Athlete

I thought about giving up the sport, but I have a lot of good people around me: my wife, Nina, my family. Everybody keeps helping me to be positive and moving forward.

I like to train and then step in the cage and do my job. This is the thing that I like to do.

I've been very fortunate throughout my career to fight for the best organizations in the world.

Fighting in a heavier weight class is a big achievement on its own.

I always trained with men, and always had to use all my power and strength to win in the gym. When I tapped men in training, I thought if I finished a man, the fight will be easy. But that's not how it works and not how I should think. A fight is completely different, and that became an issue.

If you want to promote me, promote me.

Miesha has holes in her game standing and on the ground.

I want to have a family. Fighting and having a family at the same time is difficult.

A loss is something tough.

I'm not running from anyone, I'm the champion and I can choose who I'm going to fight.

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

There's a point where, sometimes, I'd rather wait a bit and get a fight that sells.

I know since my first fight in the UFC I can beat Ronda Rousey, but of course I have to take my time and put everything together.

My mother used to box, and I followed her footsteps into training. She loves fighting.

I'm a champion, I have to defend this belt.

I've been training for Ronda Rousey since my first fight in the UFC.

I eat a lot of chocolate because I love it.

You have to be who you are.

You can have your dream come true and be gay at the same time. This is not supposed to be a big deal. If the world thinks like that, one day it's gonna be a better place.

I've lost before, you need great people around you, your family, people giving you positive energy.