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I know you can't lose concentration when you get in range, otherwise you'll get caught with something.
In general, I think longer fights benefits jiu-jitsu fighters because the other guy can make mistakes.
That's my style of fighting. I am throwing down, you know? Having fun. And that's my approach to life.
I rarely think that when a guy loses a fight, it's a weight issue. You can either fight, or you can't.
Pick a goal, make a realistic plan to reach that goal, work through each step of the plan, and repeat.
Fear can be a natural ally, a homemade power source... Staying in the present, fear can only help you.
We make my opponent out as a monster. We focus on his strengths because that's what we need to negate.
Call it weakness if you will, but even the toughest individuals need assistance getting back on track.
The moment I let fear slip in is the moment that the fights are gonna start getting closer and closer.
Cub Swanson was the first to talk a lot on fight week in the WEC, and I got there and ran through him.
If I had a choice, I'd rather not fight someone from Brazil, but as a professional, I couldn't say no.
Sometimes when you chat about something, a few ideas come up, you go this way or that way in training.
There are always a ton of different people to learn from and people that are pushing me to get better.
You can't go into the cage and not love it, and you can't go in there unprepared. You have to prepare.
I will always find something to challenge myself. I will go up to heavyweight or down to middleweight.
In life, when presented with any situation, breathe, take your time, focus and then decide what to do.
I always keep my mind open. For me, a mind has to work like like a parachute, works only if it's open.
I'm tactical, and I have a lot of heart - something that you don't see when you watch a lot of fights.
I guess I'm crazy. If everything was easy-peasy and green lights all the time, it'd be kind of boring.
Carwin, he seems like he trains for five one-minute rounds. That's his championship fight, apparently.
If you trained jiu-jitsu his whole life, why would you trade punches on fight night against a striker?
I've been through every surgery that any athlete has ever been through, and I've prevailed through it.
I did what Jon 'Bones' Jones couldn't do, and that was finish Bader in a minute and fifty-six seconds.
America is the future. I am committed to the States. I'm guessing this is going to be a permanent move.
I don't think I'm better than anyone; I just like to prove to myself that things I imagine can be done.
Life is about how much you can take and keep fighting, how much you can suffer and keep moving forward.
I drove the Ford Ranger until probably five years after college, till about 2001, when I was almost 30.
I usually fight a lot. 2015, I fought three times. I fought three of the best guys in the entire world.
Of course, every time I get beat out there, I want to avenge those losses. I'm sure every fighter does.
There's a lot of guys in the UFC who are good at one thing, and they get matched up stylistically well.
Going in there just to win and put on a boring fight, I don't want to be related to anything like that.
I think every [fighting] style has the same core. It's all about changing and positioning, transitions.
Look at those who have talked about you and doubted you. They are your inspirational reason to succeed.
My opinion, football is the most dangerous sport there is. After that, I'll give it to probably boxing.
Everybody knows if you have the rules, you need to follow the rules and do exactly what you need to do.
Jon Jones is amazing; he's so confident. He uses his elbows very well, and I think he's a great talent.
I know how good I am, and I know where I can go if I'm in the right mindset and respecting my opponent.
I've already been KO'd, embarrassed. Nothing is going to be worse than that, so what's to be scared of?
Best move is probably the flying knee I used in the Ultimate Fighter semi-final v Ross Pointon in 2006.
If you can't honor your contract, that's the type of company I don't really want to be associated with.
I think that's what makes me so great of a fighter. I'm crazy as hell. And fighting helps me with that.
I can't fight forever. I've gotta fight and secure my future and decide what I'm gonna do with my life.
People don't realize how sick Amanda Nunes is. She beats some of the UFC bantamweight males in the gym.
My first reaction to any fight opportunity is yes, just out of instincts. That's why I'm in this sport.
I think old age is in each one's head; so if you're happy doing what you love, you're going to be young.
My body size and everything was perfect for being a heavyweight wrestler rather than being a linebacker.
I think the match up is one of the century and I have what it takes to take Cyborg down, if anyone does.
Fighting is an expression. It's a form of speech, and that's why they call it martial arts. It's an art.
I've got two 10-8 rounds against Anderson Silva. That's just the truth. I have no equal at middleweight.
Seems like people get obsessed about times and numbers and weights and that - I'm obsessed with winning.