If I let all the pressure get to me then I'm not going to fight the fight that I want to fight. — Darren Elkins Copy Share Image
I go out there and I fight. I'm happy with whoever they give me. I'm just happy to be back in the… — Darren Elkins Copy Share Image
Taking a short-notice fight, it's the strategy you don't get to work as much on. — Darren Elkins Copy Share Image
I never believe I'm out of a fight and I know, I've proven, that if I just keep working and keep pushing,… — Darren Elkins Copy Share Image
I just think I need to fight a guy that has a lot of fans, and a definite title push behind him.… — Darren Elkins Copy Share Image
I'm a little bit low-key, I'm from Indiana, and I don't fight with a huge camp. — Darren Elkins Copy Share Image
I prefer to fight somebody in their hometown than fight in my hometown most of the time. — Darren Elkins Copy Share Image
I'm trying to get better each fight and show that I'm getting better each fight. — Darren Elkins Copy Share Image
In this sport, the way I look at it, going off one fight and straight into another one, you have to make… — Darren Elkins Copy Share Image
I feel like the worst thing to do is put a time frame on it, and then it's like you're either done… — Darren Elkins Copy Share Image
You can't just put me away. If you don't put me away, I'm always in the fight. — Darren Elkins Copy Share Image
I've been wrestling since I was 4, so it's more a thing that's just a part of me now. It's toughened me mentally. — Darren Elkins Copy Share Image
I'm a hard worker and I get in there and no matter what, I train hard every day. — Darren Elkins Copy Share Image
If I let all the pressure get to me then I'm not going to fight the fight that I want to fight. — Darren Elkins Copy Share Image
I mean, I prefer negative energy. That pumps me up a little bit more, actually. — Darren Elkins Copy Share Image
Guys like Michael Johnson, they don't throw fake punches, they knock people out usually. But I take 'em; I take 'em well. And when… — Darren Elkins Copy Share Image
I go out there and I fight. I'm happy with whoever they give me. I'm just happy to be back in the octagon fighting… — Darren Elkins Copy Share Image
When I was younger I could depend a little bit more on my athleticism and my strength and all that. — Darren Elkins Copy Share Image