College Quote by 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

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

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

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

I guess you could say I fell into it. The main goal was to be successful and to make my family proud. Back then,…

— Tyron Woodley

I kept doing my own thing, working out with weights, wrestling, and doing other spots until I graduated from high school. Then I made…

— Robbie Lawler

Once I started wrestling, I really got into it, and I just knew that I wanted to do that - I wanted to wrestle…

— Cain Velasquez

I started doing martial arts since I was 12, and then I went into wrestling in college. After I met John Hackleman, I started…

— Chuck Liddell

I started wrestling when I was five years old, and from the time that I actually had the knowledge of what college wrestling was…

— Chad Mendes

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

Growing up, I was always a fan of wrestling, but I was also a fan of MMA and stuff.

— Matt Riddle

I've been training in martial arts since I was a baby running around the school. Everything from wrestling to muay thai. I started wrestling…

— Frank Mir