Anderson Silva Quotes

People don't understand fighting. They think you just go there and stand in the middle and swing for the fence. People who fight like this are idiots.

Now I'm with the American Top Team, I'm a better fighter, I'm a more patient fighter, I've improved in every aspect.

Ali could only fight a couple of ways. I can fight five or six different ways.

Fights are all about styles and matchups.

I'm going to show I'm the best fighter in the world.

MMA guys, we sparred a lot of them training for KSI because of the wild punches.

There are two different kinds of spectacular fighters. One is a subtle counter puncher who shows the work like chess. It's kind of an art, sports art. The other kind is when a guy has blood on all his body. That's a second kind of spectacular fighter, and people enjoy both. Both kind of fighters need to be respected.

Jacobs was a very good fighter and gave me good learning experience going 12 rounds.

I'd like to think I'm a hybrid to where, if you had to pick, where would you say I'm weak? I can outwrestle guys; I can outgrapple guys. I can put your lights out, and I have a gas tank for days. I can do it all.

At the beginning, my dream was to become a world-class boxer, but then I stepped into MMA. And when I stepped into MMA, it was to have fun. I reminded myself of what was the purpose, of what was the goal: to have fun.

You have to work on your stand-up to know what's coming, but jiu-jitsu is enough to win the fight.

I feel like my wrestling and jiu-jitsu is so underrated.

I'm ready to test my skills with the best fighters.

I've always loved to fight. I love what I do, and that is why I've been doing it for so long. I really enjoy fighting and competing at a high level. I love getting in there and getting after it.

When I was part of McGregor's sparring camp, I struggled to find words to compliment him; I knew he couldn't fight from the first moment we sparred. It's very hard to find nice things to say about his skills. Perhaps his best attribute is his intensity, but he has to do it cleanly.

I'd love to get that Mayweather fight. Not even for the money, just for the fact of proving us UFC fighters got what it takes to get in that ring.

Streetfighting is just get out there and bang. It's whatever in a street fight. This is different. You have to be real smart in your decisions at this professional level of the game. In a street fight, it doesn't even matter.

People can't stand the fact that, yes, we were models, but now we can kick anyone's butt in the ring.

Yes, I came into this sport as just a grappler, but the more I learn, the more it shines in my fights.

I've fought tactical fights in a gym, but never in a fight before.

It's the fight game. I'm ready for everything.

I try to get better with every fight - my boxing, my wrestling, my jiu-jitsu, everything.

He can have heart, he can hit harder and he can be stronger, but there's no fighter smarter than me.

I was a wrestler. I played football, lacrosse. After high school, I got into jujitsu. I boxed my whole adult life.

I'm a martial artist. I've boxed all my life. I work out. I studied Hwarangdo, which is a Korean style.