Marlon Vera

“I don't waste my energy on things I cannot control.”

“I can lie to everybody, but I can never lie to myself.”

“A lot of athletes or fighters put so much into one tournament or competition or fight and they perform well and win but they forget that, guess what, when Monday morning comes around, you have to go out and do it all over again.”

“Everyone has excuses when they're not doing well. If I have an excuse, I just analyze it in my head and I try to resolve it. But the people don't know I arrived to the UFC without experience.”

“Many fighters who came green to the UFC, now they don't even fight anymore. I came green and I matured in the company.”

“I'm always cheered. The way I fight, people love it.”

“I don't think fighting is a pretty thing.”

“No one can break me because I didn't break in the toughest situation you ever want to be in.”

“When I go into these fights, I always see something. I just want it way more than anybody else, and that's what's giving me success, because I'm always looking forward to get it done.”

“You win one title and then you got to go and go after the next one.”

“Being a father, being a husband, you don't always have all the answers. When a problem comes up, we have a discussion. This is life. You have to figure it out. It's not simple. You have to work at getting better.”

“I wish more people understood about nutrition and eating foods that are good for you instead of focusing on diets. Because the better you eat, the better you can do anything.”

“It doesn't matter if things are great in my life, I've got to keep working on my dream.”

“My wrestling is sharp, my striking is crispy and my ground is killer.”

“I realized that if you want to be a fighter, you have to become an athlete.”

“I spend time in the gym and do everything my coaches tell me. I try to listen to my coaches and go forward from there.”

“I believe in hard work.”

“I was teaching a lot of classes trying to survive by myself in the U.S.”

“All fights are tough and you have to be ready for anything.”

“I didn't get involved with MMA to be just another fighter. I want to be a world champion. I believe getting the strap will be one of the biggest achievements of my life. It's all the matters.”