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I think the hardest thing I went through in the UFC was my first loss. It was terrible. It was traumatizing. But it's just going back and rebuilding and getting better.

Winning my first UFC fight by a finish, I've never felt so accomplished in my life.

Coming back to the UFC was huge. I was ready for the spotlight for the first time.

I'm not a matchmaker; I don't run the UFC - I'm a fighter. So I'll stick to doing what I do best: training and punching people.

I had to learn to take my time in MMA, and I was just able to keep a clear head.

I've been involved in mixed martial arts since 1997 when I first started working for the UFC.

Back in '93 I saw my first UFC fight and just became enamored by it then.

I started doing MMA and boxing at the same time - I always wanted to try an MMA fight to see what it was like. I had one fight, and I was hooked.

I was a big fighter when I was younger. In bars I was ready to explode and fight.

When I came back to the UFC, I was just excited.