Anthony Yarde Quotes

I train for whatever happens. I'm prepared for wherever the fight goes.

We always train with heavier sparring partners to make it harder so the fight will be easier.

I don't fight safe; I fight smart.

When I prepare for a fight, I never expect it to be easy. I believe that that would create a chance for me to not give my best in the Octagon.

From the very beginning, every time I trained for a fight, I didn't train to beat the guy I was fighting. I trained to beat Anderson Silva.

While hitting one must guard ... In order to hit with effect, the enemy must be taken off his guard.

A quality martial artist is always ready for any move, and trains oneself invincible.

In martial arts, the way that they train really does channel that killer instinct. We used to put motorcycle helmets on and go full force at each other with these sticks to train.

Actually punching is a mistake; a heavy hitter will cut you with one shot.

Posture for combat is so vital.

I've got a lot of criticism for not taking domestic fights but I've got my own strategy.

I train seven days a week. I'm mentally and physically prepared for any situation that I might be thrown in, and that's what puts me in the upper echelon compared to other Knockouts.

You need to prepare for every fight.

I don't do fight camps anymore because I live in camp.

It's important to have the right strategy. I can't commit to things or fight like I used to. I can't just bang it out. I have to be more intelligent in training and in fighting.

When I have to get prepared for a fight, I leave my family. Then I live with my team. Otherwise, it will embarrass me: the children want to play.

The day I step in the cage with Cyborg, I will be 100% prepared.

Training for a fight is never easy, regardless of the opponent.

When I face an opponent in the cage, it doesn't really matter who they are. Whether they're my buddy, like Scott Jorgensen, or someone I don't like, like Dominick Cruz, I'm going in there and realizing this guy is trying to hurt me, and that's what I'm going to do to him. I try to keep it real basic.

Boxing is not a bodybuilding sport, plain and simple. Your body isn't going to win a fight.

You don't want to be going into any fight thinking you've got to get a knockout, or force a stoppage, because it takes you out of your gameplan.

I've actually picked up a lot of good habits from just watching film from Demetrious Johnson.

I've trained boxing in the past to learn the distance, trained wrestling to understand how he would take me down, but I won't get there to fight my opponent's game.

Going into a fight with Cyborg, you need to be as on point as possible.

Even just my basics are so effective against a guy like Max Holloway.