Shayna Baszler Quotes

I saw my first UFC fight when I was 15 and figured, 'This is what I want to do when I grow up.'

Even in my first year in the UFC I fought five times in the year.

If you want to prove your worth and prove you're one of the best in the world, you need to be fighting in the UFC.

I think I fought my first fight in Zuffa in 2010.

Having the letters UFC behind my name is not the be-all, end-all it is for someone. Some people think once they get into the UFC, that's it.

For me, being a part of the halcyon days of Pride Fighting Championships and then watching the explosion of the UFC following the 'Ultimate Fighter,' I've been fortunate to be in the right place at the right time.

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.

Bellator offered me a job. UFC never offered me an opportunity to fight. There's no question that UFC is the top. It's a machine. A lot of people, including myself, have helped build the UFC to where it is today.

I respect Conor McGregor a lot because this man changed everything in the UFC.

I'm 17-0 in the UFC. I'm unbeaten in MMA.

There are certain things that I always dreamed of, like fighting in the UFC. There's just certain things that I feel like haven't been accomplished there. There's such great women coming up in the sport; seems like a wonderful time to be in women's MMA.

I knew I'd be in the UFC since I started my career.

I've been watching Frank Shamrock fight since the beginning.

I took my first fight in the UFC on short notice. I took my first big fight against a top-five guy on ten days notice.

No, I'm not going to retire. Not going anywhere. I'm focused on the UFC. It's the biggest stage.

I had to fight Donald Cerrone, Anthony Pettis, Gil Melendez, Rafael Dos Anjos. I had to fight these guys in order to prove myself in order to get a title shot.

Back when the UFC first started, I wanted to see what MMA was all about; at the time, I was training with Tank Abbott, and so I went to see him fight. While at the fight, I saw this guy fighting that I just crushed in high school wrestling, and I thought, 'Hey, I'm a street fighter, and I have a wrestling background,' so I gave it a shot.

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

The first time I saw a commercial for my fight was UFC 210.

For me, the biggest thing with Overeem, he's a K-1 champ, Strikeforce champ, DREAM champ, you name it. He's had every belt in there.

I'm a huge fan of Conor McGregor, an incredible athlete. What he has done for MMA is phenomenal; he has been a great supporter of me.

Every fighter is dreaming about the UFC and then once they can get into the UFC, they are dreaming about a title and I've made all of my dreams come true.

You go out there and say I fight for the UFC, people know exactly what that is.

Alexander Gustafsson, he's the biggest fighter in Europe. I like him so much and I hope I'm gonna be the biggest in Europe next to him.

Dan Henderson has been a fighter for a long time, and he's been a champion in many different organizations.