Glover Teixeira Quotes

The strawweight division may be the lightest division in the UFC, but we are very tough fighters.

Obviously wrestling is a core component of MMA. And among UFC fighters, my take-down defence is considered quite high.

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

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

I started doing martial arts since I was 12, and then I went into wrestling in college. After I met John Hackleman, I started getting really serious about it, and after a few amateur fights, I got an invite to the UFC and have been in love with it ever since.

I came to the UFC to fight with top-level fighters and become the undisputed, undefeated champion. This is my goal.

I always wanted to fight Cormier. He has this fighting style, he's a warrior, I always wanted to fight someone like him, a guy like 'Rampage,' someone who moves forward and fights.

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 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.

When I first started wrestling, I didn't even want people to know I was in the UFC.

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.

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.

It would be nice to finish Khabib via liver shots, wouldn't it? I just want to see him wincing in pain on the ground where he belongs.

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

I respect all the fighters. I respect Georges St-Pierre because Georges has a great story in the UFC. I respect all the fighters in here because this is the biggest sport in the world.

UFC is street fighting in a cage. Boxing is a controlled, skilled talent. There's no comparison.

When I went to college, I came across MMA. My first reaction was, 'No, I don't want to fight. I just want to learn jujitsu.' I didn't know what UFC was; in my mind it was this violent, ugly sport. But when I watched my first amateur fight, I fell in love with the sport and thought it was beautiful.

I started training for MMA when I was 18 years old. My jujitsu coach told me, 'Amanda, you should try MMA.' Since that moment, I got in love with this sport and haven't stopped.

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.

Yeah, I get to fight in 'Eclipse.' My trainer is teaching me MMA right now. So. Cool.

I do mixed martial arts, mainly kickboxing.

Georges St-Pierre is a good fighter who is proving his place in MMA with every fight.

When you're talking mixed martial arts, to have a win over a guy who is by many considered the greatest of all time, is definitely going to take your career to the next level.

I was trained by, at the time, the toughest man in the world. Not according to him, either. His name is 'Judo' Gene Lebell, and he trained Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris. He's the godfather of MMA.

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.