Amanda Nunes

“As soon as I go to another area, another climate, I always have this kind of pressure in my sinuses. Honestly, I used to worry about a lot, I'd think something was wrong with me.”

“You need to be very critical of yourself because MMA is a singular sport. You have to make the changes yourself or nothing will change. You have to be the one making the changes.”

“You can have your dream come true and be gay at the same time. This is not supposed to be a big deal. If the world thinks like that, one day it's gonna be a better place.”

“I say things directly and to the point because I don't know anything else.”

“I definitely want to defend my 145 belt.”

“I don't have anything to do but get in the cage and show my work and wait for my time.”

“Whatever steps in the cage against me, I will fight, because I have the belt, I'm No. 1 on the planet, and I want to keep staying here.”

“A loss is something tough.”

“I think all of my opponents say that, I gas out or whatever. They have to say something about me.”

“I'm a champion, I have to defend this belt.”

“I always trained with men, and always had to use all my power and strength to win in the gym. When I tapped men in training, I thought if I finished a man, the fight will be easy. But that's not how it works and not how I should think. A fight is completely different, and that became an issue.”

“When I competed in jiu-jitsu and judo, I had losses. We never accept to lose, but we learn that it's not the end of the world. It's not.”

“Miesha is a great athlete, really tough. I know that.”

“I want to be in this position for people to be able to see I made it. I'm gay, I made it. You can. Not exactly doing the same thing I'm doing, but if it's a job or school or whatever, you're able to make it.”

“I'm 100 percent gonna beat Ronda Rousey - I'm 200 percent.”

“I became the first Brazilian women to win a UFC title. That is huge.”

“I think everything happens in a life for a reason.”

“My uncle used to fight Vale Tudo, and my mother even cornered him in some of his fights.”

“I don't think Cyborg has ever felt the aggressiveness and the power that I will bring to her.”

“There's a point where, sometimes, I'd rather wait a bit and get a fight that sells.”