For people like me, who appreciate the love and respect you get from the fans in Japan, there was no reason for me to turn my head to the other side and go try my options and luck in the UFC.
Alberto Del Rio
I'm so happy to be a part of Russian MMA history by headlining the first UFC event in Russia.
Aleksei Oleinik
When it comes to strength, I reckon pound for pound I'm one of the strongest in the whole UFC.
Alexander Volkanovski
I didn't think I could make the NRL, but I was confident in myself that I could make the UFC.
I've always loved UFC. I watched it back since the days it wasn't big in Australia at all, and you had to watch a Blockbuster videos. They would always come like a year late, but I tried as many of the live ones I could or wait for the videos to come out. So, I've loved the sport for that long. I've always been into martial arts.
Nothing but respect to all the fighters that are in the UFC, but every single one of us wants to prove something. And you know, eventually, I want to prove myself in that lightweight division too.
It's always an unreal feeling to get the win, but to get it in the UFC - especially on my debut - it was amazing.
Being in UFC is a great promotion for me because I have more fans from all over Australia.
I made promises to myself and my family that I'd be in the UFC before my first daughter was born, that didn't happen. I was almost at breaking point a week before I got that contract, I was going to go back to concreting - that weekend I get my major sponsor, which was huge, and I end up getting my UFC contract the weekend after that.
I was never planning on just making the UFC, I was always planning to be champion.
No, I'm not going to retire. Not going anywhere. I'm focused on the UFC. It's the biggest stage.
Alistair Overeem
The UFC are doing a tremendous job of promoting the sport worldwide. The views about the sport haven't always been so positive here in the Holland, but it's nice to see change and to see the UFC come to Holland, and everyone been really enthusiastic about it.
To be in the UFC and have the name but not the earnings, good for you, you get a hand clasp and a shake and a don't let the door hit you on the way out sort of thing.
Aljamain Sterling
You go out there and say I fight for the UFC, people know exactly what that is.
You cant really put a value on the UFC name. That alone has value in itself.
We're all fighting for a reason. We're not fighting to just fight. There's got to be some type of reward at the end of the rainbow and that reward is a big, shiny, UFC gold belt. That changes every fighter's life dramatically for the better.
I always felt like the UFC brass kind of had it out for me.
Do you think the UFC is going to owe you a favor when you step up on short notice when nobody else is doing it? There's a reason a whole bunch of us aren't doing it. If you want to be that scapegoat, and think that the UFC's going to owe you one, good luck with that. Let me know how that goes.
As history has shown, I don't think the UFC is in the business of doing favors for other people.
If you're a UFC guy, if you're a company guy, if the company likes you, they're gonna do the right thing, in terms of promoting you. They're gonna promote who they want, they're not going to promote the people they think can't get to that next level and can't help bring the company a lot more money and bring them into other avenues.
It's the moment I've been waiting for, fighting on the big cards like UFC 200.
I became the first Brazilian women to win a UFC title. That is huge.
I've been training for Ronda Rousey since my first fight in the UFC.
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.
I've always been a UFC fan, and I like McGregor and the way he promotes it.
I respect all the fighters. I respect Georges St-Pierre because Georges has a great story in the UFC. I respect all the fighters in here because this is the biggest sport in the world.
I respect Conor McGregor a lot because this man changed everything in the UFC.
I'm always training to fight the best fighters in the world, and if the UFC wants me to fight Georges St-Pierre, then I will fight him.
There are many great fighters in the UFC; some of my favorites are Rodrigo Nogueira, Lyoto Machida, and B. J. Penn, but aside from these guys, the UFC has many great fighters in every division.
I was really disappointed with the lack of respect from the UFC towards Brazilian athletes.
I no fight for the money because I work hard for UFC for long time. I have money for my family. But I fight because I love it.
This is the UFC. UFC has the best fighters in the world. That's it.
I proved for a long time how much I've given of my heart and of my time to the UFC.
He's one of the best fighters in the UFC. I never thought I'd face Nick Diaz. I've watched all his fights.
I like to make my fights exciting and different. Everybody in UFC can fight; we're capable of kickboxing, wrestling, but I like to stand out. That's what I really pride myself on. What can I do to stand out from the other people in my sport.
When Misha Cirkunov started his UFC career a perfect 4-0, I really thought he'd be a legit player at 205.
Israel Adesanya will not be Eugene Bareman's final UFC champion.
I don't think we can fully understand just how much pressure is on these fighters' shoulders once they win the UFC title. It's a grind just to get to the title fight. You're not earning a lot of money, and the sport takes a real toll on your body. And then once you get the belt, you've got an army of fighters coming for you right away.
You have to entertain in the UFC. Like it or not, this isn't news. It has been this way for a while, and it will continue to be this way.
Bruce Buffer will forever be synonymous with the UFC and is a living legend, but I very much enjoy when Joe Martinez works a UFC card. He's a pro with a great delivery.
When the UFC visits Canada, the card is usually filled up with a bunch of Canadians.
I'm not doing Pulitzer Prize work where I'm unearthing major negative stories about the UFC or some big controversies. It's just kind of day-to-day fodder.
Well, the Cris Cyborg-UFC relationship has mercifully come to an end. The ending was ugly and unfortunate, but I can't say I'm too torn up about it.
All in all, UFC 239 delivered. There's no doubt about it.
For whatever reason, the UFC wouldn't credential me during the first two years of my career.
The UFC is martial arts and it's all about technique.
It is not constantly in my head that I am a champion or a UFC fighter. I forget about that. It is very important to other people, and I am glad to have the support, but fighting is my passion. It is what I like to do.
I never even thought I would be in the UFC.
Anybody they ever offer me in fighting, I'll probably never be surprised, unless it's the guy's first fight in the UFC.
Fighting is my whole life, the UFC is my whole life.
