Life throws you curveballs and there are things that happen - you don't understand why they happened at the time. But then you step back and understand you're a better fighter and competitor because of the things that happened.
Derek Campos is really tough.
The greatest thing about fighting a guy like Dave Rickels: He always comes to fight.
My wrestling's always better than most people's.
When you're wrestling, it's such an amazing sport. I love it. I loved that I came from that background.
Nothing has really made me upset aside from the baseless, false accusations of PED use.
I didn't have to fight. I chose to fight. I believe God put me on this Earth to be able to do this and do it at a high level.
I train my butt off every single day.
You see it from my area, from any area, really, so many who want to be great and have the drive, but don't have the resources. I'm very blessed that I have a family that was financially stable enough to get me to tournaments and camps and to practices so I could wrestle year-round.
For me, I want to make sure every single day I wake up and give thanks for everything that I've been given in life.
Finishing a guy like Benson Henderson, who hasn't been finished since for six years, the guy doesn't get finished and I finished it with a switch-step switch to Southpaw, knocked him out with my left hand.
I do love the outdoor. Love love the outdoors, fishing and hunting and that kind of thing.
There's still times I wish I could throw on the black and gold singlet and go out there in the Hearnes Center and wrestle for the Missouri Tigers. I miss that and I miss the stuff about college wrestling.
Henri Hooft has made my hands and feet deadly weapons.
For as long as I can remember, our family has been huge Cardinals fans. My grandpa is a personal friend of Whitey Herzog's; they were neighbors for decades. Our love and support of the Cardinals definitely runs deep.
I'm just blessed that fighting was an option. Now I'm doing it and I love it. I thank God every day that I'm in the sport.
I've been blessed so much in my own life and I want to spread that blessing to others who need it.
I'm not who I am without the organization of Bellator.
America was built on hard work and not complaining about stupid junk.
I don't want to just be a great fighter, but also a great man.
