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Willie Monroe is one of those fighters that will get me to the level I need to for all those great fights. And believe me, we'll get them.
Without a doubt Jon Jones is one of the greatest fighters in history, and, of course, we do see errors that we'll try to exploit.
A lot of fighters have skills, they have talent. The one thing that you can't train is a strong mind.
This sport is so tough and fighters start out with the same goal but very, very few get to achieve it.
Jiu-jitsu fighters usually have an advantage in longer fights even though MMA has breaks between rounds.
I do a lot of fights in the U.K., and the fans there, I have to admit probably, are the best in the world because they support their fighters.
I don't know what the fans expect out of these fighters, but I know what I expect out of myself. And that's go out there, beat people up, and just be me.
We propose that UFC and Akhmat face off in a tournament... And we'll see who has the strongest fighters. I think it would be quite a spectacle.
I beat many good fighters and many who were better than me and the reason I beat them was because I was persistent, I was willing to go through those pain barriers.
People want to see fighters who can put on a little show and then back it up. Hopefully I can do both of those things.
I want to take on fighters like Jeremy Stephens, Andre Fili... get ourselves into the Octagon and see if these guys can bully me.
I'm being more physical and aggressive while, at the same time, I'm not being overwhelmed by strong fighters like Sara McMann.
I think I should be respectful of fighters. This sport is brutal enough itself. I don't think you should say stupid statements or should act like savages.
In terms of Rogers, I can't comment on how other fighters in the UFC would fare with Brett Rogers because that's just speculation.
Currently, I'm working with a company called DRL Promotions with my partners Dan Wise and Luis De Cubas. We're currently representing over 30 fighters.
I'd love to get that Mayweather fight. Not even for the money, just for the fact of proving us UFC fighters got what it takes to get in that ring.
Some fighters enjoy the limelight. I get nervous, I mess up when I'm trying to explain things, because I'm a fighter pure and simple, and not really a talker.
Sonnen always appeared as the nice guy, consoling his fighters, while my scenes were all of me with ugly face. It was biased.
I don't want to have to wear the same outfit that the other fighters wear. I don't want to blend in.
I'm a professional fighter and like most professional fighters I have had difficulties with my hands in the past.
The fighters in the UFC are treated very well.
I'm sure there are talented Arab fighters out there waiting to be discovered.
There are a lot of great fighters in this sport, but they just don't bring what I bring to the table.
There are so many variables that go into a fight, you shouldn't waste your time worrying about the other fighters.
Boxing is a family tradition. The last five generations down to my dad have been fighters.
It's always been my goal to fight the best fighters out there, and I look at Amir Khan as one of the top fighters in my division.
In Bellator, I feel like I can grow. As the fighters grow, I know the company will grow. You feel like a part of the company.
Everyone is on a fair playing field. It's safer for athletes, it's safer for the fighters - it's just a safer thing for fighters. So I think the USADA thing is good.
This is boxing. It's not like a baseball game. The fighters say, 'I need a lot of money or I don't fight, because it's very dangerous.'
I fought tall fighters, short fighters, strong fighters, slow fighters, sluggers and boxers. It was either learn or get knocked off.
It's always good to have more promotions, give more fighters work.
Madison Square Garden has held some of the best fights of all time. Many legendary fighters have fought there. Being able to fight there is an honor.
A lot of fighters are counted out after a loss, and it's really what you do afterward that offers an explanation to your career.
You see this with fighters all the time, if you're not staying active, you're kinda put on the shelf a little bit.
You win a world title, you beat the best guys in the world, and a lot of these fans are kind of misconstrued about who are the best fighters in the world.
The reason I like Olympic boxing is that all the best fighters come together and find out who the best fighter is.
Everybody knows that I am one of the greatest fighters of all time and I would beat all those guys.
At the end of the day, it's a business about fighters and a business about people. This is our philosophy.
I'm not really into researching my opponents or other fighters other than the ones that I like.
I feel like everybody's who fighting, young fighters and still learning and growing, that should be their goal - to be the UFC world champion.
I've got a really good job commentating and watching great fighters fight ringside.
He's one of the best fighters in the UFC. I never thought I'd face Nick Diaz. I've watched all his fights.
About 99 percent of fighters end up broke. F.I.S.T. helps them turn the page and find new goals.
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.
In U.S., there are lot of good fighters, female fighters. Lots of different sparring partners. So it's good.
I don't want to be one of those fighters that say I could've been this, I could've been that.
I used to be weak - as did all British fighters - with wrestling, because we don't have high school wrestling or college wrestling here.
People can look at my style and my faults, point out all the things I didn't do as well as other fighters but I was never knocked out or stopped.
Considering fighters are usually going to want to fight the best, they need to be protected from themselves. That's where management should come in.
I want to be known as one of the best fighters ever. I don't just need a shiny medallion to tell me anything. I want to beat all the top-caliber dudes.