Better Quote by Roy Nelson

I'd rather be an athlete than a fighter, an athlete is going to go there and figure out the ways to win, see the…

— T.J. Dillashaw

A lot of people think they're better than they are and it can be very hard to get found out when you come up…

— Jimi Manuwa

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

— Cody Garbrandt

The longer I'm in this sport, the more I realize that it's not about the wins and losses that makes you a good fighter.…

— Eddie Alvarez

I realized that if you want to be a fighter, you have to become an athlete.

— Marlon Vera

The advantage I have over every other fighter is my mentality.

— Darren Till

Being a great fighter is having a perfect balance of having that toughness, skill, as well as that mental capability to be able to…

— Rashad Evans

I've been around fighters enough to know that you have to be able to give 100 percent of your effort and time into training…

— Shawn Tompkins

I'm just trying to be a better fighter every time I compete, so it's all about being more strategic and looking for a way…

— Robbie Lawler

I just started training with the best fighters in the world trying to get better. I was a pretty good athlete so I did…

— Robbie Lawler

When you compete with better athletes, you also get better.

— P. T. Usha

It's competition. I think that's what drives your top athletes in the UFC, getting in there against one other person and mixing it up.

— Matt Hughes