--- title: "1 Started Fighting Quotes By Roy Nelson" description: "1 Started Fighting quotes by Roy Nelson. Plus more from Roy Nelson and more Started Fighting sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab8/roy-nelson-5097_champions_i-ve-coached-ufc-champions-and-stuff-bef_1486999.jpg" --- > [I've coached UFC champions and stuff before I ever started fighting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-nelson/i-ve-coached-ufc-champions-and-stuff-before-i-ever-started-fighting/) [Roy Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-nelson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab8/roy-nelson-5097_champions_i-ve-coached-ufc-champions-and-stuff-bef_1486999.jpg) ## More by Roy Nelson > [A good wrestler, with good jiu jitsu and great boxing, can beat Fedor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-nelson/a-good-wrestler-with-good-jiu-jitsu-and-great-boxing-can-beat-fedor/) [Roy Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-nelson/) > [I think with every heavyweight, there's a style that makes for a different fight with different fighters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-nelson/i-think-with-every-heavyweight-there-s-a-style-that-makes-for-a/) [Roy Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-nelson/) > [Everybody hates a whiner.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-nelson/everybody-hates-a-whiner/) [Roy Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-nelson/) > [I'd fight anyone I've ever lost to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-nelson/i-d-fight-anyone-i-ve-ever-lost-to/) [Roy Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-nelson/) > [I'm always down to give the fans what they want.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-nelson/i-m-always-down-to-give-the-fans-what-they-want/) [Roy Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-nelson/) > [We handle it from both sides of the coin: from the sport aspect and the entertainment aspect. You gotta have both because we're if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-nelson/we-handle-it-from-both-sides-of-the-coin-from-the-sport-aspect-and/) [Roy Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-nelson/) > [Do I want a shot at the belt? Yes, of course I do. Put it this way: I am Barry Sanders on the Detroit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-nelson/do-i-want-a-shot-at-the-belt-yes-of-course-i-do-put-it-this-way-i-am/) [Roy Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-nelson/) > [I stopped trying to think about how the UFC operates. It's like trying to understand a woman.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-nelson/i-stopped-trying-to-think-about-how-the-ufc-operates-it-s-like-trying/) [Roy Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-nelson/) > [If you paid me $2 million, I'm sure I could lose my belly. But I don't get paid to look a certain way. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-nelson/if-you-paid-me-2-million-i-m-sure-i-could-lose-my-belly-but-i-don-t/) [Roy Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-nelson/) > [Just go out there against the best fighters in the world and see where I stand. That's what I want.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-nelson/just-go-out-there-against-the-best-fighters-in-the-world-and-see/) [Roy Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-nelson/) > [I have plenty of sponsors, and I'm the first American that Pretorian has sponsored.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-nelson/i-have-plenty-of-sponsors-and-i-m-the-first-american-that-pretorian/) [Roy Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-nelson/) > [What brought me to Bellator was Scott Coker, Viacom, and one of my good friends, Mike Kogan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-nelson/what-brought-me-to-bellator-was-scott-coker-viacom-and-one-of-my-good/) [Roy Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-nelson/) > [I'm always looking ahead, not backwards.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-nelson/i-m-always-looking-ahead-not-backwards/) [Roy Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-nelson/) > [I think just more that it's okay for fighters to have a self-esteem. I think I've kind of shown that that's okay. And as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-nelson/i-think-just-more-that-it-s-okay-for-fighters-to-have-a-self-esteem-i/) [Roy Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-nelson/) > [I made more from sponsorship than I did from fighting. I did that for the longest time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-nelson/i-made-more-from-sponsorship-than-i-did-from-fighting-i-did-that-for/) [Roy Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-nelson/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/started-fighting/roy-nelson/#itemlist", "name": "1 Started Fighting Quotes By Roy Nelson", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've coached UFC champions and stuff before I ever started fighting.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Roy Nelson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-nelson/i-ve-coached-ufc-champions-and-stuff-before-i-ever-started-fighting/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab8/roy-nelson-5097_champions_i-ve-coached-ufc-champions-and-stuff-bef_1486999.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab8/roy-nelson-5097_champions_i-ve-coached-ufc-champions-and-stuff-bef_1486999.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab8/roy-nelson-5097_champions_i-ve-coached-ufc-champions-and-stuff-bef_1486999.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I've coached UFC champions and stuff before I ever started fighting.” — Roy Nelson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/started-fighting/roy-nelson/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/started-fighting/roy-nelson/", "name": "Started Fighting Quotes by Roy Nelson", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/started-fighting/roy-nelson/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab8/roy-nelson-5097_champions_i-ve-coached-ufc-champions-and-stuff-bef_1486999.jpg" }, "description": "1 Started Fighting quotes by Roy Nelson. 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