Royce Gracie Quotes

It's MMA. I'm a complete MMA fighter. I expect everything. I'm ready for all of it.

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

My fighting style, if you will, is a combination of mimicking, cowboy films and boxing that I have done throughout my life.

This is mixed martial arts, so you have to be good at everything.

When you think about mixed martial arts, you have to think about the entire scope of the athlete.

My jiu-jitsu style is definitely not the most entertaining one, so I'd rather do boxing and entertain the fans a little more.

I'm a completely evolved fighter.

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.

I knew boxing before I knew anything else.

Although not considered a martial art, boxing is really a martial art. It's a very limited martial art as long as you agree to just box... but in an actual physical fight against someone who's just a wrestler, you're going to get killed.

I'm committed to the fight game.

That Dutch style of kickboxing, that's great. That's hard. It's very intimidating to stand across from, but you know it's very rhythmic on the beat. It's just something: It looks scary, but it's nothing to be scared of.

I'm pretty sure I could beat Tyron Woodley. Nothing against him.

I'm going to show I'm the best fighter in the world.

I think I'd be able to win the fight against Ronda.

I was built to be a fighter, to be a warrior just like Ronda Rousey was built to be a warrior and Bruce Jenner is getting back to being the hardcore person, the warrior that he is.

I'd turn up to the gym early and just be there, waiting outside, knocking on the door. It was something I thought I was decent at. I enjoyed fighting; it's how I've always been.

I fought K-1 at heavyweight.

I've been learning martial arts - nothing specific, as then it becomes one-sided - but basic exercises.

At the beginning, my dream was to become a world-class boxer, but then I stepped into MMA. And when I stepped into MMA, it was to have fun. I reminded myself of what was the purpose, of what was the goal: to have fun.

I've got to become 'The ultimate Ultimate Fighter.'

I like to train and then step in the cage and do my job. This is the thing that I like to do.

The thing about mixed martial arts is you have to know every single martial art in the world or you're at a disadvantage. So, there's so much to learn. I have to know wrestling. I have to know kick boxing. I have to know boxing. I have to know karate.

Everybody wants to be a good fighter.

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.