Liz Carmouche

I'm just not really meant to fight at 135.

— Liz Carmouche

To be closeted for so long was so difficult.

— Liz Carmouche

I was always a gym rat.

— Liz Carmouche

Beast. That's what everybody says about me.

— Liz Carmouche

When I watch fights, it's on YouTube.

— Liz Carmouche

I'm one of the tiniest 135ers.

— Liz Carmouche

I've always been a little powerhouse.

— Liz Carmouche

I'm genuinely a flyweight.

— Liz Carmouche

I never let myself get out of fighting shape. That's always been my thing.

— Liz Carmouche

I'm always brought in to be the loser and I'm OK with that.

— Liz Carmouche

The way I was raised, I didn't have a role model who was openly out.

— Liz Carmouche

The first time I got to really hit somebody in the face, that changed everything.

— Liz Carmouche

I think I'm a different creature from the rest.

— Liz Carmouche

You can play the what-if game with anything in life. But everything happens for a reason.

— Liz Carmouche

I'm that person, if I'm not good at it, that means I have to go back and master it.

— Liz Carmouche

To me, I feel like I play such small role in this life and this world.

— Liz Carmouche

I always wanted to make sure that within my unit that I was never the weak person. So I made sure that…

— Liz Carmouche

Each day I go to train and I'm like, 'This is what I did well yesterday, and this is where I need…

— Liz Carmouche

I understand you always want drama leading up to the fight. You want whatever publicity you can get for it. It's more…

— Liz Carmouche

I spent so much time in the closet in the Marine Corps and I wasn't going to hide who I was. If…

— Liz Carmouche

For a lot of MMA fans, especially in the UFC, they didn't know who I was... unless you're really involved in women's…

— Liz Carmouche

I'm not satisfied with walking away from something and letting it beat me. That's not my spirit.

— Liz Carmouche

When I decided I wanted to fight, one biggest issue was just trying to find a gym where I could train. At…

— Liz Carmouche

After my time in the Marine Corps with 'don't ask, don't tell,' I didn't want to hide any more.

— Liz Carmouche

My mom raised me to be an independent woman, and if there is anything I want in life, to go after it.…

— Liz Carmouche

There's a lot of hype surrounding Ronda and a lot of the girls she's fought fall for that Ronda hype and they're…

— Liz Carmouche

Of course, I'm always my biggest critic. So I'll never be completely satisfied with my performance, win or lose, even if I…

— Liz Carmouche

I'll never experience the hardships that I experienced while going to Iraq and being in combat. And that kind of prepared me…

— Liz Carmouche

I've definitely been in elements of grappling where I'm tied up and in a weird position and my mouth and my nose…

— Liz Carmouche

Growing up I was always stronger than all the other kids. I wasn't allowed to play with the other girls because they…

— Liz Carmouche

Coming into Bellator, I didn't want to slide into title contention just because I was in UFC. That wasn't fair to the…

— Liz Carmouche

I think that my story is similar to most women in MMA. You balance work and your fight career. You climb up…

— Liz Carmouche

I can't freeze when I go in the cage.

— Liz Carmouche

There's no real hiding from fame.

— Liz Carmouche

I always train to do five rounds.

— Liz Carmouche

Everybody has strong feelings and they back what they believe, and they have the right to.

— Liz Carmouche

I would absolutely be willing to fight Cris Cyborg.

— Liz Carmouche

I've grown through the losses and all those lessons.

— Liz Carmouche

I hate taking breaks in my training. But I'm having to change that, and let my body heal.

— Liz Carmouche

I'm my hardest critic, I expect the best of myself, I'm a perfectionist.

— Liz Carmouche