Quotes About MMA

The mixed martial arts industry is valued at $2 billion in America alone. It is the fastest growing sport. The unpredictability of the sport is what makes it attractive.

Werdum is good, is a smart fighter. He knows how to set up a beautiful strategy.

I've got good jiu-jitsu skills, good wrestling, good ground and pound, good power on my feet, good strikes.

Georges is very good at what he does. He's got great wrestling. He's got some very, very quick, effective strikes.

To beat Shevchenko, you'd have to close the distance and work with strikes close to the cage to take away her energy, her strength, and work with the ground and pound or something like that.

I believe I'm a similar style to Khabib when it comes to the ground and stuff, but I believe I've got a whole 'nother, higher level of striking.

MMA is very difficult; you can't just be good at wrestling. You need striking, kickboxing, jiu-jitsu and countless other things.

For my striking, I've learned to adapt it right off the bat for MMA. Even my jiu-jitsu, I adapt it very much for MMA.

Volkanovski is good at things, but he is not great at anything. He doesn't have good footwork or striking, he doesn't finish anyone, and he stalls a lot.

I understand everything Ronda Rousey is gonna bring that day. I don't think she's gonna be able to deal with my striking. She's gonna be really surprised when I touch her, when I connect on my punches.

MMA has evolved. When you look at an MMA fighter's skill set, boxing has to be a big piece of it. All of them have a boxing coach now and strive to have a good stand-up game, knowing that to be a complete fighter, you have to tend to your striking skills.

I like the octagon because there are no corners; there is nowhere for my opponent to go.

Nate Diaz is a tough opponent. I've fought him.

Cerrone is a great opponent. The guy won eight fights straight.

Man, I never got to fight a ranked opponent at 155, and that wasn't because I wasn't winning.

Wrestling is different than MMA or boxing or really any other contact sport in that you can't really draw along an opponent.

In mixed martial arts, if you get kicked in the face, it's your job not to show any expression to your opponent.

I fought three opponents in one night two or three times, but never five rounds.

Some fighters don't like to have their opponents changed on short notice. It really is a complicated situation because you prepared for someone for months, for a fighting style, and then the fight is off, but it's part of the job. It's natural, that's why we train every aspect of MMA.

Chandler, just like myself, has spent most of his career in Bellator and he spent his entire time as a top fighter with people doubting his skills, his opponents and his results. He claimed he was No. 1. I relate to him.

Because of Valentina's career in MMA and the way she beats her opponents, beating her will be even more important than when I won the strawweight belt.

Orange County is one of the all-time great markets for MMA.

I wish MMA was like boxing with fighters from different organizations being able to fight each other. It would be more interesting for the sport, the sport would grow more, everyone would be able to fight everyone.

It's not about the organization, it's about the fighter. So let's put everyone to fight so we are going to know who is the best. It's the next step for the sport. MMA deserves that and all the organizations and athletes deserve that.