Art Quote by Chuck Liddell

My junior and senior year in college is when I first realized what MMA is and really started liking it. I went the other…

— Jake Hager

While wrestling in college as a junior it came to a point where wrestling just wasn't enough for me anymore. I love wrestling, but…

— Cain Velasquez

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

While wrestling in college as a junior, it came to a point where wrestling just wasn't enough for me anymore. I love wrestling, but…

— Cain Velasquez

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'm not fanatical or in love with being an MMA fighter.

— Nick Diaz

In college, I tried to start wrestling as soon as I could and when it was available to me, as I loved competing, and…

— Robbie Lawler

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

I've wrestled my whole life, and when I got done with college, I went back to school to become a firefighter. I liked MMA,…

— Stipe Miocic

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

But I got into MMA for the sport. I love fighting.

— Fallon Fox

I feel like I started with wrestling, and a love of pro wrestling, that lead me to MMA and the UFC. And now it's…

— Matt Riddle