You gotta be ready in this game. Like when Michael Bisping knocked out Luke Rockhold. I thought... everybody thought that Luke Rockhold would go out there and just smoke him and then Luke Rockhold got clipped.
I've known guys who've got knocked out and they get back in there too soon, next thing you know they get clipped and they're out again.
No matter how much it hurts, you gotta stay focused on what you're there for and your goals, just don't give up.
Everybody wants to see somebody get knocked out. I'm sorry but it's the fight game and that's what they want to see.
Everyone in the UFC is good. If you're at the lowest end or the highest end, you have a chance to get knocked out and put to sleep.
Conor has taken the UFC to a whole new level. It's his whole demeanor that appeals to me. He's a fighter, he's a Viking, and on top of that, he's got the gift of gab.
A lot of people look down on people who are successful, but Conor McGregor is successful because he runs his mouth and he knows how to put on a show. I mean, look at his press conferences. I mean, come on. People show up just to see him just act nuts. Hats off to that guy, he's a very intelligent, very smart guy.
My dad grew up in a little place near Charleston called Moncks Corner.
The average MMA guys have a boxer's stance which makes it easier for a wrestler when they try and take you down. I tend to stand sideways and that gives them only one leg to shoot for, it tends to make it more difficult to try and take me down.
I've never really had any beef with anybody yet, so I think that's a good thing.
I was like 'You know what? I'm training with these champions. Guys like Georges St-Pierre, Rashad Evans, Nate Marquardt... Let me give this MMA thing a shot.'
To be honest with you, getting knocked out isn't that bad. It's not what everybody makes it out to be.
I rage playing video games. I think that's the only time you will ever hear me say a cuss word.
I just want to be able to say I fought the best fighters in the world.
If you're strong mentally, you can do anything.
I'm going to give it my all to get that title. And whether I make it or not, I'll know I've competed with the best. And that's enough for me.
Anybody in the division's top 15 I would love to fight.
In kickboxing, if I walked around at 185 pounds, I fought at 185 pounds.
I do respect everybody who I step in the Octagon with.
I understand it's part of the sport, part of the game to have people who like you and people who don't.
