I'm not a black belt, but in MMA, the difference between a black belt and white belt is just a few elbows. — Curtis Blaydes Copy Share Image
There's a lot of guys with holes in their games because they only focus on one aspect of MMA. — Curtis Blaydes Copy Share Image
I have to strike before I wrestle. I have to be an MMA fighter, not a wrestler. — Curtis Blaydes Copy Share Image
I may not be the best pure wrestler in MMA but I'm the best MMA wrestler. I use my wrestling the most… — Curtis Blaydes Copy Share Image
MMA is like that. You could win four fights in a row, lose a fight, everyone says you suck. You could lose… — Curtis Blaydes Copy Share Image
I can strike if I have to, but I'm not going to play that game, this is heavyweight. If I was a bantamweight or… — Curtis Blaydes Copy Share Image
It's not like basketball, football or rugby, where they judge you on potential. In this sport it's about 'what have you done lately' -… — Curtis Blaydes Copy Share Image
That's one thing I love about the NFL If you can't play, they're not going to pay you. They're going to release you. They… — Curtis Blaydes Copy Share Image
I'm not a smack talker. I have a speech impediment. So if I try to talk smack and I start stuttering, that ruins the… — Curtis Blaydes Copy Share Image
It's always good to learn lessons, especially when you win and learn a lesson. — Curtis Blaydes Copy Share Image
People who think the venue actually has a factor on the outcome of the fight, I don't know what to tell you besides I… — Curtis Blaydes Copy Share Image
When I get on top of somebody, I don't have to do all the other little checks and balances guys in other weight classes… — Curtis Blaydes Copy Share Image
