A biography for Darren Elkinshasn’t been written yet.
“I'm a hard worker and I get in there and no matter what, I train hard every day.”
“If I am the bad guy, I am OK being the bad guy.”
“I'm not a guy who gets on Twitter to talk.”
“I want to fight for the championship. That's my ultimate goal.”
“I go out there and I fight. I'm happy with whoever they give me. I'm just happy to be back in the octagon fighting somebody.”
“Obviously, all my losses are to the top guys.”
“I needed a change, and Alpha Male was the answer. And I felt great there, man. I felt like I was at the end of my career at one point at the other camp, and then I switched camps over, and now I feel refreshed again.”
“I've been wrestling since I was 4, so it's more a thing that's just a part of me now. It's toughened me mentally.”
“I mean, I prefer negative energy. That pumps me up a little bit more, actually.”
“I'd like to have more big fights or be higher on the card, but if you focus on that then you're going to worry about other things. Then you're going to lose, and it doesn't really matter anyway.”
“Some of these guys have all the athleticism in the world. I'm tough, and I just keep coming.”
“I never believe I'm out of a fight and I know, I've proven, that if I just keep working and keep pushing, anything can happen.”
“I'm one of those guys that, you know, obviously I'm a union pipefitter. I have different skills.”
“When you put me against the fans, that's when I am most deadly.”
“You can't just put me away. If you don't put me away, I'm always in the fight.”
“If I'm fighting pretty often, I'm happy.”
“Being hurt all the time, that's no fun.”
“I'm not afraid to be who I am.”
“I've got a pretty good relationship with the UFC. This is where I want to finish my career.”
“Just competing with top-level guys day in and day out and going through the grind with those guys brings you to another level of conditioning and another level of athleticism.”