Athlete

Mixed martial arts - there's just been a lot of trash talking and things like that. People, I feel like, aren't really being true to themselves or being honest. I don't know, maybe that's what they feel they need to do to entertain things.

I've got Pat 'HD' Barry in my corner.

I want to be the most influential champion, in a positive light. I want to change the world.

I grew up with lots of anger, frustration, and violence in my heart.

Wrestling and kickboxing, like martial arts, combine a handful of skills. They're really an art form.

I'm always trying to improve, and you can't ever expect anything from me. You can always just expect me to be dangerous.

I feel like anything can be worked out; you just gotta talk through it as adults.

Fighting causes you to face life head on, because you could end up seriously getting hurt, and you could hurt somebody else. It causes both people to face the reality that we are fragile beings, but it doesn't mean we can't enjoy ourselves in the process and punch each other in the face and have a good time.

Every fight is dangerous, no matter who you're fighting, no matter what the story behind it is.

I've always been like, if society's trying to push me in one direction, I always rebel against it, thinking, 'Nope, I'm going to do the opposite, something that is not expected.'

I don't necessarily know about the rankings. I always like to look at it as, it's the person with the belt, and it's everybody else.

People are gonna go up and down and people are gonna come in and out of this sport.

There's a lot around us that we can't control, but my body, my mind, and my soul are pretty much the only things that I can.

It's all about me, no matter who I'm fighting.

It's pretty cool to be called a champion.

I love my 303 ladies. We go hard here, you know - we're fierce!

I live in a very nice neighborhood. There's nothing that really goes on around here.

All my jabs, they're all different. I have a million different jabs.

People think after the fight you get to sit around and relax and all that. But really, people come around and family and all that, so it's a whole 'nother responsibility you have to take care of.

I guess I'm crazy. If everything was easy-peasy and green lights all the time, it'd be kind of boring.