Mark Hunt Quotes

I train everything: I train wrestling; I train jiu-jitsu. I like to suplex people. I like ground-and-pound, but in my fight, I never have the opportunity.

If I were to fight Khabib, guaran-damn-tee you I would throw him from his feet to his back and beat him like in sambo like a five-point move in wrestling. That's my background.

As far as MMA, I want to say there's maybe five guys that do jiu-jitsu that have an actual level of understanding when it comes to boxing.

I need to improve my striking and my wrestling, but I always be best at jiu-jitsu.

I think it's stupid to say a guy who has trained in jiu-jitsu for as long as I have is just a stand-up fighter. I have trained with some of the best black belts in the world. I am comfortable on the ground. I can fight wherever the fight goes and not be concerned.

I practiced everything, from my BJJ to wrestling, judo and Muay Thai.

I miss submitting people; I have a lot of confidence in my jiu-jitsu.

I'm a huge UFC fan. I train. I do jiu-jitsu, taekwondo.

Jiu-jitsu is my strong suit, but I trust my wrestling and my striking.

Don't care about catch-wrestling. I only care about Jiu-Jitsu.

Jiu-Jitsu is the bond or styles all between all the other styles. Take Jiu-Jitsu out, a boxer is just a boxer, a kickboxer is just a kickboxer. Take Jiu-Jitsu out of the wrestling - what is he going to do, take the person down and? There's no finishing holds, there's no striking.

There was a time when guys just had a specialty, like boxer or wrestler or jiujitsu guy. Then came guys who could blend taking you down with also being able to kick your head off.

Luke Rockhold's not going to take me down. Chris Weidman's not going to take me down. Their wrestling is great, but they have to set it up with strikes.

A good wrestler, with good jiu jitsu and great boxing, can beat Fedor.

Back in '93 I saw my first UFC fight and just became enamored by it then.

MMA is my love.

I've been involved in mixed martial arts since 1997 when I first started working for the UFC.

When I was 15, I decided to take up the sport seriously, so I went down to the Y.M.C.A. My first day there, this little Italian guy beat my brains out. I decided to quit. Then I realized I really wanted to be a fighter. I worked at it, went back, and that little Italian guy didn't beat me up no more.

I'm the best there is in jiu-jitsu.

Most other schools train no-gi part time, or maybe even half the time. We train no-gi all the time.

That's why I love jiu-jitsu, this is the best martial art in the world. It's an art that seeks the peace, to dominate your opponent.

I always try and use my jiujitsu to win fights. That's my favorite method of securing victory.

Everybody knows where I come from and how my jiu-jitsu is, training at Macaco Gold Team, but I also work on my striking at Chute Boxe Diego Lima, so I'm prepared on the feet and on the ground.

I think martial arts, in general, shaped my wrestling style. I think I grew up as a martial artist as a kid.

I do a lot of crazy stuff. People that have watched me know my grappling game is of the regular map that you'd see in a jiu-jitsu class.