Justin Gaethje Quotes

In my teenage years, I started kickboxing, then did a little boxing. When the UFC and MMA exploded in the early 2000s in the U.S.A. and Japan, I saw a way to make money and a career.

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.

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

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.

I have never been in a cage fighting UFC. It would be nice to try.

I got into the UFC after six months of training. I started doing jiu-jitsu, had my first fight, tried out for 'The Ultimate Fighter,' and got on.

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.

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

Wrestling has always been a dominating force in UFC.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

I'm not Ken Shamrock the MMA World Champion No Holds Barred fighter. I'm Ken Shamrock, The World's Most Dangerous Man. Professional wrestling and MMA champion.

I found wrestling when I was 11 years old. About two years later, I convinced my mom to let me rent my first UFC tape. I was fascinated by the sport.

I love fighting for the UFC. It's an amazing company. I've done a lot of great things, and they've done a lot of great things for my career.

A guy like Conor McGregor, one thing I really appreciated when he first got in the game and one thing that really inspired me was his love for fighting.

I grew up in front of everyone's eyes in the UFC.

I love MMA. I love the sport of it.

A great fight that I'd love is B.J. Penn. That would be so awesome. He's a veteran of the sport. He's fought everywhere.