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Wrestling Quotes by Liz Carmouche

32 Wrestling quotes by Liz Carmouche

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Liz Carmouche brings her MMA experience to the wrestling conversation, and these 32 snippets capture her straightforward, no‑nonsense attitude. Expect a mix of tactical advice, reflections on toughness, and occasional nods to the grind that shaped her career.

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When my contract with the military was done, then I started following MMA.

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I would absolutely be willing to fight Cris Cyborg.

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I took a lot from that Ronda fight. What that taught me was one - just how to manage my time.

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I want to fight more often than just once or twice a year.

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I've done judo, I've done Greco, I've done boxing, I've done catch wrestling.

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If I get a rematch with somebody, cool, but if they're not holding the belt, I really don't care.

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I never let myself get out of fighting shape. That's always been my thing.

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Physically, no disrespect to Ronda, but I don't think she has an advantage over anybody else. She's not physically stronger than any…

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A lot of people see M.M.A. as this violent cage fighting, and they don't see it as being two athletes who have…

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I'd rather take that chance and lose to someone who's the best in the world than beat someone nobody has ever heard…

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Hey look, I respect Ronda. She's done so much for the sport of women's MMA. I'm never going to take anything away…

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I'm a fighter through and through. I don't give up. I have a strong heart and I will push until there's nothing…

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I've fought other women where I've gone to move them and thought, 'Oh, she's not budging.' I didn't experience that with Ronda.

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My training is always the same. A few things might change for me from fight to fight, but it's really the same…

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MMA has been very accepting. I wouldn't say that every gym you go to is as open as the gym I'm a…

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After the Ronda fight, I wasn't sure what the UFC held for me. I think coming out of that fight, I didn't…

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The hype around Ronda is incredible and it's created this aura of invincibility. If you let that play with your mind, you'll…

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That's one thing that's always helped me as a fighter is that I haven't focused on one thing, like, 'let's make you…

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I had to wonder if I lost out on fight opportunities and sponsorships. But at the end of the day, I'm the…

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There's a feeling of invincibility that comes with being young, with being fit and in the prime of your life. But I…

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I started off and I didn't have the advantage like other fighters of having an amateur career to grow and learn and…

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There was a point when people didn't see the UFC as supporting the LGBT community or homosexuality. But by embracing me, the…

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Of course, I'm always my biggest critic. So I'll never be completely satisfied with my performance, win or lose, even if I…

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Somebody showed me a fight where somebody had gotten cut on the forehead and was just gushing blood and kept going throughout…

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To me, fighting in Strikeforce was a dream, like saying 'I want to be an astronaut and go to the moon.' You…

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I think that my story is similar to most women in MMA. You balance work and your fight career. You climb up…

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I fell into a safety zone where I didn't want to risk losing my fighting life with the UFC, so I wanted…

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I understand you always want drama leading up to the fight. You want whatever publicity you can get for it. It's more…

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For a lot of MMA fans, especially in the UFC, they didn't know who I was... unless you're really involved in women's…

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There's a lot of hype surrounding Ronda and a lot of the girls she's fought fall for that Ronda hype and they're…

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Coming into Bellator, I didn't want to slide into title contention just because I was in UFC. That wasn't fair to the…

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When I decided I wanted to fight, one biggest issue was just trying to find a gym where I could train. At…

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I always wanted to make sure that within my unit that I was never the weak person. So I made sure that my physical…

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I understand you always want drama leading up to the fight. You want whatever publicity you can get for it. It's more appealing for…

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I don't think anyone should try to put themselves in a situation or push themselves out of the zone that they don't feel comfortable…

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It went from 'I was a nobody on the street, just another person.' It turned into something completely different. People were coming up to…

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There's no real hiding from fame.

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I'll never experience the hardships that I experienced while going to Iraq and being in combat. And that kind of prepared me for life…

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I'm constantly pushing myself to evolve and be a better person and the best that I can be and that pushes me in my…

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If I get a rematch with somebody, cool, but if they're not holding the belt, I really don't care.

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I've always said it and I always will, that my eye is always on that title. That's what I'm gunning for.

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Hey look, I respect Ronda. She's done so much for the sport of women's MMA. I'm never going to take anything away from her.

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Every day I wake up, and my goal is to be better than I was the day before.

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There was a point when people didn't see the UFC as supporting the LGBT community or homosexuality. But by embracing me, the UFC showed…

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I was able to come out to my family, but other than that I couldn't come out to co-workers or to friends because of…

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The way I was raised, I didn't have a role model who was openly out.

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I was offered an opportunity to do the Sports Illustrated cover when they did the skin cover with Miesha Tate and Ronda Rousey. That…

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