A few months before my dad died, his eyes had started to go, and his skin was turning green. When he finally went to hospital, he was diagnosed with late-stage pancreatic cancer. None of us kids knew why the old man ignored the doctors and refused their help, but none of us were surprised, either.

Mark Hunt

If you want to be the champ, you've got to beat the champ.

Mark Hunt

I was in jail a couple of times, and I was probably heading back there for a long time. But martial arts saved my life and some of the choices I made with it.

Mark Hunt

Home was never a safe place for me. I felt safer on the streets.

Mark Hunt

Cheating is nothing to be proud of.

Mark Hunt

I don't want to be remembered as just some tough guy who could take punches.

Mark Hunt

A few months before my dad died, his eyes had started to go, and his skin was turning green. When he finally went to hospital, he was diagnosed with late-stage pancreatic cancer. None of us kids knew why the old man ignored the doctors and refused their help, but none of us were surprised, either.

Mark Hunt

Your mind is the most powerful weapon you have.

Mark Hunt

I'm always going to say I'm going to knock someone out.

Mark Hunt

I couldn't believe that talk about Jon Jones fighting Lesnar - that would have zero legitimacy. In society, we punish people that do bad things. Why isn't it the same in fighting?

Mark Hunt

I don't feel pain like most people.

Mark Hunt

I always remember my dad's blue overalls and the blue overcoat he wore in winter, and I remember my mum's big old Afro. Sometimes, though, in my memories, smudges have replaced their faces.

Mark Hunt

I've had a pretty chequered past, you know, as a kid, as a troubled kid.

Mark Hunt

At the end of the day, that's just boxing - it's a different sport altogether. But when I finish fighting for the UFC, there are so many different options I have. Boxing is another option I could take.

Mark Hunt

I don't turn down fights unless I'm injured. Never have. So it's a part of my makeup.

Mark Hunt

Normally, a loss, it's hard to swallow, but you get over it sooner or later.

Mark Hunt

There was a lot of pride, being one of the elite fighters in the world, in the best promotion in the world. That's what I was proud of. To be called a UFC fighter, that was important.

Mark Hunt

All the guys at this top level, they're pretty much dangerous all over the place. If you're not good all over the place, you'll be in a little bit of trouble. It's hard to swim at the top end if you're only good at one thing.

Mark Hunt

I was a cheap criminal; I did many, many wrongs. I admit that. Of course, if I could tell each person I'm sorry, I would.

Mark Hunt

I don't ask to fight anybody. All I ask is to fight the best fighters in the world.

Mark Hunt

Coming from a standing background in striking, I couldn't catch up to the guys with 20-plus years of training on the ground. I had to learn submissions. I found out it wasn't an easy road. I had six losses in a row, but I still felt I was the best fighter in the world.

Mark Hunt