Martial Arts Technique Quotes

My second fight at UFC 1, I fought Ken Shamrock. In the fight I choked him. As soon as he tapped, I let go. He tried to continue, but the ref got kind of stuck like, 'should I let it go or stop the fight.' That's when I looked at the ref and I said, let it go, we're going to continue.

Obviously, throwing leg kicks in the first round is not smart, but it's something that I can really utilize in the later rounds to both score points and look to finish the fight.

As I grew older, I realised that Bruce Lee was an actor first and a martial artist second. If he wasn't a convincing actor and didn't have the emotion in his eyes before delivering a kick or a punch, it wouldn't have made that much of an impact.

Each time I'm training and sparring, I'm always pushing myself to submit my training partners.

Nobody expected me to finish Cub Swanson the way I did. When you see something like that, even I say, 'You're finally here. You're not only hanging with the best of the best, you're finishing them.'

Anderson Silva kind of took the best part of Rich Franklin out of his soul, and he was never the same again.

I have so much respect for Rose Namajunas, same as I had before the first fight.

The armlock is an armlock, a choke is a choke. How you set it up - is different. Everybody have their personal style.

Anthony Pettis, he's a really tough fighter and it was a close fight until I made a mistake and gave him the neck.