Mauricio Rua
Cormier is used to fighting big guys at heavyweight and beat Miocic decisively.
The belt is my dream, of course, but I have to go step by step.
Sometimes you're too nervous you use your strength more than you need.
The calmer I am, the better I fight.
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.
If you think how big the event is, that's against you. You have to concentrate and be calm and patient.
Corey Anderson has a good cardio, fights in a strategic way, is very effective with his strategy, so he's a tough opponent. He deserves respect.
I love soccer, I always go to the stadium every time I have a chance.
Curitiba always had great talents in MMA, and I'm happy to be fighting there.
Losing is always bad.
I try during preparation to focus on everything I can as a source of motivation to prepare harder and train harder.
I believe in my potential and what I can do.
I really admire Lyoto inside and out of the cage. He's a great fighter and person.
Every fight I fight, my biggest goal and dream is to win the fight. I try to take each one at a time.
Injuries are inevitable.
Muay thai is my background, but I fight MMA.
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.
Everybody knows my career, knows that I was a champion in PRIDE and in the UFC.
People are too critical sometimes.
In a country like Brazil, when you have major issues to solve as violence and health care, the government spends money with sports.
They don't use the money correctly in Brazil.
I face every fight I have as if it were my last.
People keep asking me why I don't stop fighting. I'll stop when I want to stop. I'm the only athlete to win the UFC and PRIDE titles. I'm in the UFC Hall of Fame, and I'm financially set, so I'll stop when I want to stop.
Every fight with Nogueira is a war.
I'm very happy because I win three times with the legend Rogerio Nogueira.
The biggest obstacle I had in my career obviously were my injuries, but I was able to overcome them one way or another to treat them and to find ways and overcome them.
James Te Huna is a good fighter and a very strong fighter.
I think the UFC is taking good steps to increase its popularity in Brazil, with more presence on Brazilian press, products for sale in the country, and wider TV coverage, and it's showing results.
When you watch your opponent's tapes, you look for things that you can exploit, and things that he does very well that you should beware of.
Chuck is an awesome fighter, and a legend of the sport. I always wanted to fight him, because I always had him as one of my favorite fighters, because of his aggressive style.
A real fan will be a fan despite the result.
Some people have no idea what we go through, how it's like to be in a fight, and demand from you as if they know everything about it. It's unfair, you know?
My focus is to train well and fight well. Wins and losses are just the consequence.
I always want to win, of course, I'm an athlete and this is my life, but you can't control the outcome of a fight.
I have 11 years in MMA and Vale Tudo, I won everything I always wanted.
I'm a really competitive guy, who hates to be defeated.
In soccer, you lose on Sunday and win on Wednesday, everything is ok.
I'm a big fan of Ayrton Senna, but I didn't think he was bad when he lost. I was a true fan, I admired him for what he did, winning or losing. His name is in history now and I believe mine will be in the history of MMA.
I look at every fight as a dream.
Japan is the place that made me in the MMA world, and I love the country and the Japanese people.
I can't think about somebody else while I have someone tough in front of me.
My biggest dream is the belt.
Boxing is Rampage's best weapon. He has a great boxing, with good uppercuts and hooks.
I think Bellator is in a different level, it's not like the UFC.
It would be a pleasure to fight in my hometown. It would be a dream come true to fight in Curitiba, where I lived my entire live.
I had Wanderlei as a teammate who was already ahead of me, and I looked up to him as inspiration. I wanted to reach his level, to get to his status. I battled a lot for that.
With a lot of effort, I managed to conquer my goals.
I'm the one who wants to win more than anyone.
I'll do everything it takes to get to my best.