Brian Ortega Quotes

If they let people go fight jiu-jitsu tournaments, they can't stop me going to fight a boxing fight.

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

MMA is so exciting. It doesn't matter if you know the rules or not. If you like a fight, it's automatically gonna draw you in.

Never a dull moment in MMA, right?

I don't think I'm a bad guy from Dagestan. I think I'm a good guy from Dagestan. But for my opponents, for sure, I'm a bad guy because when I go to the cage every time, I smash my opponents.

I want to fight guys I'm excited to watch fight.

I fought K-1 at heavyweight.

If they could put us all in a tournament, that'd be the best way, but they're not going to do that here at the UFC.

My brother, who created the UFC, had a vision. He knew that people wanted to see who was the best fighter. People have curiosity, what style was the best? Boxing, wrestling, Gracie jiujitsu? It was a quest to find out.

I thought this was the UFC and we're supposed to be the best and toughest fighters in the world.

To say martial arts, or the combative form - mixed martial arts - is not an art form is incorrect.

It's just kinda irritating to me that we're awarding people in mixed martial arts for trying to move away and not finish the fight.

For some reason, that's the title they're giving me: ''The Ultimate Fighter' Destroyer.'

You have to entertain in the UFC. Like it or not, this isn't news. It has been this way for a while, and it will continue to be this way.

It's MMA. Anything can happen. Nothing's for sure.

I knew I wanted to fight. It's a great way to continue competing and not to mention actually make money. You can make a career out of it.

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

Leaving active duty was so I could become the best fighter in the world at my weight class.

As an announcer, I have nothing but respect for the fighters, and I want to make sure I do my job to let the people know who these courageous warriors are, because they are putting their lives on the line for our entertainment, and there's something to be said about that.

I was a striker before a wrestler. I've always wanted to knock people out.

I'm a guy who looks to put the pressure and come out with the knockout or the submission.

For me, it was just a huge honor to fight in the UFC.

I've pictured myself fighting a whole bunch of people. Not only the Max Holloway, but also Conor, Cejudo, Korean Zombie, even Khabib Nurmagomedov.

Spike is an entertainment company. So why not have entertaining fights when you can do them?