Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

“You know what, if I had to do it all again, I would do the same things as before. I would meet the same people, make a lot of friends, bring a lot of happiness to my country. I get to travel all over the world, doing seminars. I have thousands of students in the Nogueira gyms.”

“Conor McGregor knows how to control distance well, but Anderson does it like nobody else.”

“I have no prejudice against the gays, but I wouldn't train with someone who's gay.”

“I love to inspire people to train.”

“The Japanese people treated me very well. They appreciated how I considered the martial arts, the jiu-jitsu and judo. There's some good points and bad points to fight there. The distance was too far from where I used to live in Brazil. It was a 27-hour flight.”

“When I was younger, I went to wrestling camps. We'd fly in wrestling guys from the U.S. to Brazil.”

“I'm a perfectionist. You have to perform at your best.”

“Borrachinha' boxes better Vettori. Vettori throws good strikes, he's fast, has rhythm, good heart and good submissions, he fights well in all areas, but I don't see him taking 'Borrachinha' down. 'Borrachinha' is more skilled than him in wrestling and hits harder with his hands.”

“I'm honored to face such a great fighter as Randy Couture.”

“It's a dream come true, fighting where I live, in my home.”

“I appreciate the fans in each country and what they do for us.”

“I like submitting guys, but if I see an opportunity for a KO, I won't let it go.”

“A lot of guys came in after me and they quit before me. I've seen that a lot. That's motivation. That's teamwork, I don't do that myself.”

“I was born with natural talent and started fighting when I was 4 years old in judo.”

“I have a lot of respect for Fedor Emelianenko, who beat me two times.”

“I started my surgery career early, at 11 years old when I was hit by the truck.”

“Oh man, I had staph for over a year.”

“I was at a birthday party and a truck backed up and the wheels ran over my chest. I lost part of my lung and my liver.”

“I love to be around the fighters, training. That's my favorite thing.”

“I hope I set an example to motivate people, to motivate the new fighters, motivate the guy who doesn't got to the gym who doesn't train martial arts because he has a knee injury or some little things.”