Nick Diaz Quotes

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

Mixed martial arts is great, and it's here to stay.

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.

MMA in my opinion is the hardest sport in the world, no doubt.

I like fighting, man. I didn't get into this sport not to fight. I enjoy fighting; I actually enjoy getting in the cage.

I trained karate in 2001 to fight Heath Herring.

M.M.A. is growing, and it's a basic wrestling sport. A lot of fighters are ex-wrestlers. A lot of guys take the easy way out, make quick money.

My view on wrestling in MMA is changed a lot since I started really doing it.

I watched the UFC way back in the day, before there were time limits. I always knew it's what I wanted to do some day.

I'm in the UFC; this is a sport about fighting. If someone wants to fight me, or someone wants to fight someone else... you're here to fight each other, so I get it.

Anyone can get beaten in mixed martial arts. It's the nature of the sport.

I've really valued each area of MMA.

If I were to fight Khabib, guaran-damn-tee you I would throw him from his feet to his back and beat him like in sambo like a five-point move in wrestling. That's my background.

When I was 14 years old, I said, 'Mom, I want to fight MMA.'

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 used to laugh at MMA and say 'do you know what a boxer would do to an MMA guy?' and then I got educated on the truth.

Those deep, dog fights - I love that. That's why I fight.

I'm usually looking to wrestle and grapple, but I guess the knockouts just happen.

The truth is that I want to fight in the old Pride rules, I want to kick guys in the face on the ground. With that rule, I think I can fight with anyone.

I already knew a lot about the ground aspects of MMA, being a wrestler, but there was so much more. There was kicking, punching, and other things I wish I could have done as a wrestler. It really stoked my interest.

I didn't really have intentions of fighting in MMA; it just kind of fell into place. Once I started fighting, though, I loved it, and I walked away from kickboxing right away.

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

One of the reasons I started pursuing MMA was for all the similarities to pro wrestling that it has.

I remembered watching the first UFC. You couldn't get it on TV. They were doing it bare knuckles. No gloves. I wanted to do that.

When I touch Ronda, I'll always try to get the knockout. But if we go to the ground, I'll be ready for anything.