You don't get to the highest levels of the sport without having the basics in order.

Wrestling is a hard sport, but it's only a sport.

Guys play basketball and get hurt, and that's probably the easiest sport on the planet. We're actually fighting every day. We're wrestling; we're grappling.

If you're the UFC champion, you're the best in the world at what you do, and I get the opportunity to do that.

My resume, my career, and my legacy in this sport means more to me then collecting some checks.

You don't quit after you get beat. You pick yourself up, and you start rebuilding to accomplish your goals.