had a long career with a lot of fights, and I've taken a lot of punishment.

Big Nog and me are two different types of fighters. Nogeuira lived by his chin, he wasn't afraid to take a lot of punishment in order to dish out a whole lot of punishment. Personally, I know I can take a really big shot. I'd rather not.

I took a lot of physical punishment learning the art of fighting.

I try to be as smart as I can with being a defensive fighter, where I don't as much punishment.

I think I would destroy CM Punk if I'm being honest. I don't know if anyone would disagree with that.

In war, the army is not merely a pure consumer, but a negative producer.

I think Lesnar could probably beat Fedor, just from pure size.