Ufc Quotes

It's my job to beat whoever the UFC puts in front of me. I don't really care who it is. Whoever they put in front of me, I will just try to go out and beat them.

I’m glad the UFC wanted to work with me as well, and I think that they trust that I’ll never make them look bad. You never have to worry about me with a DWI or doing something crazy

Does anyone in the UFC actually follow the rules?

Don't just exist, be a part of life.

I look at obstacles as opportunities.

You learn how to persevere... to have discipline, you learn to lose, you learn to win, you learn how to not quit.

You just have to stay positive.

I always come back around. I make it work.

You have to walk and believe that you can find the light.

The sky is the limit when you work hard.

It was hard to follow my dreams... I didn't let anything stop me.

If you have a dream don't let anyone talk you out of it.

I'm used to being under pressure... luckily I perform well under pressure.

The main reason I like UFC is not just the martial arts aspect, but it's about one person against the other person. It's about being able to test yourself with the truth.

Our fears don't stop death, they stop life.

I've known Mark Hunt for a long time, and I've known Brock [Lesnar] for a while. I think that it's a very interesting match-up. I think it's good on the UFC for making that match-up.

I'm just really not even that huge of a UFC fan. If you go on my Instagram or Twitter, you will notice ... people that I've actually met and hung out with, you know, I'm not like a huge UFC guy.

If I could have had everything exactly the way I wanted, this is how I would have written it down. Win all my fights in the first round, then go to the UFC and headline a show, and have it as a pay-per-view and at home. People's dreams don't come true like that.

Vincent Forte was kicked out of the UFC because he was too hardcore.

Look out for those who look out for you. Loyalty is everything.

Fighting is life... Are you a person who gives up or are you a person who's going to fight?

Once you make a mistake in a fight or competition you never do that again.

I just need to enjoy the moment... I just fight I know I'm going to go out there and perform my best.

It's about falling down and getting back up.

UFC 151 will be remembered as the event Jon Jones and Greg Jackson murdered.

Pardon me, not to sound elitist, but I wanted to put something together that I would enjoy. I thought at that time, what satiated me, what interested me, what intrigued me, I thought other people would like also. And you blend that with some forward thinking of predicting the UFC and MMA were going to be ultimately as big as it became.

If I'm disrespectful to my opponent, how can I respect myself?

UFC, they can make a big star but the second that person loses, they lose credibility, and how do you continue to make that star rise?

Of course, we all know what UFC stands for - Undefeated Floyd's Champion

I have visualised my imagination so clearly and so consistently that it has manifested itself into my reality.

UFC is not a competitor to the WWE because we are entertainment and UFC is competitive sport. It's very different.

A loss leads to victory, being fired leads to a dream job..I find comfort in believing that good things can grow out of tragedy.

Live your life with a smile regardless the circumstances.

After I knock out Randy Couture, I'll fight for the heavyweight title, the real heavyweight boxing title in October or November, come back and fight in the UFC in January or February. It doesn't matter, I'm a two sport athlete. The oldest man to ever do that.

What happened to the men's boxing is happening to the women's boxing, but not all the time. Every now and then, you get some really great fights. It's a money thing and how many people are going to buy that pay-per-view for the fights. The UFC is eventually going to go that way.

Boxing is going to have to catch up with the kind of things UFC is doing. They're getting left behind.

If Brock Lesnar was here right now, I'd take my boot off and throw it at him, and he'd better polish it up before he brings it back to me. Talking about he's the baddest guy in the UFC? Brock, quit eating so many raw eggs and doing push-ups because it's affecting your realm of reality. Are you kidding me? I'd slap you in your face, and you wouldn't do anything. 'I'm Brock Lesnar. I've got this $5 haircut and a knife tattooed on my chest.' I'll shove it up your face if you get in Chael Sonnen's way.

Anytime you lose one fight in the UFC, you kind of have to feel like you are on the chopping block. There is so much competition in this sport.

The standard is the same. Don't get me wrong, the main difference is the number of sparring partners. Greg Jackson and Mike Winkeljohn are the best coaches in the world in my opinion and in many other people's opinion but it really it comes down to the number of sparring partners. I go to my gym and I have 10 fighters fighting on the local level but when you go over there it's like 30 fighters all fighting in the UFC or other bigger shows. That's really the main thing; the numbers.

I'm a UFC fighter, a macho-type sport. I am a heterosexual guy in a tough macho sport, which is exactly the reason I feel a duty to say I support gay marriage and gay rights. I have nothing to gain personally from supporting this issue, and that's the point. Society as a whole is better when there is equality, and I want to live in a country where everyone has the same rights because we all benefit from that.

A black belt doesn't mean anything. The meaning is in the journey.

If you are the best, you must go that extra mile.

Believe in your own potential for greatness.

I tried to take every little thing and use it as an advantage. People were asking me how it felt to be in the UFC, and I wasn’t thinking about that. All that mattered was Alessio Sakara. I had to win that fight. Even now I still haven’t got time to sit back. Again, this is a must win, must dominate, fight for me in my eyes, and I won’t be happy unless that’s the way it goes.

Attitude determines effort.

A lot of the athletes moved away from boxing, into UFC - which I think is really crazy, where they elbow to the head and knee to the jaw. I think that's really a barbaric sport - but boxing is coming back.

I don't want any sports anymore, except fighting which is the only sport I really watch - whether it's boxing or UFC. I don't know why. I think maybe it's an aspiration I didn't get the chance to explore more, but I don't think my father expected anything from me, I think it's more what I put on myself.

I would like to apologize to Brock Lesnar, his family, the UFC and the UFC fans for my stupid remarks. I respect Brock, all the other fighters, and the sport of mixed martial arts. I’m sorry that I stepped out of line.

I'm always adapting, I'm always learning, and I'm always changing.

There are certain things that I always dreamed of, like fighting in the UFC. There's just certain things that I feel like haven't been accomplished there. There's such great women coming up in the sport; seems like a wonderful time to be in women's MMA.