Mixed Martial Artist

In Bellator, one guy that I would love to fight is Kimbo. And I'm not going to the ground. I want to fight in his area.

A bout between champions has to be considered a big show.

Everybody has a savage instinct.

My Hall of Fame are my fans.

People have to be more careful in traffic. It's hard to ride bikes in Curitiba.

With the way things are going now in the UFC, you have to be ready to fight anytime they call you. During war times, you have to keep your guns always clean.

I don't even drink.

How can someone who has never been slapped in the face talk about the greatest fighter of all times?

Sometimes, people say, 'You need to fight smart.' After a fight gets started I don't know what happens with me. I feel crazy. A lot of times my coach says, 'Calm down. Calm.'

My next step is give opportunities so that guys can train. I watch here in Brazil and we've lost a lot of talent just because guys don't have a membership to the gym. I want to make free gyms in the community.

I was in a lecture about concussions and of the 10 symptoms the guy mentioned, I had eight. The symptoms would be, for example, mood swings, getting angry very fast, forgetting some things, having difficulty sleeping.

I've had a couple knockouts, but I feel good.

There are two guys that I think are underrated - Thiago Tavarres and Tyson Griffin.

I don't like fake people.

Bellator is indirectly creating the stars division - I'm 42 now - where stars fight each other.

XYIENCE is a great brand, and they've also worked to help inspire my team of amateur fighters.

In 20 years of career and 50 professional fights, I never refused to test or failed to apply for a license to fight.

It's normal to be under pressure. I'm fighting professionally for 15 years, and it's always been like that.

I've had more than 200 stitches, only in the area of the eyes.

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.