When Scott Coker first mentioned to me that Ken Shamrock wanted to fight I said, 'Thank you.' I played a little hard to get, but for sure I knew we had to do the third fight with Ken; there was no doubt. He still insisted on fighting me. I guess the guy cannot sleep for 22 years.
I got in the limelight at a young age. At age 19, people were already comparing me to Anderson Silva.
Before there was a Ronda Rousey, there was a Gina Carano and Cris Cyborg. They finally fought, and we found out who was the baddest woman on the planet, and that was Cris Cyborg. When she hits people, I'm like, 'Whoo!'
I love 'Jacare.' I'm a fan of 'Jacare.'
I have no problem admitting I have a soft spot in my heart for Faber. He's a pioneer and a trailblazer and has always been a pleasure to cover. He's a great guy who happens to be my mom's favorite fighter, as well.
I feel like Randy Couture has helped build the history in this sport.
For me, Sakuraba was my favorite fighter when I first got into the sport.
Jens Pulver was a former UFC champion. He's a guy who I followed and looked up to. It was my first big fight in the Sacramento arena.
Brad Pickett is one of the coolest guys in MMA and someone I have a huge amount of respect for.
Big respect to Dan Henderson.
Kid Yamamoto is a guy that has star power.
I want people to talk about me in five, 10 years, 20 years, that I was one of the best female MMA fighters, that I was one of the best UFC champions in the world back in the day. This is what I want.
