Colby Covington Quotes

MMA in my opinion is the hardest sport in the world, no doubt.

I have never been in a cage fighting UFC. It would be nice to try.

I'm in the UFC; this is a sport about fighting. If someone wants to fight me, or someone wants to fight someone else... you're here to fight each other, so I get it.

But I got into MMA for the sport. I love fighting.

But that's the great thing about MMA, you know, you can never predict what's going to happen.

The truth is that I want to fight in the old Pride rules, I want to kick guys in the face on the ground. With that rule, I think I can fight with anyone.

One of the reasons I started pursuing MMA was for all the similarities to pro wrestling that it has.

I'm a guy who looks to put the pressure and come out with the knockout or the submission.

I'm more into MMA than any other sport. I watch a lot of the UFC fights. I have since it first came onto the scene.

If they let people go fight jiu-jitsu tournaments, they can't stop me going to fight a boxing fight.

I've been doing everything people like to see: knock people out, and submissions, and go in there to fight.

MMA is so exciting. It doesn't matter if you know the rules or not. If you like a fight, it's automatically gonna draw you in.

Georges St-Pierre is a good fighter who is proving his place in MMA with every fight.

You know when I fight, I'm going to sell out the show. Everyone wants to see someone get knocked out or tapped out.

The heart of the sport is about the top guys fighting each other. This isn't WWE; this is fighting.

I always wanted to fight Cormier. He has this fighting style, he's a warrior, I always wanted to fight someone like him, a guy like 'Rampage,' someone who moves forward and fights.

Never a dull moment in MMA, right?

I'm not Ken Shamrock the MMA World Champion No Holds Barred fighter. I'm Ken Shamrock, The World's Most Dangerous Man. Professional wrestling and MMA champion.

I watched the UFC way back in the day, before there were time limits. I always knew it's what I wanted to do some day.

A great fight that I'd love is B.J. Penn. That would be so awesome. He's a veteran of the sport. He's fought everywhere.

I've really valued each area of MMA.

I know MMA isn't for everyone. It is a combat sport; some people don't like watching it, but it is entertainment for some people.

I used to laugh at MMA and say 'do you know what a boxer would do to an MMA guy?' and then I got educated on the truth.

My fight against Chris Leben was a war, and I was fulfilled with that victory because that guy has a ton of experience fighting in the UFC.

Mixed martial arts is great, and it's here to stay.