Middleweight is the best division in the UFC, in MMA in my opinion.
I always watch Anderson Silva and I always watch his fighting style.
The quick knockouts are nice, but going through a war now and again is a good experience to know I've done it.
My fight against Chris Leben was a war, and I was fulfilled with that victory because that guy has a ton of experience fighting in the UFC.
There are a lot of guys getting popped for steroids and other PEDS, and I can honestly say I've never taken a PED in my life. I've never even thought about it.
My motto has always been hard work.
I'm down to fight anybody that's going to move me up and help my career and get me closer to that title shot.
I grew up watching Anderson. He was my favorite fighter.
I'm a straight animal.
I fell in love with the knockout. I was in a relationship with the knockout.
I expect the best Anderson Silva. I don't think he'll toy with me like he toyed with other guys, I can explode in and touch his chin, and all it takes is one shot.
Guys lose. You learn from it and move on.
Romero, I was beating him two rounds to zero, I was dominating the whole fight. He was able to catch me with a punch with about a minute left. If I would have just danced around for a minute, I would have got that win.
So I've definitely had a crazy career, but I'm starting to put it together and starting to take my time and know that I can really do some damage if I just slow down just a little bit.
I used to cheerlead back in high school.
I'm always looking for those knockouts but I'm looking to do it in a better fashion. Not rushing, not blitzing, not putting myself at risk. Not just being too greedy.
I look at a lot of my fights and I'm like, 'man, that was too greedy.' I can even look back on my fights, even the good ones where I got the knockouts, and think, 'I should have probably toned it down a little bit.'
MMA is a sport. We go out here and we do battle. Everybody has family, friends, they train really hard.
And honestly, I'm not being cocky, I'm not talking trash, but anybody who beat me would have to get lucky. Nobody is just going to out-technique me.
I've been through Strikeforce, UFC now, but I never leave fights busted up.
