Coming back to the UFC was huge. I was ready for the spotlight for the first time.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
When I came back to the UFC, I was just excited.
Back in '93 I saw my first UFC fight and just became enamored by it then.
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.
I went through a training camp; I worked extremely hard. I prepared for UFC 200. This was the big one. This one meant everything to me.
'Dancing with the Stars' was a really great experience. People were definitely surprised that I'm a fighter, or they couldn't believe I'm a professional fighter, but I feel like I'm going to get that for a while. I'm excited to bring a new demographic over to MMA and the UFC.
The UFC has been very good to me, man.
I am very honored and excited to be part of UFC 100; it's going to be the hardest challenge of my career so far and it's going to be pretty tough - I can't wait.
Winning my first UFC fight by a finish, I've never felt so accomplished in my life.
When people first started watching UFC, it seemed like a no-holds barred event... early on it looked like all the fighters were crazy. Actually, there are a lot of techniques, and the reality shows have let people see the fighters behind the scenes.
I'm more into MMA than any other sport. I watch a lot of the UFC fights. I have since it first came onto the scene.
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