Defence Quote by Robert Whittaker

I've said it many times that wrestling is the best base to have in MMA. It's been instrumental in my MMA career and it…

— Dan Henderson

One element of wrestling that I know what I grew up with we put a lot of emphasis towards was the takedown. But, you…

— Chael Sonnen

As a professional MMA fighter, I've experienced firsthand the destructive and biased effects of fighting in MMA without a sanctioning body.

— Jon Fitch

MMA is very difficult; you can't just be good at wrestling. You need striking, kickboxing, jiu-jitsu and countless other things.

— Jake Hager

I've always been a defensive wrestler, but when I go in there in the fights, I get so caught up in trying to knock…

— Quinton Jackson

I actually think that wrestling is much harder than MMA, to be honest.

— Robert Whittaker

I get more respect doing professional wrestling than I ever did in MMA.

— Matt Riddle

Wrestlers tend to do good in MMA because they tend to be just some tough guys. It's not a karate situation where they grew…

— Chael Sonnen

The level of difficulty in most areas of MMA is very high. It's a high learning curve. The footwork in boxing alone takes years…

— Jake Hager

Wrestling has made me very mentally strong, conditioned me really well for MMA, and given me phenomenal balance.

— Cain Velasquez

I've been working on wrestling aside from MMA. That is something that I wasn't doing in the past so I'm getting more confident in…

— Gegard Mousasi

You watch Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather fight, Floyd can just throw a few punches, or he can do a lot of defense; he…

— Jordan Burroughs