Aside from being a fighter, I am a relaxed person. It is a lifestyle thing for me. I don't stress too much.
As far as fighting, I just love to fight and enjoy my life more because of that. I think that it is pretty apparent to those who know me that I do this because of the love. I am not looking to get famous or acquire a bunch of cash. I am following my passion, and that's what is about for me.
All the businesses that I've been a part of throughout my fighting career have come out of a need.
Money shouldn't be the driver for where you spend your time.
Time is something you can't get back.
I do try to stay positive and maintain a positive environment for my team.
We all go through things in life. You try to stay positive, but you can't ignore bad things that happen. You just try to work through them.
Everything in life that is good, I have.
The reason we get into the fight game is the same reason why we stay too long sometimes. It's because we enjoy it.
I'm not a party animal.
I feel really lucky about being able to live a life that revolves around my passion. People are really supportive, and I've got some great fans.
On occasion, it's rough for me to sleep because I have a lot of things on my mind, so I'll need to get a little more sleep sometimes. I'm up late because I've got a lot of energy and a lot of things on my mind all the time, and I'm up early 'cause I've got things to do, so that's the only thing. That's how I like it; I like to be busy.
That's the biggest part of our sport, is self-confidence, and self-belief.
You get notoriety when you fight.
This is why people love to watch me, is because I fight. I'm here to fight. I'm not here trying to protect anything, not trying to protect a legacy or anything. I'm here to fight.
This guy Jimmie Rivera, I like his attitude. I like what he represents. He's a hard-working guy, he's a respected guy, a respectful guy.
Training is a lifestyle for me, so I'm always in good shape.
I love watching other guys fight.
I've fought the guys that didn't do anything for me, didn't move the needle a bit, people weren't excited for it, I was having trouble getting excited for it. I've fought those guys because that's what was given to me.
I've told the UFC brass I want big fights: fights that are going to put money in their pockets and money in my pockets and staple me as one of the best of all-time.
