Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

Conor McGregor knows how to control distance well, but Anderson does it like nobody else.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

If I'm not showing well or I'm not motivated, there is no way I can be fighting anymore.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I have no prejudice against the gays, but I wouldn't train with someone who's gay.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

In training, I'm always being tested. I believe that if I'm training well, I will fight well.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I'm hungry, but I have a good team around me. Good coaches and good sparring partners.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I was born with natural talent and started fighting when I was 4 years old in judo.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

A lot of guys came in after me and they quit before me. I've seen that a lot. That's motivation. That's teamwork,…

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

Guys who are my friends, guys who I visit their homes, I don't feel like fighting those guys.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

Fighting in the cage brings much more adrenaline than fighting in the ring. When you step inside the Octagon and they close…

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

They have a clinic in Kansas where they work with stem cells. What they do is they remove some cells from fat…

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

When you wake up in the morning and have good training and learn something, have good adrenaline and you're going to face…

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

The Japanese people treated me very well. They appreciated how I considered the martial arts, the jiu-jitsu and judo. There's some good…

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

There are many promotions in Russia, and they are taking Brazilians to fight there. We need to do something about the Brazilian…

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I've always been a fan of Anderson's. Back when he was in Meca, I met his dad, and we talked. He always…

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

People ask me what's the most important moment for me, and it's not fighting, winning or losing, it's the daily training. I'm…

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I started fighting in 1999, and was at the top 3 of the division until 2008. It's an entire life.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

When people ask me what I like to do the most, I tell them it's training, to perfect an armbar or whatever,…

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I've had a couple great moments in my career, I beat Cro Cop, I won the Pride belt.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

For sure, when you don't have a fight, you don't have the pressure. Without the pressure, your mind is more open to…

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

Derek Brunson is aggressive, knows how to close the distance, but couldn't do anything against Anderson.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira