Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

One year in the hospital will make you strong. It made me strong.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I'm honored to face such a great fighter as Randy Couture.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

Eleven months off, I don't like that. It makes you get out of shape.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

The people who are at home watching want to see the fourth and fifth round.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

We are very proud to step in the Octagon.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I'm a perfectionist. You have to perform at your best.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I don't think I need to prove to anyone how good my jiu-jitsu is.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I always keep training like an athlete. It's a lifestyle. I love that.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

Distance is everything, in a fight. When you lose your distance, you lose your timing.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I've had a chance to fight for a couple titles in my life. That's what keeps me motivated.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

Struve has great jiu-jitsu and I must avoid that. But when I'm in his guard, I can't be defensive, I have to…

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

In five rounds, the guy who is better prepared is going to win the fight, so I like the idea of a…

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

The UFC is a very serious business, it's not the WWE. Guys break their arms and get knocked out in there.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

Everything that happens inside the cage is very quick and the fighter acts more by reflex than by reasoning.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I like submitting guys, but if I see an opportunity for a KO, I won't let it go.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

They're both southpaws, Anderson is good with counters and McGregor is good at straight punches.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I used to ride horses and I remember one day I was working with a horse and we were having it jump,…

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

Nothing compares to when you are in coma and you hear voices and think you are dying. Then you come out of…

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

In Japan the fight is very cultural. The fans are very quiet the day of the fight. I was in a stadium…

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I implanted an intraocular contact lens, and if you poke me in the eye really hard it moves. Imagine how many punches…

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I was in a coma for a long time and in and out of the hospital for a year. For sure, when…

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I'm excited to fight in Abu Dhabi and to compete against Roy Nelson because he's a dangerous opponent and demands a lot…

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I have 16 metal screws in my right arm, from the elbow to the shoulder, and they are extremely painful at the…

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I hope I set an example to motivate people, to motivate the new fighters, motivate the guy who doesn't got to the…

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I love the training routine but I have to be 100 percent to fight.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

Fighting Frank Mir is something I'd love to do. I'm motivated to fight him.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

Anderson knows how to play the trash talking game.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

My last three fights weren't good, really.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

Always I try one submission. If it doesn't work, the second one works.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

When I get hurt, I fix it and go back fighting.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I had many fights in Pride, many battles there.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

In Miami, you can walk in the street and see people. It's like Brazil.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

Ortiz, Wanderlei and Fedor were top fighters for a reason.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

Every single fighter in the UFC dreams to be the champ.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

Of course I miss fighting. That was my life.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I'm used to big guys and I've never had a problem with the real big guys.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I went through three surgeries on my hip and knees.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I've improved a lot of things. I've improved a lot of my hands.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I love to be around the fighters, training. That's my favorite thing.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I have a lot of respect for Fedor Emelianenko, who beat me two times.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira