I'm a fan of judo, so I always try to watch competitions like the European championship.
I watched the UFC way back in the day, before there were time limits. I always knew it's what I wanted to do some day.
People try to compete with the UFC but we're the best at what we do.
The UFC brand is going to be here for a long time.
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.
Fighting in Bellator is a dream come true for me.
You're not just top-10 UFC because you suck.
I love fighting for the UFC. It's an amazing company. I've done a lot of great things, and they've done a lot of great things for my career.
I know the UFC's a big organization, the best athletes and fighters are here, so... every third or fourth month, I'm ready to fight.
As the UFC was getting bigger and bigger, I realized it was a potential career there, and that's what I did.
It is amazing to have the UFC to come here to Perth... it is great for Australian Mixed Martial Arts and great for the sport, and it is going to be great for Perth to have such a world-wide event, through pay-per-view, hosted here.
When I was 15 years old, I watched Royce Gracie in the cage, and I thought I'd like to do the same thing.
When I fight, nobody boos. Everybody likes it. Everyone cheers for me. I'm happy about that, because I'm one of the guys who is putting the grappling and jiu-jitsu on the level where people are interested in the technique. I can get people excited about it.
What's important is to be fighting in the UFC. It doesn't matter if it's the first or last show.
When I first started wrestling, I didn't even want people to know I was in the UFC.
I grew up in front of everyone's eyes in the UFC.
In my camp, we have Minotoro Noguiera and Lyoto Machida.
The UFC has been very good to me, man.
The UFC has a great plan for us. I'm just happy I'm employed by them and can pay my house bills and everything.
I'm not bothered about where I'm ranked in the world. I'm just worried about fighting the best people in the world and being a natural, original champion.
I've always done my best inside the Octagon, fought the best there is, and win or lose, I've done my best in my fights.
No, I'm not going to retire. Not going anywhere. I'm focused on the UFC. It's the biggest stage.
I was free on the market, and I wanted to go to the UFC, the only global organization.
I'm just blessed to be fighting in the UFC.
Having the letters UFC behind my name is not the be-all, end-all it is for someone. Some people think once they get into the UFC, that's it.
