Raquel Pennington

“I had three major surgeries after I fought Miesha. I had my shoulder completely redone, my right shoulder. And then I had to have wrist surgery and I had mouth surgery.”

“I'm only getting more and more comfortable in my skin with things and my hands and every technique that I have.”

“Everyone wants to get to the top, and I think every female fighter brings something different to the table. You have to face a new challenge every single time.”

“I love challenges, and that's what it's about.”

“At the end of the day, my coaches know me best. They know my toughness and they know what I can handle, and I trust my coaches with everything that I have, and I know they wouldn't put me in a situation that I can't handle.”

“Everybody brings a different challenge to you and Cyborg, yeah, she's built a reputation for herself. She's known as the most dangerous woman on the planet.”

“I told my coach, 'I'm going to fight one day for the UFC world championship.' And he laughed, 'That's not even possible. How are you going to do that?' 'I have no clue, but I'm going to make it happen.'”

“I don't know why you'd go out and look for certain opponents in order to work your way toward that title shot.”

“I've had injuries but have done a lot of preventative care and bounced back from them.”

“I've been on 'The Ultimate Fighter,' and there is a lot of pressure in that situation.”

“I'm protective over my family and the people I care about.”

“It becomes kind of a struggle sometimes, the coach/partner relationship, because it's hard to separate the gym and home life. Sometimes in the gym I might not be the best student, then at home, I just want to be your partner, not the not-best student you had today.”

“Miesha has established a huge name for herself, and we have a storyline from our relationship on 'TUF.'”