Fighting is very physical and extreme and you're very vulnerable. It's a very mental type of thing.
I've always been a UFC fan, and I like McGregor and the way he promotes it.
I will be the UFC lightweight champion. Mark my words.
When I was younger, growing up in Pittsburgh, they had a 'Golden Gloves' program through the Boys and Girls Club. In Pittsburgh, New York, Philly, Washington, those areas, I would go and spar at competitions.
I have always been a big fan of combat sports - ever since I can remember, it was something that appealed to me and something that I thought I would be good at.
At one time, I wanted to be a WWE wrestler. I still do. I want to go in the ring once and mess around and jump off the ropes and do a Stone Cold stunt.
The heart of the sport is about the top guys fighting each other. This isn't WWE; this is fighting.
I remember arriving to my tryout and being extremely nervous, but the second I stepped in the ring, I knew this was where I was supposed to be.
I've always loved kickboxing.
I go inside the Octagon for fight. I don't joke, because it's danger.
I know plenty of wrestlers who are 15-0 and going nowhere.
When I'm training, I use heavier crepe for wraps, for protection - but you're not allowed to use them in competition. So when it comes to the fight, the wraps are softer.
People try to compete with the UFC but we're the best at what we do.
The most famous athletes throughout the history of time are fighters.
That was my dream since I was a kid, since I first saw a vale tudo event in my hometown of Sao Paulo. I wanted to compete.
Growing up, I was always a fan of wrestling, but I was also a fan of MMA and stuff.
The UFC brand is going to be here for a long time.
I was the youngest champion of the UFC.
Ronda Rousey is a groundbreaker. She is one who charts through territory that has never been explored before and is one of the biggest sports stars in the world, male or female.
To go from hit-and-miss promotions barely taking women's fighting seriously to women headlining on a regular basis, high-level fights, it's an amazing thing to see. And it happened in what I felt was a pretty quick succession - though not fast enough - as far as professional sports go. It's really exciting.
I'm a wrestling fan with a phenomenal journey.
I do practice martial arts, more as a recreational thing, but a lot of my friends have been heavyweight champions the in mixed martial arts world.
I was a huge Mike Tyson fan, would sit through the night watching boxing matches and would hit the bag at every opportunity I would get.
Boxing's a sport that gives you licence to act like an idiot, I think.
When it comes to jiu-jitsu, enthusiasm, being able to say the right stuff and the best stuff, no one comes close to Joe Rogan. He just smashes everybody.
