Family Quote by Anthony Johnson

The cut made me hate the process of getting ready for a fight. I was focused on how to make weight instead of how…

— Dustin Poirier

I felt like I was cheated out of my career in the UFC. In my mind and in my heart, I never lost to…

— Brock Lesnar

I don't think people realize what those weight cuts were doing to me. It took so much out of me to make 155. I…

— Michael Chiesa

I've gone through great pains to change myself as a fighter and a person.

— Jon Fitch

You got hurt to make you stronger and learn from that, so you won't be a fool again

— Carla Elisabeth

I broke people's bones, tore muscles, ribs, faces, inflicted some serious and heavy damages to my opponents, etc... I got hurt myself, too, from…

— Mirko Cro Cop

I think the hardest thing I went through in the UFC was my first loss. It was terrible. It was traumatizing. But it's just…

— Paige VanZant

My first opportunity in the UFC was to cut to 140 pounds. This was too tough for me, but by me going through that,…

— Cris Cyborg

Everyone has excuses when they're not doing well. If I have an excuse, I just analyze it in my head and I try to…

— Marlon Vera

After leaving MMA, I fell into a really big hole. I fell into a deep depression.

— Uriah Hall

I’m glad the UFC wanted to work with me as well, and I think that they trust that I’ll never make them look bad.…

— Jon Jones

I used to get so stressed out before the fight, weeks out, because of how much weight I had to cut to get there.

— Robert Whittaker