Career Quote by Ariel Helwani

I always wanted to enter the UFC, and they gave me that opportunity twice.

— Fabricio Werdum

I thought that I'd never become a UFC fighter if I bought a ticket to go to the UFC. I don't know why, but…

— Renato Moicano

I always felt like my career, as far as professional MMA, would start and finish with the UFC.

— Dan Hardy

I never even thought I would be in the UFC.

— B. J. Penn

At the beginning of my career, when I first got signed to the UFC, I dealt with a little of struggles. I didn't know…

— Khalil Rountree Jr

I started this martial arts journey 20 years ago with karate, and I never imagined it would come to pass that I would be…

— Tecia Torres

I didn't get into MMA because I wanted to be UFC champion. That wasn't my motivation.

— Shayna Baszler

In my situation, when I quit my job, I was able to get paid from the UFC to sustain myself.

— Jared Cannonier

To be in the UFC would mean to go back to where I already won the belt, to go back to where I was…

— Josh Barnett

I feel I have the necessary skills to compete with the best, I wouldn't have even aimed for the UFC if I didn't think…

— Artem Lobov

I never fought because I wanted everyone to know who I was, but I realize my pay is based on a type of popularity…

— Dan Henderson

I took a pay cut to sign with the UFC.

— Paddy Pimblett