Typically, when someone gets a choke on me, I have a pretty strong neck. It's usually hard to choke me.
I wanted to study to be a petroleum engineer and get my engineering degree and fight in the UFC at the same time. But unfortunately, to be the best I can be at the UFC, I needed all focus to be there, and more focus, also.
What I love the most about being a pro fighter is meeting the people. You get to meet all the fans and new friends that you get to meet up with all the time.
I'm young, and I learn not only from every fight but from every practice. When you're young, you soak it all in. You have a lot to learn, and you can get better and better as each day goes by.
Mr. Faber is a huge role model. He's a UFC Hall of Famer. He's such a driven person and a champion.
Knowing what God has in store for me - it gives me hope. I kind of feel like God's warrior, pretty much. God's weapon.
CM Punk was a great wrestler, and he has so many fans and made a lot of people happy with what he did over the years.
Getting to fight at my natural weight, that was huge for me.
Going into the UFC debut, you have to wonder what's going on, what's the workout going to be like. It's just an honor to be at an open workout.
People can say what they want. But you can silence a lot of people when you go out there and win.
I've always thought about welterweight.
I feel like I have goals that I set, and I try to accomplish those goals, so no matter what room I step into, I know the direction that I'm wanting to head.
I really don't listen to any of the negative stuff. Anything that's positive, that's kind of the stuff I'm listening to, and that's kind of what, like, brings you up.
I'm training to be the champion. I become the champion of whatever I put my mind to, so I believe I will be the champion. I think the UFC will be able to realize that, and we'll see what they say.
Everybody who is fighting at UFC 200 is awesome! It's going to be awesome to get to meet everybody. I'm excited.
People say I don't have the experience. I might not have 20 MMA fights, but I've been fighting my whole life.
I believe coming in early to the UFC gives me an advantage. More time to learn, more time to be in the UFC and get better as a fighter.
Jon Jones is awesome and won his first world title at 23 and 8 months. I believe I can do it before then.
People see a lot of my standup, and that's what I'm known for since I was trained in karate and kickboxing, but I also have ground game.
I'm taking it one fight at a time. But I always see myself being victorious.
