A biography for Liz Carmouchehasn’t been written yet.
“Coming into Bellator, I didn't want to slide into title contention just because I was in UFC. That wasn't fair to the other women. If I had to fight through all the women, I wanted to do that.”
“I always wanted to make sure that within my unit that I was never the weak person. So I made sure that my physical fitness was top.”
“Beast. That's what everybody says about me.”
“I think I'm a different creature from the rest.”
“There's a certain safety net that you find in the military that, as dangerous as it is, you know they're going to provide you a meal and a home no matter what happens.”
“MMA has been very accepting. I wouldn't say that every gym you go to is as open as the gym I'm a part of. But they just accepted me with open arms.”
“I'll never experience the hardships that I experienced while going to Iraq and being in combat. And that kind of prepared me for life in itself because I knew that if I was able to overcome the military and do three tours and come out alive and stronger for it, then there's nothing in life that's ever going to challenge me and be able to break me.”
“I understand you always want drama leading up to the fight. You want whatever publicity you can get for it. It's more appealing for fans, for media for everything.”
“I've had nothing but positive feedback and support from the LGBT community.”
“There's no real hiding from fame.”
“I never let myself get out of fighting shape. That's always been my thing.”
“I started off and I didn't have the advantage like other fighters of having an amateur career to grow and learn and make mistakes. Unfortunately, I spent the early years of my professional career doing that, and I feel like I've learned from all those mistakes.”
“For me, if there's something that I don't succeed at, I'm not doing well, then I absolutely have to go back until I feel like I'm confident with it.”
“For a lot of MMA fans, especially in the UFC, they didn't know who I was... unless you're really involved in women's MMA.”
“I spent so much time in the closet in the Marine Corps and I wasn't going to hide who I was. If it meant I was going to lose out on opportunities, they weren't meant to be.”
“I wouldn't say I'm a social hermit, but pretty close to that.”
“Each day I go to train and I'm like, 'This is what I did well yesterday, and this is where I need to improve.'”
“One thing I learned in the military is we fight for everybody's rights to say and do as they please, so everybody is free to make their choices.”
“I would absolutely be willing to fight Cris Cyborg.”
“I think that my story is similar to most women in MMA. You balance work and your fight career. You climb up the ranks just to get into a situation where it can give back to you financially.”