Quotes About MMA

Basically, I try to get across my striking, wrestling and grappling, and jujitsu. Every day, across the board, I try to get an equal amount of sessions throughout the week because I need to improve in all aspects of my fighting.

I actually think that wrestling is much harder than MMA, to be honest.

I just don't see where Chris Weidman is going to threaten me. He's a tough guy, but I'm better on my feet, better on the ground. He's not going to threaten me with his wrestling.

I have jiu-jitsu, wrestling... I like to do everything, especially knocking people out. People like fights like that.

I knew that Michael Bisping didn't have good wrestling or grappling. I knew this guy had nothing for St-Pierre.

I want the ankle match with Kurt Angle... or I want Brock to see who is the best from MMA and pro wrestling.

Actually, when I fought in PRIDE, we had the best fighters in the world. Back then, the UFC had a very serious and big crisis; they were going through some tough times trying to get top fighters. All the best fighters were in PRIDE.

If I wasn't into MMA, I would definitely love to get into motocross. That is a much tougher sport.

Being in the UFC doesn't mean you're the best. UFC is tough too, but Bellator is tougher.

I was brought into the life of one Bas Rutten in 2001 at a grappling tournament that I was attending to support a friend of mine. I had never met Bas before but, of course, knew who he was: the King of Pancrase, UFC Heavyweight champion, and the commentator with Pride.

When the UFC announced that 125 tournament, I remember thinking, 'Finally, this is my spot.'

I like Scott Coker a lot. He built Strikeforce, turned it into what it was and he has a great reputation with fighters and other promoters.

We came up in that - keep your mouth shut, let your hard work do the talking, and I came into MMA like that.

People don't realize how sick Amanda Nunes is. She beats some of the UFC bantamweight males in the gym.

That's what I signed up for in the beginning. I was 170 pounds; 155 was forced on me.

I didn't think of it as a career until Invicta signed me. But even then, I was coming to a point where I was going to probably have to stop fighting full-time.

Dominick Cruz is the unluckiest fighter of all time. I mean the injuries that this guy's had.

A lot of people are blowing Shogun's fight with Mark Coleman out of proportion. He was coming off an injury, and he gassed early on in his first fight back.

I want to exit from this sport with my head intact.

I have no intentions of getting in a UFC cage at all!

I did an interview for MMA Hawaii when I was growing up, and I told them the guys I want to fight are Anthony Pettis and Jose Aldo.

Many people are blind and only care about the UFC. That's the wrong way of thinking. The proof is Michael Chandler, coming from Bellator, having such a devastating victory in his UFC debut against a highly ranked opponent.

Even prior to WWE, when I was bartending and training MMA, I always had a sense of fulfillment because although not my dream job, I took pride in being the best bartender I could be.

I'm a fan first and foremost. I get caught up in the drama, the emotion of what is happening, whether it's a boxing match, an MMA fight, a kickboxing contest, or a WWE matchup. I want to tell the story and paint more pictures.