Not everything happens as we want or desire. It doesn't matter. I'm a fighter, and I'm ready to fight every time.
I believe in my strengths - in my power, my speed and technique.
I'm doing what I love to do. Martial arts is my everything. It's my life, my philosophy, how I think, who I am.
I'm a mixed martial arts fighter. But at the end of the day, all experience will help. And experience I got from that fight, it will help me to win this fight.
I'm not going to the past, and it's not tied to me, every time moving forward, and this is more important - to move forward every time.
I will try to do everything to finish the fight earlier as I can. No more, no more.
I can do back fists, spinning kicks. I have more options, and I can show the better striking.
Of course my goal is to be the champion, and of course I want revenge with Amanda because I feel much stronger, and I know next time it will be a totally different result of the fight.
In the fight, we are fighters, but after, we have respect for each other.
Martial arts, for me, is not just some kind of job to gain some money or whatever. No, martial arts, for me, is my lifestyle, my religion, my philosophy... Martial arts are everything for me.
I don't think getting punched in the face is too fun. I keep going because this is what I am. Every time I fight, this is why we live. We have to feel this. That's how we become stronger. That's how we become champions.
My mom just brought me to the school of my coach. And I've trained with him my whole life. I started there, and it was totally natural for me. When I got to be 12 years old, I understood: it wasn't a job for me. It was my life.
My ring name is 'Bullet,' which was given to me by Pavel. It's, like, tradition for your coach to give you your fight name. There's a superstition that says if your fight name matches who you are as a person, it will give you a lot of success in your fighting career.
I've been in martial arts for so many years, so to hold the belt of UFC and be on top of the biggest organization, it will be represented in this belt.
My talk is inside of the cage. This is my real words where I talk every time. I think this is really important. You can speak before the fight on whatever you want, but inside of the Octagon, inside of the cage, it shows who you are. You can speak whatever you want, but who you are is who you will be inside the cage.
When I grew up, the idea that I had to be the best at everything I do was put in my head by my mother. This is just how I am. I'm not just here participating.
My focus is my preparation, my good condition, and every time, I go forward and forward, and nothing can stop me.
My fighting style is mixed martial arts. It's not just stand up, or ground and pound, it's everything together. I have 26 years of a fighting career, and it always works together.
I put a lot of meaning into what will go on my skin and be there for all of my years of life.
Fighters can say whatever, but what they are feeling inside, it's totally different.
