Art Quote by Aspen Ladd

When I grew older and went my own way, MMA kind of stuck with me. I got to the point where I wanted to…

— Brad Tavares

I got into MMA because I wanted to show my kids that they could be an athlete, that they could push themselves in whatever…

— Travis Browne

I always had an interest in MMA but I didn't start training until I was 21.

— Artem Lobov

I walked into the gym not even knowing what jiu-jitsu or MMA and all that was. I was looking to lose baby weight after…

— Cat Zingano

I took boxing classes and karate when I was young.

— J. R. Ramirez

I got into MMA because of my Mum. She asked me to go to the gym instead of hanging out on the street with…

— Leon Edwards

I learned boxing and jiu-jitsu from the ground up.

— Ryan Bader

What got me into MMA first was that I was a wrestler, and I was a gangbanger getting into trouble a lot and getting…

— Tyron Woodley

I used to fight in school. I was a rough, athletic child. I always knew I could fight and, watching UFC, I was always…

— Jimi Manuwa

I was always into martial arts and boxing.

— Robbie Lawler

The people around me saved my life, not MMA. It was people who said, 'You're better than this,' who told me, 'You don't belong…

— Brian Ortega

I didn't really have intentions of fighting in MMA; it just kind of fell into place. Once I started fighting, though, I loved it,…

— Donald Cerrone