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Fear is the genesis of most of the good things that have occurred in my life. Fear is the beginning of every success I've lived.
Your job, with all that mental training and suffering, is just to push your line of breaking so far your opponent can't find it.
I'm not really too big of a sports fan. Everything I watch is MMA, you know, great fights. But other sports, not really too much.
I just opened a free, public MMA gym in Paraiba, so why can't Curitiba or Sao Paulo have one? No money? Someone needs to do this.
I know MMA isn't for everyone. It is a combat sport; some people don't like watching it, but it is entertainment for some people.
I love Germany. Unfortunately, I had to leave because there wasn't any MMA clubs where I could train and continue to learn there.
I feel like I'm one of the best strikers in MMA. I just need the time to prove it. You haven't really seen my full potential yet.
For many many years, the MMA world shunned on the pro wrestling world. They shunned on us for getting action figures and whatnot.
I have a stake in a company called Super Fight League, which is an MMA company in India, and we have a lot of shows in Dubai, too.
It's always nice to look in the mirror at the end of the day and see that you helped somebody's life... even if only a little bit.
Every time you have a huge fight in wrestling, in boxing, in MMA, both guys are sure they're going to win. They really believe it.
I dont think about what my opponent will do in the fight and especially what he has to say about me - doesn't matter to me at all.
It's an incredible feeling, just to know that you have MMA fans that are behind you and want to know when your next fight will be.
You always have a second chance, as long as you believe you do and you try again, and stay positive and persistent and consistent.
When you fight MMA, there are so many things involved, so many techniques, that you just can't do everything or you'll over-train.
MMA is not just about who punches the hardest. There are a lot of things you have to know what to do. That's what I love about it.
While each of us faces enormous challenges every day, it's not the sins we commit that will define us, its how we respond to them.
There wasn't much money in this sport when I started, but I didn't get into it because of money. I loved to fight, and I loved MMA.
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.
The time you spend hating on someone robs you of your own time. You are literally hating on yourself and you don't even realize it.
Any true champion can bounce back. That's what being a champion is: being able to deal with adversity and being able to bounce back.
The pine fought the storm and broke. The willow yielded to the wind and snow and did not break. Practice Jiu-Jitsu in just this way.
My desire to fight comes from within... it's a personal journey of accomplishment, not meant to be judges or for me to judge others.
Somebody is going to win & somebody is not, and that's fine... But we will never refuse to participate because we're scared to fail.
I walked into the gym not even knowing what jiu-jitsu or MMA and all that was. I was looking to lose baby weight after I had my son.
Before a fight I empty my mind. Every fighter is able to lose. It is not a big thing. You have to accept what comes and remain calm.
I've never pumped myself up or made myself angry as some sportsmen do. I think that one should treat his opponent with great respect.
I'm a huge fan of Conor McGregor, an incredible athlete. What he has done for MMA is phenomenal; he has been a great supporter of me.
I can still do clothing, movies, cartoons. I'mma get mine regardless. Whether I put an album out or not, I'm still gonna see a check.
Even though I love pro wrestling and love MMA, I'm here because I have to pay those bills. I'm here to make money; nothing comes free.
People could connect with me... I think the appeal was that, "Here he is, he's just a normal guy like us, and he's giving it his all".
You have to get comfortable being uncomfortable... so that when we get our 15 minutes in the cage, we don't panic, we don't break down.
The people who could most benefit from the self-reflective ego-dissolving qualities of cannabis are the ones that want it to be illegal.
The measure of the moral worth of a man is his happiness. The better the man, the more happiness. Happiness is the synonym of well-being
I do MMA, but I feel like a pro wrestler at heart. That's why I fight the way I fight in MMA. That's why I slam people and stuff around.
K-1 is the sport where I started. This is my first love, and I find K-1 more attractive and more suitable for our Croatian fans than MMA.
To me, everything is a joke in MMA when it comes to serious topics because you can't really talk seriously about anything in our business.
As far as MMA, I want to say there's maybe five guys that do jiu-jitsu that have an actual level of understanding when it comes to boxing.
MMA has a referee, and you're wearing gloves. I'm in there with another volunteering participant that's out there to win some prize money.
Innovation is a discipline not a lottery... It comes from the combination of two elements within my control: hard work and openmindedness.
A lot of people give up just before they're about to make it. You know you never know when that next obstacle is going to be the last one.
The truth is that I didn't start as a winner. When I was a kid, I was just another reject. I started at the bottom. I think all winners do.
Humility is the first rule of martial arts. Either you learn humility quickly, or you leave because your ego can't handle losing repeatedly.
Politics is a dirty game. We have our rules in boxing. In politics, no rules. Especially a young democracy like Ukraine. It's more like MMA.
My Jiu-Jitsu is very MMA focused. I was not the best striker, and when I considered becoming a MMA fighter I just focused to improve my BJJ.
I love boxing, MMA, and hiking with my dog. I work out 3 times a week, and on my off days, I do yoga to keep my body relaxed and to stretch.
If you look at Mayweather's fights he often likes to get into the clinch, but what is a boxer in a clinch against a wrestler, an MMA fighter?
A lot of the techniques are similar in MMA. You just have to look at your opponent and their technique and tweak your game plan a little bit.
When you have a little bit more of a threat, I guess you just have a better sense of urgency, and for me that's when the best comes out in me
For many people the reason why they're idiots is not necessarily that their brain doesn't work well, it's that they got in a terrible pattern.