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I always had an interest in MMA but I didn't start training until I was 21.

— Artem Lobov

When I was 14 years old, I said, 'Mom, I want to fight MMA.'

— Sonya Deville

I've been fighting since I was 16, fighting in the UFC since my 21st birthday.

— Jeremy Stephens

My mum signed me up to an MMA gym to keep me off the street to keep me out of trouble. And I used…

— Leon Edwards

To be in the UFC would mean to go back to where I already won the belt, to go back to where I was…

— Josh Barnett

At 28, you need recovery time after training.

— Eric Shanteau

I've fallen short in my career, in MMA, but it is what it is. You're going to do that. I just wanted opportunities.

— Ryan Bader

When my contract with the military was done, then I started following MMA.

— Liz Carmouche

I started training for MMA when I was 18 years old. My jujitsu coach told me, 'Amanda, you should try MMA.' Since that moment,…

— Amanda Nunes

I saw my first UFC fight when I was 15 and figured, 'This is what I want to do when I grow up.'

— Brian Ortega

It is not easy to go away and come back. One year out of MMA is like five years out of MMA. When you…

— Ken Shamrock

MMA makes you sore and tired every day. I wonder what we're going to be like when we're 50 or 60. I wake up…

— Donald Cerrone