Tony Ferguson Quotes

Before I do a stunt, I have to make sure it is safe.

I learnt a blend of different martial arts - not in great depth, obviously - but various moves such as kicks, blocks and punches. It was all quite fun.

My timing and pressure is the definition of MMA.

I almost want to ask the judges, 'If you don't count leg kicks, if you don't count body kicks, why not?' So if you don't think they're effective in the scoring criteria, they're not effective striking, effective grappling, so how about I kick you in the body, I kick you in the leg, and you tell me how that feels?

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.

From early on in my career, I was always challenged to create things. Early in my career, I created 'ground and pound.' When I fought Royce Grace the second time, I developed that: stay on guard, follow the hips, press the legs down, press the hips down. When he rested, I ground and pounded him.

I train jiu-jitsu and judo with the best guys there is, and the best guys for ground and pound.

Whenever you're falling or getting tackled, try to protect yourself. But that's part of the game; that's part of football.

Machida Karate is for real combat. Other karate may be not for real combat because there are many rules for the competition, and a lot of the rules aren't good for real combat - you can't do some takedowns, you can't finish the fight on the ground. Machida Karate is very different.

As a fighter, you need to constantly improve. So that's what we've been doing: constantly improving striking, grappling, wrestling - there's always different aspects to improve.

I need to improve my striking and my wrestling, but I always be best at jiu-jitsu.

I've trained hundreds of hundreds of rounds of sparring at American Top Team.

You need good coaches with a good gym that teach you the essentials, like boxing, kickboxing, wrestling, and pretty much all the stuff that you need to be successful in MMA.

At the end of the day, when two combatants get into the ring and/or cage, it's anybody's game, especially in MMA.

Everybody's beatable. Mixed martial arts, there's many ways to win, and that also means there are many ways to lose, as well.

Mixed Martial Arts is a dangerous practice that could result in injuries and loss of life.

I've always had an interest in Muay Thai fighting. I love the discipline and toughness of it, so I traveled to Thailand to study ways to incorporate it into my style.

If you watch punches, kicks, and moves where there is contact, Cody Rhodes is one of the best.

I feel like I can beat Jon Jones. I see some things in his game that I can capitalize on.

You're just taking punishment every day, getting hit all the time. That's something we're going to cut back on. I'll train hard but the sparring will be cut in half.

If you trained jiu-jitsu his whole life, why would you trade punches on fight night against a striker?

I've fought tactical fights in a gym, but never in a fight before.

We got four-ounce gloves here. It's not hard to knock someone out.

I always took a lot of pride in being a safe wrestle. I never injured anyone.

I'm not just a wrestler anymore. I'm a very well-rounded fighter.