Wrestling Quotes · Page 312

Conor McGregor is a tough competitor. He proved throughout the years in the UFC that he can fight standing up.

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr

I consider Ric Flair to be one of the great comedic minds. But I never got to see him growing up because…

— Bill Burr

For sure, Jacare would be a great opponent. I have all the respect for him, but I would like a lot to…

— Lyoto Machida

It's a fast-paced somewhat violent sport, but it's very much entertaining. And the greatest thing about mixed martial arts is that it…

— Michael Chandler

Whether Pacquiao loses in the first round, whether he knocks out Mayweather in the first round, it's still going to be the…

— Marvin Hagler

I love the UFC, and I want to say thank you for many things. And, for sure, I've had problems, too.

— Fabricio Werdum

The person you see in the ring is me in a mosh pit, pretty much. I am that character, I don't even…

— Rhea Ripley

My mum signed me up to an MMA gym to keep me off the street to keep me out of trouble. And…

— Leon Edwards

I lift weights, but that's not my main focus. I'm a fighter now, and I want to evolve and make myself a…

— Brock Lesnar

I was brought into the life of one Bas Rutten in 2001 at a grappling tournament that I was attending to support…

— Mauro Ranallo

I considered wrestling at a young age, but I never could relate to any of the Divas. I have always been a…

— Nia Jax

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…

— Liz Carmouche

It is a grind lifestyle and it never ends until you get hurt and then you sit home rehabbing for three months…

— Wade Barrett

It's your career. Why should you let someone else be in control of what you do? You're the one taking all the…

— Mikey Garcia

As a 4-year-old, I saw two men competing in the ring, and I thought it was martial arts. I asked my parents…

— Aleister Black

I spent a lot of time wrestling at NXT. That was not seen because I was also an announcer. When you're an…

— Brandi Rhodes

I found a nice spot in boxing. Starting to develop a love for it, a like for it, and a yearning to…

— Greg Hardy

I want to fight the best to know in my head I am the best. If I get beat, I'll take it…

— Darren Till

When I got into the sport and wrote down my goals, it was never to be a UFC main event or to…

— Joseph Benavidez

AEW is history-making. When the chance presented itself to be a part of something so groundbreaking, I wasn't going to wait around…

— Shawn Spears

There are so many belts, so many champions. Who is the real champion? For me, all that dilutes the sport. It's hard…

— Josh Taylor

Sasha Banks. She has it all; she has everything. Her mind works like no other, and her heart is undeniable.

— Bayley

It's sad when a MMA fighter talks to an NFL or NBA player about how much money they make. That's embarrassing. You…

— Wanderlei Silva

I know when I first started working with Manny that he was something special. But eight world titles? No one could have…

— Freddie Roach

I fought when you couldn't even buy MMA gear at your local sports store or whatever. We had to make it ourselves.

— Josh Barnett

I think tag team wrestling is every bit as exciting, if not more exciting than singles competition.

— Jim Cornette

There's only so many things you can do with fights, so I'm always trying to shake it up and find something different,…

— Dana White

Whatever it is that you do, dial it up to a 10 because for me people won't necessarily think I am the…

— Zelina Vega

I give no quarter, and I ask for none. Out there, I'm going to fight for my team and do the best…

— Diego Costa

Boxing has always been like a sanctuary for me. It's been a place that I could go and be somebody.

— Caleb Plant

Weidman is a boxer, kicks a little bit but ultimately sets everything up with his wrestling. He has great grappling.

— Brad Tavares

I wanted to fight Cejudo only because it meant I was gonna win the title. It wasn't about fighting a person.

— Joseph Benavidez

I've always said I don't need to be the best wrestler in the world to beat Usman. I've just got to be…

— Leon Edwards

You know you're going to get hit when you fight and if you don't want to get hit, you shouldn't be in…

— Yair Rodriguez

I respect Haye as a man and for being a former two-weight world champion. But not as a boxer.

— Shannon Briggs

Brock Lesnar and I have a very unique chemistry. It works. It's worked since 2002; it will continue to work any time…

— Paul Heyman

For me, with fighting, I'm not going to have any regrets. I'm throwing down to the very end.

— Mark Hunt

I'm all about trying to accomplish more in my life as best I can, be it in the ring or outside the…

— Paulie Malignaggi

Derek Brunson's stand up is horrible, I'm sorry. The guy is a good fighter but his stand up is just terrible. He's…

— Gegard Mousasi

We’ll fight Pacquiao, I’ll stop this fight [Carlos Molina] to fight Pacquiao. What would I got to do?

— Adrien Broner