Cub Swanson

“I'm a fan of many fighters but as soon as they start looking at me, the fighter in me comes out and I'm like, 'You better watch your damn mouth.'”

“I'm not a big fan of the WWE coming over into our sport and everyone making a show of themselves. It's not that, it doesn't bother me, its good for some guys, but that's just me, its not my personality, I told myself a long time ago I'm not gonna sell myself out, I'm not gonna sell my soul to be something I'm not.”

“I like steering kids toward golf. If they really have it in their blood to fight, then fine, but it's a hell of a job. Golf is a safer bet.”

“I know I'm not trying to fight past 40 so I'd like to get in as many as I can and keep the train moving.”

“I think the criticism Coach Greg Jackson gets is ridiculous and it makes me angry.”

“I realize that I put my body through a lot, but I've always thought at the same time if I was a plumber or any kind of worker in that industry, which a lot of people that I grew up with are, I would imagine that their bodies feel the same, their backs are wrecked.”

“When my family urged me to retire, it made me re-evaluate everything for the first time.”

“It is very important I live up to my own expectations as far as popularity and knowing that I left my mark on the sport.”

“I was born and raised in Palm Springs.”

“Going five rounds is never fun.”

“If you want to be the best, sometimes you get the raw end of the deal. It's life.”

“I'm going to get paid the most if I fight for a title or hold a title. That's when all of the big opportunities come.”

“I'm not the biggest media guy, I just like to fight.”

“I have so many plans inside and outside the Octagon.”

“Any time I've been knocked down, I've come back even better. I think everyone knows that about me.”

“When I was super young, and everybody who has been in fan of mine from the WEC days, I was just tough as nails, fearless and that's what made me tick. I'm not those things anymore. I'm fearless, but I plan ahead. I'm strategic. I'm smarter, and I'm just a different person than I was.”

“I'm not afraid of anybody.”

“People have been doubting me throughout my entire career, and I love to prove them wrong.”

“I like to stand and bang.”

“When someone throws a power shot and you want to counter, you have to lean into it as you block it so that you can come right out with what you are throwing. If you roll away or lean back, it's going to knock you off balance, and you won't be able to counter the punch. Being able to do that comes from experience, and life is the same exact way.”