Big Quote by Daniel Cormier

It was a relief to get my first win in the UFC and for me fighting is a scary experience so it's about going…

— Uriah Hall

I've trained my whole life, and I've always had the UFC be a goal of mine.

— Sage Northcutt

I'm training at everything. Jiu-Jitsu, wrestling, striking. Everything. I think to be in the UFC, you have to be well rounded at everything. That's…

— CM Punk

I got into the UFC after six months of training. I started doing jiu-jitsu, had my first fight, tried out for 'The Ultimate Fighter,'…

— Matt Riddle

In training, I was always a professional. But it takes so much more than that to compete at the highest level in the UFC.…

— Dan Hooker

I've had many fights, but this is the biggest stage I've ever fought in. The UFC is the best.

— Stephen Thompson

I think the hardest thing I went through in the UFC was my first loss. It was terrible. It was traumatizing. But it's just…

— Paige VanZant

I think I've put in some work and I've fought some tough guys early in my UFC career in order for me to get…

— Travis Browne

Coming from a standing background in striking, I couldn't catch up to the guys with 20-plus years of training on the ground. I had…

— Mark Hunt

I learned through the UFC, which was a tough place to learn.

— Mike Perry

That first loss in the UFC was a tough one. I hadn't fought in a year, and you start again, different organisation, different scenario,…

— Mark Hunt

I get wanting to fight in the UFC. I got my start there. I fought 20 times there.

— Ryan Bader