Jimi Manuwa
Jimi Manuwa

I enjoy healthy foods but I'm not scared to have a cheat meal or cheat day, have a burger or whatever.

Jimi Manuwa
Jimi Manuwa

Yeah, I call my warrior spirit the lion.

Jimi Manuwa
Jimi Manuwa

Thankfully, hamstring injuries don't take that long to heal.

Jimi Manuwa
Jimi Manuwa

There's no such thing as a lucky punch. You throw to hurt someone and if you hurt someone, job done.

Jimi Manuwa
Jimi Manuwa

We used to go to the fairground, and there's that punchable thing that measures your power. It was from one of those that I knew I could punch.

Jimi Manuwa
Jimi Manuwa

I dunno - there's always a beast that comes out whenever I want it to... I can control the beast and everything, but it comes out when I want to.

Jimi Manuwa
Jimi Manuwa

Now I've got near the top, I can see the games that people play. I thought everyone wanted to fight the best, and earn title shots, but it's not like that.

Jimi Manuwa
Jimi Manuwa

I love apple crumble and custard - that's my little treat.

Jimi Manuwa
Jimi Manuwa

I used to fight in school. I was a rough, athletic child. I always knew I could fight and, watching UFC, I was always fascinated by it.

Jimi Manuwa
Jimi Manuwa

I'm not interested in story lines or trash-talk.

Jimi Manuwa
Jimi Manuwa

Whatever the crowd is - cheering, booing or whatever - it's not anything I bother to think about.

Jimi Manuwa
Jimi Manuwa

In every sport you get cheats.

Jimi Manuwa
Jimi Manuwa

I don't know anything about CM Punk. I'd never even heard of him until he was mentioned in UFC. I wouldn't know him if I walked past him in the street, I don't know... he might be a good wrestler but there are people in the UFC who are just good wrestlers.

Jimi Manuwa
Jimi Manuwa

A lot of people think they're better than they are and it can be very hard to get found out when you come up against a good fighter, getting dominated in every single way - every area you thought you were good in.

Jimi Manuwa
Jimi Manuwa

My earliest sporting memory is probably going judo when I was about 6 or 7 years old. My dad and my brother did it for a couple of years when I was young, in Nigeria.

Jimi Manuwa
Jimi Manuwa

I like watching athletics and I like watching boxing. Probably the sprints, I like watching sprinting.

Jimi Manuwa
Jimi Manuwa

I'm a big fan of Anderson Silva.

Jimi Manuwa
Jimi Manuwa

I like exciting fighters - Anthony Pettis, Jose Aldo. I like all the great fighters, Cain Velasquez, all the champions. They're so good at what they do. I just admire people who are good at what they do and people you can watch and learn from.

Jimi Manuwa
Jimi Manuwa

One little mistake at the highest level costs you a fight, which I've learned.

Jimi Manuwa
Jimi Manuwa

When I'm champion, I'll fight the best because I am the best.