Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

“I'm excited to fight in Abu Dhabi and to compete against Roy Nelson because he's a dangerous opponent and demands a lot of respect and hard training to beat. He's a knockout artist and really well-rounded, so you need to be well trained to fight someone like him.”

“One year in the hospital will make you strong. It made me strong.”

“We are very proud to step in the Octagon.”

“The people who are at home watching want to see the fourth and fifth round.”

“Every single fighter in the UFC dreams to be the champ.”

“Cain Velasquez attacks more, and throws more punches and kicks. It's hard to fight against him. He's very athletic, you can see that from his fights with 'Cigano,' but Werdum trains hard and is a great fighter.”

“My last three fights weren't good, really.”

“In my last fight I couldn't explode as much. Sometimes I had a chance to throw the guy, to close the distance, and I missed that distance because of my hips.”

“Fighting Frank Mir is something I'd love to do. I'm motivated to fight him.”

“Everything that happens inside the cage is very quick and the fighter acts more by reflex than by reasoning.”

“I love to talk to Demian Maia.”

“When people ask me what I like to do the most, I tell them it's training, to perfect an armbar or whatever, I like to wake up and have a goal.”

“For those who believed in me or not, because I knew there'd be people in there who didn't believe in me but would cheer for me.”

“I started fighting in 1999, and was at the top 3 of the division until 2008. It's an entire life.”

“I like to be the underdog.”

“For sure, when you don't have a fight, you don't have the pressure. Without the pressure, your mind is more open to learning. I learned a lot of good things.”

“I've improved a lot of things. I've improved a lot of my hands.”

“I show I have heart.”

“I'm used to big guys and I've never had a problem with the real big guys.”

“I've always had a passion to follow the development of new athletes and that's what I intend to continue doing.”