Before Quote by Marlon Vera

In MMA, it's a sport, but it's entertainment, too.

— Henry Cejudo

One of the things I've come to learn over the years is that the fight itself is a sport, but everything around it is…

— Jon Fitch

The two sports are as different as Ping-Pong and rugby. In boxing, you don’t know what’s going to happen. In wrestling, it’s already prearranged.…

— Mickey Rourke

Fighting is still not a sport for me.

— B. J. Penn

I like fighting, man. I didn't get into this sport not to fight. I enjoy fighting; I actually enjoy getting in the cage.

— Colby Covington

Some fighters think they're athletes and it's a sport. I know I'm athletic, but I'm a fighter first.

— Cody Garbrandt

To me a fight is a fight, it's not a contest or a martial arts competition, it's a fight.

— Jimi Manuwa

The reality is this: Fighting isn't a team sport; it's an individual's sport.

— Dana White

I really don't look at it as a real sport because anybody can come into MMA and learn that. You can learn that.

— Adrien Broner

I think boxing is a singular sport, because the stakes are so high and because it just appeals to people's primal instincts. It's a…

— Aaron Eckhart

A fight is a fight; it's not a wrestling match.

— Jon Fitch

MMA is a sport where anything can happen.

— Gerald Meerschaert