Even Quote by Dan Henderson

The first couple events I fought in, I was a little nervous, but nothing serious. My training never consisted of any sparring back then,…

— Dan Henderson

I had 14 amateur fights, and I went out there and knocked a lot of them out. Trainingwise, we would pretty much just spar.

— Sean O'Malley

For my whole career, I didn't have sparring partners. I was frustrated when I came to the UFC because, after a few minutes of…

— Mirko Cro Cop

I got thrown into the lion's den when I got to Alpha Male. My first sparring session was with Joe Benavidez, Chad Mendes and…

— T.J. Dillashaw

To be honest, I don't spar a whole lot. I do hit a lot of pads and spar a little bit, I just don't…

— Matt Hughes

I fought tall fighters, short fighters, strong fighters, slow fighters, sluggers and boxers. It was either learn or get knocked off.

— Sugar Ray Leonard

I was invited to have a private sparring session with Royce Gracie. This was 1992, a year before the first UFC. It was just…

— Bruce Buffer

I've fought tactical fights in a gym, but never in a fight before.

— Tommy Morrison

I am always in the gym sparring. I look at every fight kind of like a sparring match.

— Chris Weidman

You can hit the bags, the pads, and you can run and do your fitness and your weights as much as you want, but…

— Chris Eubank Jr

I've coached UFC champions and stuff before I ever started fighting.

— Roy Nelson

I had done everything I could and wanted to do in kickboxing. It was toward the end, it was getting difficult to get the…

— Alex Pereira