Shayna Baszler Quotes

I've been through Strikeforce, UFC now, but I never leave fights busted up.

I've trained with Douglas Lima, he's a tough kid, but I could feel the weight difference.

Without a doubt Jon Jones is one of the greatest fighters in history, and, of course, we do see errors that we'll try to exploit.

I won the belt in DREAM, I won the belt in Strikeforce, every fight was just a fight, it wasn't something special, it just was getting in the ring and fighting.

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

I've been taking martial arts for a long time. I started with tae kwon do, and then I started taking karate and mixed martial arts.

I mean, I've had fights with random guys, I drove to fights by myself cutting weight, no corners whatsoever. So I've had a very interesting MMA journey.

If I'm only fighting once or twice a year, that's just not going to be enough to make a dent in the sport or enough financially for me to get myself to where I want to be and position myself.

I believe in my skill 100 percent, that I can go out there and beat Demetrious Johnson and give him the best fight there is.

People always say, 'I want to be the best fighter in the world.' That's why I respect Conor. He said he wants to be the best fighter in the world, and he's trying to prove it.

What's important is to be fighting in the UFC. It doesn't matter if it's the first or last show.

The day I step in the cage with Cyborg, I will be 100% prepared.

I don't want to fight no up-and-coming guy, no guy that's 15-0 but hasn't faced anybody yet.

Chuck Liddell loves to fight. That's his passion. That's what he loves in life. But there comes a day and age - fighting is a young man's game.

I haven't fought for a while and didn't want a warm-up fight. I wanted to jump right back in the pit and I got what I asked for. I got Anthony Pettis.

If you want to fight in the UFC, you've got to realize that you are just an elephant in the circus. As soon as you ask for more peanuts, you have to go find a different circus.

As a fan of this sport, I am gutted to see 'Jacare' lose. To be matched up against him and to have the honor of fighting him, it blew my mind.

I want to fight a UFC fighter.

The biggest shock was the first fight. I didn't know what to expect. I fought Fujita. At that time, he was one of the most dangerous PRIDE fighters. He was a complete beast and with 130 kilograms of pure muscle.

Someone said Anderson Silva and GSP would be a $12 million fight. I told people that for $12 million, I'd fight them both right now. At the same time. People took that as 'He's going to fight again.' It was a joke. But if you came up with $12 million, yeah, of course I will fight again.

I fight guys that no one has ever heard of; I fought guys who are legends, like Frankie Edgar.

For me, I've been a part of a super-team in Team Alpha Male for so much of my career.

Any of my previous fights before the UFC and 'the Ultimate Fighter' were all main events and co-main events.

I had Jake Ellenberger. I trained very hard for him; then I was able to get Carlos Condit, an excellent fighter. That's what it's all about.

Cain Velasquez, he has some technical difficulties, but he has ambition, and he's fearless. He wants to win so badly, and he's in great condition. He's a thinking fighter.