I represent hardworking people. That's who raised me. That's who I grew up around.
I have the Mexican blood. I'm proud to be Mexican.
I know I can eat a lot. Normally, at home, I finish my steak, eat the rest of my fiancee's steak, and think about eating the two that are still left on the grill. I just can't stop eating.
Don't bad-mouth me and then try to be my friend.
You have to work your way up the ladder just like everybody else. Nothing is given to you in this world, so you have to work hard.
You can't dwell on the past and be down on yourself because you lost. You have to take the positive away from it and see how you can improve yourself moving forward.
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.
I just deal with what's at hand.
I never go into a fight thinking, 'I have to finish this guy' - that's not a part of my game plan. I go out there and fight the way I fight.
Hard work and sacrifice can get you a long way.
Wrestling has made me very mentally strong, conditioned me really well for MMA, and given me phenomenal balance.
Heath Herring is tough as nails, and he fights hard.
For me, 240 is my target weight.
While wrestling in college as a junior, it came to a point where wrestling just wasn't enough for me anymore. I love wrestling, but I felt like I was missing something, and so the striking part about MMA, the boxing and kickboxing, was what got me really interested in MMA.
I've always loved competing; I've always loved working out - and wrestling, of course.
I don't think about being undefeated; I don't think about what people say in the media about me, whether it's good or bad. I just don't think of it.
Know what your strengths are, but also keep in mind what your weaknesses are; always work on your weaknesses.
Do I think my wrestling is the best? No, I think it's up there around the top.
Growing, up I didn't really have anyone to look up to. There weren't a lot of Mexicans on T.V. except for those in boxing.
I'm not really too big of a sports fan. Everything I watch is MMA, you know, great fights. But other sports, not really too much.
