Mixed martial arts has small windows of opportunity and there's always new faces coming through, so it's easy to forget you. — Jimi Manuwa Copy Share Image
It's always great fighting in front of familiar faces and not having to travel and deal with jet-lag and all of that… — Jimi Manuwa Copy Share Image
David Haye was the perfect opponent for me because he was a small heavyweight with a big name and we were about… — Jimi Manuwa Copy Share Image
I can definitely get the belt. It's something I always wake up believing every time I train. — Jimi Manuwa Copy Share Image
I want the belt. I'm focused on the belt, I'm focused on the world championship belt. — Jimi Manuwa Copy Share Image
I always like to keep busy, I always say if you're not injured then you should fight. — Jimi Manuwa Copy Share Image
I don't think anyone hits as hard as I do in the light heavyweight division. — Jimi Manuwa Copy Share Image
I used to fight in school. I was a rough, athletic child. I always knew I could fight and, watching UFC, I… — Jimi Manuwa Copy Share Image
I like exciting fighters - Anthony Pettis, Jose Aldo. I like all the great fighters, Cain Velasquez, all the champions. They're so… — Jimi Manuwa Copy Share Image
A lot of people think they're better than they are and it can be very hard to get found out when you… — Jimi Manuwa Copy Share Image
If an MMA fighter is going to call out a boxer it's got to make sense. — Jimi Manuwa Copy Share Image
There's no such thing as a lucky punch. You throw to hurt someone and if you hurt someone, job done. — Jimi Manuwa Copy Share Image
When I started fighting I've always thought about being a UFC champion. — Jimi Manuwa Copy Share Image
One little mistake at the highest level costs you a fight, which I've learned. — Jimi Manuwa Copy Share
We used to go to the fairground, and there's that punchable thing that measures your power. It was from one of those that I… — Jimi Manuwa Copy Share
On fight day, I usually have peanut butter and porridge in the morning; bananas and a nice fruit salad. Then, as the day goes… — Jimi Manuwa Copy Share
But when you're cheating against your fellow athletes, that's something I can't forgive. — Jimi Manuwa Copy Share
Yeah, like '300,' I've probably watched it 300 times. It's one of my favourite films. I've just finished watching 'Spartacus,' another great series. I… — Jimi Manuwa Copy Share
I think everyone knows that I keep myself to myself and I don't get involved in trash talk or anything else. — Jimi Manuwa Copy Share
I had lots of fun; I was in the boy scouts, I went camping. I just used to mess around like a normal kid. — Jimi Manuwa Copy Share
Some fighters enjoy the limelight. I get nervous, I mess up when I'm trying to explain things, because I'm a fighter pure and simple,… — Jimi Manuwa Copy Share
The most important thing is to stay fresh - physically and mentally - and to also avoid injury of course. — Jimi Manuwa Copy Share
