There should be no tolerance for cheaters, especially in fighting.
— Mark Hunt
I feel blessed by God.
I've got my dreams. I want to be the best fighter on the planet.
I was K-1 world champion.
At the end of the day, none of us are really promised tomorrow anyway.
I love rematches.
Home was never a safe place for me. I felt safer on the streets.
My brain is fine.
There is nothing wrong with my health. Who doesn't forget things from time-to-time? Who out there has never stuttered or slurred a word at some point?
What my thing is, I tell most of the time the truth, and sometimes it's good for me, sometimes it's bad. But, it's true.
At the end of the day, I'm one of the greatest fighters on the planet.
I do watch some of my losses, but it just makes me think, 'Well, you know, should have done this; could have done that.' But that's why I don't like watching it. It's a shoulda/coulda/woulda thing.
I've still got my senses about me, and I know what's right and wrong, which is the main thing.
Knowing and assuming are two different things.
All the guys at this top level, they're pretty much dangerous all over the place. If you're not good all over the place, you'll be in a little bit of trouble. It's hard to swim at the top end if you're only good at one thing.
I'm not gonna waste my money watching two cheaters fight. Why would I? They're cheaters, in the end. That's basically all they are. They should get nothing.
I got injuries already from fighting from guys that have been cheating. And you're never the same when you get injured like that. I mean, look at my hand. It's broken, it's got 16 screws in it. I'm not as strong in this hand. It just affects you, especially this body being my livelihood.
Coming from a standing background in striking, I couldn't catch up to the guys with 20-plus years of training on the ground. I had to learn submissions. I found out it wasn't an easy road. I had six losses in a row, but I still felt I was the best fighter in the world.
I never wanted to be a fighter. This is what God said I'm going to do, and I'm happy with that.
I've been training jiu-jitsu for a while. It just didn't really click in my brain. Maybe sometimes I get a bit lazy. By the time I realize I'm in trouble, I'm already caught. You can't really think about it. You've got to just react as it happens.
I don't want to be remembered as just some tough guy who could take punches.
I'm a professional; I've got to be on weight all the time. There's not excuses for that.
I'm always down for a battle. I was born down.
Yes, I was a bully. But the scrapping on the streets was my way of dealing with the anger I felt towards my parents.
I've built a career in one of the toughest, most ruthless industries in the world. You can't do that unless you're completely with it.
Everyone's a world class ground fighter until they get a punch to the face.
I'm not a liar. I'm a pretty straight up person.
They can be King Kong, Godzilla, or whatever - I don't care what they have. Once you get a punch in the face or a knee in the head, all of those skills are gone.
My memory is not that good anymore.
Sometimes I don't sleep well.
If I get the boot out of the UFC, I'll still continue to fight.
For me, with fighting, I'm not going to have any regrets. I'm throwing down to the very end.
You've got Jon Jones, for instance. That guy is the best, one of the best fighters in the world, but he's a cheater.
At the end of the day, that's just boxing - it's a different sport altogether. But when I finish fighting for the UFC, there are so many different options I have. Boxing is another option I could take.
I'm not going to underestimate any fighter.
I have, like, 12 screws in my hand.
It's always discouraging to lose. You look at it and think, 'Man, what's going on?' It's always discouraging. But I'm a fighter. I don't like to quit.
It's the fight game, and everyone loses. You win some, you lose some. You just try to get back up on the horse.
I'd like to fight and get close to that title shot - that's all I'm interested in. My whole purpose is to fight for the world title.
I'd fight any of the top guys.
My old man was ruthless. He terrorised us.
Anyone who knows me knows how sharp my mind is. I speak at a thousand miles an hour. I'll hold a discussion or a debate with anyone.
I don't turn down fights unless I'm injured. Never have. So it's a part of my makeup.
I never turned down any fight. I'm always up for the opportunity.
I'm never confident about anything, especially with law.
You can hear me starting to stutter and slur my words.
I never lose a rematch.
Everyone wants to be UFC champion, and that's my goal and my dream.
Cheating is nothing to be proud of.
I've had a pretty chequered past, you know, as a kid, as a troubled kid.
