Scott Coker Quotes

I want to continue to be a part of the sport, and not just as an owner in the Nascar Xfinity Series. I want to be a valuable asset to the growth of the sport and continue to help raise the bar and raise the awareness of the sport and promote the sport as much as I can.

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

Being outspoken was important... I helped make the UFC what it is today with Chuck Liddell, Royce Gracie, and Randy Couture. Some said I was outspoken in a bad way, but I was just trying to educate the fans what being a UFC fighter is all about.

I like Scott Coker a lot. He built Strikeforce, turned it into what it was and he has a great reputation with fighters and other promoters.

One thing I've learned is that a lot of fans' knowledge starts and stops with the UFC.

Maybe when I'm done fighting, I'll open a gym and manage fighters and train fighters.

When I first came to Bellator, I wanted to take it back to what we accomplished at Strikeforce and look at the next generation. So we signed the Aaron Picos of the world and put them in our development programme to nurture them.

I feel like Randy Couture has helped build the history in this sport.

I think I've already won the most important titles in Brazilian jujitsu and grappling.

Bellator and Viacom want to give fans exciting fights and enable fighters to continue to grow and most importantly provide for their family, and it's something I want to be a part of.

I want to fight a UFC fighter.

I've never said no to any fight the UFC has asked of me.

The only problem with Pride was guys would try to slip through the ropes to escape. But other than that, I love Pride rules.

UFC has done a fantastic job of establishing the biggest leading brand in mixed martial arts. Years ago, many people didn't know what MMA was nor understand the sport.

I fight guys that no one has ever heard of; I fought guys who are legends, like Frankie Edgar.

Jon Jones is the best fighter in history.

It's no secret that the UFC doesn't promote Brazilians.

Barboza is up there. He's a scary fight, but I like being scared. And that's a fight that me, as a fan, would want to see. I know how much fans would love something like that. So I'll go out there and try to finish that dude with leg kicks.

You have to entertain in the UFC. Like it or not, this isn't news. It has been this way for a while, and it will continue to be this way.

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

I do what I do for a job. This is fighting. This is a bloody sport. It's not a nice sport.

I already knew a lot about the ground aspects of MMA, being a wrestler, but there was so much more. There was kicking, punching, and other things I wish I could have done as a wrestler. It really stoked my interest.

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.

When I was 15 years old, I watched Royce Gracie in the cage, and I thought I'd like to do the same thing.

It was very important to me to join an organization that has an established track record of helping young fighters grow into world class athletes and champions. Gladiator Challenge has been a home to such fighters as Quinton Jackson, Rashad Evans, Urijah Faber, Tyson Griffin, Chael Sonnen, Michael McDonald, and many others.