Royce Gracie Quotes

My goal is to be number one in MMA.

My friends joke that I'm a young veteran in the UFC.

Honestly, I would love to fight Henry Cejudo. You've got that gold medalist in the Olympics, I would love to test myself against that.

I have a great run in the UFC.

I love the UFC. I love it. If they had had that back when I was coming up, in 1966, it would have been my sport. Man, I love it. And you know what? Nobody would have pulled the rope-a-dope on me.

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

I've got more skills in my pinky finger than half the damn guys in the UFC.

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.

I want to fight Gilbert Melendez.

UFC, take me off your list. Take me off your Hall of Fame.

I started competing on boxing, so I have my hands. I'm an O.K. wrestler, so why not?

I always look for bigger and better things, and if the UFC wants to bring in some top contenders, I'm more than welcome to welcome them in our hexagon.

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

If you're going to lose to somebody, losing to a guy like Brock Lesnar is not something that people will laugh at. Brock is arguably one of the top ten fighters on Earth.

I'm not the prettiest. I'm not the best, but I win and that's all that matters in the UFC.

It's up to the UFC. Whoever they put in front of me, I'll fight.

Whatever UFC wants to do or any opponent they want to give me, I'll be ready for that.

I'm a big fan of Anderson Silva.

I have great respect for Lyoto Machida.

My father created this whole MMA thing.

UFC have the best fighters.

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.

Fighting in the UFC means that I'm at the top of the sport, and it means that I'm able to pursue my goal of being a champion in the UFC.

I've got big respect for Corey Anderson. He's a great fighter, he poses a big threat.

I like fighting in America.