Scott Coker Quotes

Fighters find it hard to give up doing what they do best - fighting for a living.

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.

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.

If I don't have a division in the UFC, I'm going to go to another company like Rizin or Bellator or another organization where they have my division.

The experience I've had with Strikeforce kickboxing, K1, Strikeforce MMA, working with ESPN, working with Showtime, working with Japanese television, working with fighter camps from all over the world has given me a unique perspective.

Bellator has the best welterweight fighters in the world.

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.

When you work with chains or any kind of weapons, or just when you're using hand-to-hand combat, you are going to get hurt.

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.

I've good memories of fighting at the Echo Arena. It's been a happy hunting ground for me in the past.

I was wrestling as Dos Caras Jr., wrestling pretty much in Mexico, but also did some appearances in Japan. That's where they found me and asked me to be a part of MMA.

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

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've coached UFC champions and stuff before I ever started fighting.

I spar with Nick and Nate Diaz... those boys know what they're doing; they can throw their hands.

I've kind of grew to enjoy fighting legends that I got into the sport watching and admiring.

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

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

When someone decides to come into the UFC, and they don't have a combat sports background, you're kind of thinking, 'Does he really understand what he's getting into?'

I am excited to join Combate Americas on NBC UNIVERSO, and look forward to building this incredible MMA sports brand and supporting the extremely talented athletes on its growing roster.

I've wrestled my whole life, and when I got done with college, I went back to school to become a firefighter. I liked MMA, but I didn't really know if I wanted to get punched in the face!

Gina Carano is a great athlete, and I'd be happy if she returns to MMA - doesn't matter if it's against Ronda.

In my teenage years, I started kickboxing, then did a little boxing. When the UFC and MMA exploded in the early 2000s in the U.S.A. and Japan, I saw a way to make money and a career.

We've always looked for guys and girls who have striking ability... there's a reason my past company was called Strikeforce.

At the end of the day, it's a business about fighters and a business about people. This is our philosophy.