Jim Cornette Quotes

There's no question in my mind that the times I was in my prime, I was the most well-rounded fighter out there - or in the world. I was the one who knew how to kickbox. I did kickbox and muay thai, I competed in events in Japan, and I was a submission specialist. Going into the UFC for the first time, I was the most well-rounded fighter there.

Give me a sport that is greater than wrestling, that's more dominant than wrestling and with more champions in fighting than with wrestling. There isn't. The sport that's king is wrestling.

What people don't know is that I'm a blackbelt in jujitsu, which I've been for 20 years, and I've been boxing since I've been 15 years old - those are things that come natural to me.

I've got to give props to my dad. He got me into the UFC and the MMA scene to begin with.

I have to know jiu-jitsu and wrestling, but I'm a boxing guy.

I have always been a big fan of combat sports - ever since I can remember, it was something that appealed to me and something that I thought I would be good at.

All combat sports are connected.

I'm too long, I'm too rangy, I can box, I can kick, I can wrestle, I can do jiu-jitsu.

The thing about mixed martial arts is you have to know every single martial art in the world or you're at a disadvantage. So, there's so much to learn. I have to know wrestling. I have to know kick boxing. I have to know boxing. I have to know karate.

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.

I pretty much focus on all the main styles out there, karate, wrestling, boxing, jiujitsu, just pretty much anything within MMA.

People consider me a striker, but I have trained jiu-jitsu for 10 years.

Growing up, I always wanted to play a fighter.

A good wrestler, with good jiu jitsu and great boxing, can beat Fedor.

I love MMA.

I think martial arts, in general, shaped my wrestling style. I think I grew up as a martial artist as a kid.

I'm really considering getting into amateur wrestling and getting into more tournaments. I'm looking into going to do some Jiu-Jitsu tournaments. I'm looking into everything.

Jiu-jitsu is my strong suit, but I trust my wrestling and my striking.

I used to laugh at MMA and say 'do you know what a boxer would do to an MMA guy?' and then I got educated on the truth.

I'm not just a grappler.

I took my time with the sport of MMA. I wrestled, won the Olympics. I boxed for years.

I love what I do. I love the competition of fighting. And I love to wrestle.

The techniques that you learn as a male fighter are the same techniques you learn as a female fighter.

It's interesting because my Mixed Martial Arts upbringing is less Brazilian jiu-jitsu, which is the traditional thing that people study.

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