A biography for Cris Cyborghasn’t been written yet.
“If you have the belt, you have to fight anyone.”
“In reality, we can only talk about things that we already overcame in our minds.”
“I always admired Dana White as a great businessman that always believed in MMA and helped our sport to grow around the world.”
“I'm a two-time world champion in jiu-jitsu. I can try to submit you.”
“Imagine Chael Sonnen walking into Chute Boxe and training with Wanderlei Silva, Anderson Silva, or any of the coaches. Do you think they would have let him train after all the things he said about Brazil? No. They would have defended Brazil's honor.”
“Man, I got to say I love my haters because they challenge myself... it challenges me. It challenges me to be better. It challenges me to show who I am and that I deserve to be who I am.”
“I train everything: I train wrestling; I train jiu-jitsu. I like to suplex people. I like ground-and-pound, but in my fight, I never have the opportunity.”
“Gina Carano is a great athlete, and I'd be happy if she returns to MMA - doesn't matter if it's against Ronda.”
“I've already overcome a lot of things in my career, and if I don't fight in the UFC anymore, for sure I'm gonna find other ways to keep growing my legacy.”
“If I make 140, I sacrifice a lot of things in my life: my diet, my training, my thyroid. It's insane to make 140.”
“Sometimes people fight with injuries and nobody knows, so it's important for the fans to see what we do to - for everything.”
“A champion must be ready at all times.”
“I think when I fight, I make it exciting. I like to excite the fans.”
“My first opportunity in the UFC was to cut to 140 pounds. This was too tough for me, but by me going through that, it opened the door for a 145-pound division.”
“Losing a fight, winning - it happens.”
“I really want to fight Ronda. The problem is, I can't drop to 135.”
“I'm the world champ at 145. Why do I have to go down a division? Of course I want to make the fights nice for the fans, but I don't want to do something to make my life terrible.”
“I love my job. I love to fight, and I love to compete.”
“I want to make super fun fights for all my fans so people will remember me.”
“I think I did a lot for my division. My division is my story.”