My favorite fight was when I fought Rampage. I always wanted to fight Rampage because of the way he fights. It's about pride. The way he comes forward. My friends in Brazil would always tell me they wanted me to fight Rampage. When I fought him, it was a big deal for me. It was the first big fight I was in. It was a great fight.
I want to make great fights, emotional fights, for all my fans and everyone watching.
I didn't really have intentions of fighting in MMA; it just kind of fell into place. Once I started fighting, though, I loved it, and I walked away from kickboxing right away.
To love life for some men is to love fighting, for fighting, and not love, is seen as man's deepest passion.
The whole bad-boy image was for the cage, and that's it. It wasn't an act because it came from a passion for fighting.
I come to fight because I love to fight. It's my life.
To me, fighting is special because that's what I enjoy to do. Every fight is a memory to me.
A guy like Conor McGregor, one thing I really appreciated when he first got in the game and one thing that really inspired me was his love for fighting.
I don't really think about the title, to be honest with you. I'm just going to go in there and fight. I'm a proud champion, but at the same time I'm not really fighting for the belt. I'm fighting because I love to fight and don't wanna lose and I don't like to lose.
I have other plans, other businesses. I have things to do. But I love to fight. I love this sport.
I love hand-to-hand, and I love putting on these fights; that's the background I come from.
I'm just blessed that fighting was an option. Now I'm doing it and I love it. I thank God every day that I'm in the sport.
