Cardio is king. This is how you make sure you don't wear out in the fight.
Luke Rockhold
My dad was a professional basketball player, and my mom was a hell of a tennis player.
I've got a lot of power in my kicks.
Maybe people overlook me because of the way I talk or the way I look. I don't know.
My goal is to keep going out there and defending my belt and stacking up pay cheques to set myself up for the future.
I dictate the pace of my fights and no one else.
I know how good I am, and I know where I can go if I'm in the right mindset and respecting my opponent.
It's nice to hit and not be hit back.
I think Georges St-Pierre is a joke.
People probably don't give me the credit I deserve for holding the Strikeforce title, but the people who do know, know.
Bisping is a tough guy. You can't write him off. He's good at everything. He's been able to beat some of the top guys out there because he can expose their weaknesses.
I used to goof off a lot.
I'm one of the most well-rounded fighters out there.
I will always be motivated to improve until I feel I've achieved my potential.
I start kind of stiff, and then I understand the movement, the distance, and then I can start loosening up. That's how fighting should be. That's how I try to keep my mind.
I've done all my bike circuit cardio workouts when I know I gotta push my numbers higher and I gotta be better than I was before. It sucks. Your body doesn't want to do it, but I've done that. I know I have that in me.
When I was a kid, when I was first getting excited about the opposite sex, fragrance was the thing. If you look good, you smell good, and you feel good.
I'm not one to turn down opportunities.
I just don't see how it is possible to be a vegetarian or vegan when you break your body down so much. You have to recover. You need those proteins and proper amino acids, like leucine, which only really comes from animal fats.
An interim title is just a guarantee at a title shot. If I'm going to fight the best guys in the world, I want a guarantee that I'm going to fight for the title.
To be stronger, you finish everything you start. You can't take a break.
I don't pull out of fights. I fight through injuries. I don't care what the circumstances are.
You have to be patient, efficient with your moves, and attuned to what's happening with your body physically. The key is not to rush or panic. You wait and wait and wait - and then strike.
When you show me the right contract, I'll sign the right contract.
I like big fights.
I always look for bigger and better things, and if the UFC wants to bring in some top contenders, I'm more than welcome to welcome them in our hexagon.
There's nobody that has the skillset that I have.
I've come back from all my losses and won world titles every time.
Every time I'm in training mode, I've had to monitor what I'm eating. I'll break 210 and be around 215 pounds. I know what it takes to compete with the best guys at 205. I've trained with them.
I know who I am, and I know what my future holds.
Naturally, when you're a younger brother with two older brothers, I mean, they're going to beat on you, and they're going to make you... you're going to grow up differently. You're going to turn into a little animal.
The heart of the sport is about the top guys fighting each other. This isn't WWE; this is fighting.
If I get a guy that can take my shots and withstand my arsenal for the first round or two, I think you're going to see the best of me coming forward.
As long as I don't rush things, I'm a lot better fighter.
We've seen the true colours of Bisping; they come out after he fights. He likes to spit on people after fights.
I'm going to shut Chris Weidman down in the first round. I'm gonna expose him in the second round. And I'm gonna finish him with a left kick followed by a left punch, simultaneously.
I am a very technical guy. I'm proud of my technique, my fluidity, and my skill; that's what I work on every day. I try to out-technique guys.
Anytime you spar at a new dojo, whether it's in Japan, Brazil, or Thailand, the fighters come after the new guy. It's a way to test yourself against the best and to sharpen your technical skills and push yourself to be the best you can be.
I cut out the partying a lot. I haven't had any money to party. All I've been able to do is train and work on what I need.
I don't like talking about cheaters.
I have that brawler's mentality, and I can get into that realm, but when I'm at my best is when I'm patient, precise, and technical.
I don't understand people who just live to exist, live to be OK. Live to be regular, live to be average. It doesn't make any sense to me. I live to be the best. I don't live to be good. You only get one life, and I live to be great. I live to be special.
All I care is I've got the belt.
I want to put on performances no one else has. I want to be flawless every time.
Injuries are tough. I tore my ACL 50 percent in my left leg. I can't kick. I'm not going to fight without my left leg, which is my best weapon.
When you're tense and you're forcing the issue, you kind of cloud your vision, so I think just being confident and super relaxed, waiting for my timing, has really helped me.
Jacare is a gangster. He's been in the game for a long time.
Bisping, he's a piece of work. The guy likes to run his mouth. I look forward to shutting it.
I think me and Werdum got some old beef from Strikeforce. He's a guy I've always wanted to fight. I've thought it through, and I like the style matchup.
Floyd Mayweather, he's a safe fighter. He is who he is. He's not going to take any risks.
