Matt Lauria Quotes

I've been to fights, and I've seen them on television, but no, I would not call myself a fan of the sport, that particular sport, no.

I like to step into the Octagon and just show what I'm made of.

I like fighting because it's honest.

Growing up, I was always a fan of wrestling, but I was also a fan of MMA and stuff.

I love MMA.

Brad Pickett is one of the coolest guys in MMA and someone I have a huge amount of respect for.

I've always been a UFC fan, and I like McGregor and the way he promotes it.

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.

But I got into MMA for the sport. I love fighting.

The UFC is not a place for the feint of heart.

For sure, the UFC and MMA became way bigger than boxing.

It takes a lot of courage in that cage no matter who you are.

I'm always supportive of my brothers who have the guts to step in the cage. Pro wrestling is dangerous but it takes a special kind of courage to lock yourself in a cage that wants to do you harm.

It's great that mixed martial arts allows people to still be in touch with their animal side and duke it out in a cage, but I think it's important: we're still nurturing beings, and we should still have compassion for each other.

It's a fast-paced somewhat violent sport, but it's very much entertaining. And the greatest thing about mixed martial arts is that it transcends a lot of demographics.

If you're in the UFC, you're one of the baddest dudes around.

I have no intentions of getting in a UFC cage at all!

Do you ever wonder what the Amazons would have looked like in real life? I think in MMA, like, you see it - that warrior spirit. You see that determination. You see that heart. You see that bravery.

I pretty much admire anybody who has the discipline and the will to make a career out of fighting. It takes buckets of nerve.

I've never wanted to be a cage fighter myself, but I definitely do enjoy the entertainment of it.

I know that war and mayhem run in our blood. I refuse to believe that they must dominate our lives. We humans are animals, too, but animals with amazing powers of rationality, morality, society. We can use our strength and courage not to savage each other, but to defend our highest purposes.

I'm more into MMA than any other sport. I watch a lot of the UFC fights. I have since it first came onto the scene.

Back in '93 I saw my first UFC fight and just became enamored by it then.

I just want to do what I do best, and that's fight. I love it.

I love UFC, vigilante films, and any acts of merciless heroism.