Mauricio Rua

“Elbows, in truth, really do hurt an opponent.”

“A real fan will be a fan despite the result.”

“Boxing is Rampage's best weapon. He has a great boxing, with good uppercuts and hooks.”

“I think many people are fans of the result, not of the human being. People have to be more rational and understand more about the sport. But that doesn't affect me. I'm an experienced fighter.”

“I think Bellator is in a different level, it's not like the UFC.”

“Everybody knows my career, knows that I was a champion in PRIDE and in the UFC.”

“I love soccer, I always go to the stadium every time I have a chance.”

“Sometimes you're too nervous you use your strength more than you need.”

“Certainly, I didn't want to finish my career with a loss. I wanted to finish with a win, but unfortunately it wasn't possible and even though I lost I really feel a sense of having my mission accomplished, of fulfilling my duties.”

“There's a lot of people that retire and come back a year later, but I don't like that.”

“With a lot of effort, I managed to conquer my goals.”

“Any way that I can come out with a win, I'm happy.”

“The only guy I would not fight is Wanderlei Silva because I really have a special relationship with him that goes back a long way.”

“If you think how big the event is, that's against you. You have to concentrate and be calm and patient.”

“I think for us fighters, this is our biggest source of motivation - to have the support from the fans.”

“Even the UFC itself, I've been 16 years in the UFC pretty much and it really makes me proud and makes me feel blessed by God that I was able to have this long and successful career.”

“I don't make excuses for my losses. Instead, I use them as motivation, as a mistake I made.”

“Every fight with Nogueira is a war.”

“A title fight should be a natural consequence of your work.”

“I don't get too tired in the gym as I do in the fight. The fight is different, so you have to concentrate and imagine it's a training because the anxiety can take control of you.”