Lyoto Machida Quotes

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 want to fight a UFC fighter.

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

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

In my camp, we have Minotoro Noguiera and Lyoto Machida.

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

When I went to college, I came across MMA. My first reaction was, 'No, I don't want to fight. I just want to learn jujitsu.' I didn't know what UFC was; in my mind it was this violent, ugly sport. But when I watched my first amateur fight, I fell in love with the sport and thought it was beautiful.

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

Who inside MMA that's a champion goes to fight Muay Thai? Nobody. But I love competing.

But I got into MMA for the sport. I love fighting.

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

I always look for bigger and better things, and if the UFC wants to bring in some top contenders, I'm more than welcome to welcome them in our hexagon.

I've traveled to Brazil, Europe, Asia - all in preparation to defeat Demetrious Johnson, to defeat the pound-for-pound best fighter in history.

My friends joke that I'm a young veteran in the UFC.

I've been training for Ronda Rousey since my first fight in the UFC.

I respect all the fighters. I respect Georges St-Pierre because Georges has a great story in the UFC. I respect all the fighters in here because this is the biggest sport in the world.

I'm a MMA fighter, man. I'm a MMA fighter, all the way.

People can doubt me, and they'll do that forever, but show me a better, cleaner fighter in the UFC or in general.

I always watch Anderson Silva and I always watch his fighting style.

In MMA, I found my calling.

I always talk about how Georges St-Pierre is my favorite fighter.

Fighting in Bellator is a dream come true for me.

I'm more into MMA than any other sport. I watch a lot of the UFC fights. I have since it first came onto the scene.

Back in '93 I saw my first UFC fight and just became enamored by it then.

MMA is my love.