“When Anderson [Silva] walks into a room, you can hear a rat pissing on cotton.”Buckle up because there’s plenty here to make you laugh, cry, and inspire your next rise from the ashes.“Always be civil, but with a plan to neutralise everyone in the room.”“Look out for those who look out for you. Loyalty is everything.”
1. Attitude of Excellence
“The labia.”Conor McGregor
2. Embrace Positivity
“I stay ready so I don’t have to get ready.”Conor McGregor
3. Adaptability is Key
“Know yourself, to know others.”Conor McGregor
4. Self-Perception Matters
“If you haven’t lost in this sport, you haven’t fought the right guys yet.”Conor McGregor
5. Positivity and Persistence
“Smart work pays best. Trust it.”Conor McGregor
6. Trust in Hard Work
“Face adversity head on in your training and you will conquer it smoothly in your fight.”Conor McGregor
7. Importance of Details
“Excellence is not a skill, excellence is an attitude.”Georges St-Pierre
8. Discovery in Injury
“Be spontaneous, be creative, go out and have fun, let things happen naturally.”Conor McGregor
9. Self-Knowledge
“People say to me all the time, ‘You have no fear.’ I tell them, ‘No, that’s not true. I’m scared all the time. You have to have fear in order to have courage. I’m a courageous person because I’m a scared person.”Conor McGregor
10. Words Can Hurt
“When people say, ‘Oh, she’s got everything to lose,’ they’re talking about fame and money. I’m talking about losing the right to look at myself in the mirror and respect what I see.”Conor McGregor
11. Balance in Art and Game
“When I was in school, martial arts made you a dork, and I became self-conscious that I was too masculine. I was a 16-year-old girl with ringworm and cauliflower ears. People made fun of my arms and called me ‘Miss Man.’ It wasn’t until I got older that I realized: These people are idiots. I’m fabulous.”Conor McGregor
12. Small Steps, Big Results
“We fail but we get up, because the ground is no place for a champ.”Georges St-Pierre
13. Feeling Unbeatable
“Listen, I’ll fight Alan Belcher on the way to the car right now, it’s no problem. He needs to focus on having a fight with his tattoo artist for that abomination on his arm and leave me alone.”Conor McGregor
14. Fearlessness
“I’m not talented, I’m obsessed.”Conor McGregor
15. Facing Adversity
“All that matters is how you see yourself.”Conor McGregor
16. Civility with Strategy
“Think street, train sport.”Conor McGregor
17. Health is Wealth
“If he plans on getting knocked out in the first round, that’s his business.”Urijah Faber
18. Spontaneity and Creativity
“Everyone wants hand-outs. Everyone wants things for free. You’ve got to put in the work. You’ve got to grind.”Conor McGregor
19. Doubt as Motivation
“It’s only pain, it will not hurt you.”Conor McGregor
20. Pain is Illusion
“The support gets me to the gym but the doubt keeps me there.”Bas Rutten
21. Daily Ascent
“Belief is a powerful thing.”Conor McGregor
22. Value of Loyalty
“I’m the most dangerous unarmed woman in the world. I’ve prepared my entire life to be that way. Whichever girl I’m going to fight, I’m sure that I’m going to find a way to win.”Conor McGregor
23. Work Hard, Fight Easy
“I just want to say from the bottom of my heart, I’d like to take this chance to apologize… to absolutely nobody. The double champ does what the f**k he wants!”Conor McGregor
24. Comfort in Discomfort
That concludes my selection of the top MMA quotes ever. But what are your favorites? Let me know in the comments.Conor McGregor
25. Gratitude for Surroundings
“I work hard and fight easy.”Conor McGregor
26. Illusion of Pressure
“A brave man, a real fighter, is not measured by how many times he falls, but how many times he stands up.”Conor McGregor
27. Focus on Your Game
“I’m not the best. I just believe I can do things other people think are impossible.”Conor McGregor
28. Always Be Ready
“You’re looking at the reflection of perfection. You’re looking at the man who gets all your attention. You’re looking at the man with the biggest arm.”Conor McGregor
29. Street Smart Training
“I’m cocky in prediction. I’m confident in preparation, but I am always humble in victory or defeat.”Conor McGregor
30. Proving Self Right
“We fall, but we get up because the ground is no place for a champion.”Conor McGregor
31. No Time for Relaxation
“You need a dragon hidden inside you. When you need, you let the dragon out.”Conor McGregor
32. Dreams of Success
“I am comfortable in the uncomfortable.”Conor McGregor
33. Inner Focus
“Just do whatever you want to in life. One day tomorrow won’t be there.”Conor McGregor
34. Movement as Meditation
“The truth is that I didn’t start as a winner. When I was a kid, I was just another reject. I started at the bottom. I think all winners do.”Conor McGregor
35. Pursuit of Perfection
“When I started, I used to go off just instincts. Then they took headbutts away, so I had to learn some skills.”Conor McGregor
36. Innovation Over Imitation
“Good health is true wealth.”Conor McGregor
37. No Hate in Winning
“Me and Jesus are cool. I’m cool with all the gods. Gods recognise gods.”Conor McGregor
38. Embracing the Fight
You can’t forget some of those magical trash-talking moments from Conor McGregor and his wit or the passionate game-changing journey of Ronda Rousey.Renzo Gracie
39. The Martial Artist’s Journey
“I’m just going to keep doing what I’m doing. Keep proving people wrong and proving myself right.”Georges St-Pierre
40. The Power of Self-Reliance
“I was in Las Vegas when the Nogueira brothers first touched down in America. There was a bus, this is a true story. There was a bus that pulled up to a red light, and Little Nog tried to feed it a carrot, while Big Nog was petting it. He thought it was a horse. This really happened. He tried to feed a bus a carrot, and now you’re telling me this country has computers?! I didn’t know that.”Conor McGregor
41. Fear and Courage
“Movement for me is meditation.”Ronda Rousey
42. MMA and Lifestyle
“I’ve spent a lot of time slaying everyone in the company. Backstage I’m starting fights with everybody. I’ve ridiculed everyone on the roster. And I’d just like to say, from the bottom of my heart, I’d like to take this chance to apologise… to absolutely nobody. The double champ does what the f**k he wants.”Nick Diaz
43. The Thrill of the Octagon
“I’m the most dangerous unarmed woman in the world. I’ve prepared my entire life to be that way. Whichever girl I’m going to fight, I’m sure that I’m going to find a way to win.”Georges St-Pierre
44. The Evolution of a Fighter
“Don’t impersonate. Innovate.”Mark Coleman
45. The Fighter’s Ambition
“Through adversity, we find our better self.”Conor McGregor
46. The Art of Trash Talk
“When you pay attention to detail, the big picture will take care of itself.”Chael Sonnen
47. The Power of Belief
“I actually held public office and I left the only way a person should, in handcuffs.”Michael Bisping
48. The Silent Threat
“Keep positive and keep pushing on and things will turn good.”Chael Sonnen
49. Confidence in Victory
“Conceive, believe, achieve. Sounds like the worst self-help book I’ve ever read. Shut the f**k up!”Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson
50. The Fighter’s Promise
“I want to outlive my children.”Ken Shamrock
51. The Weight of Success
“I’m not the best. I just believe I can do things that people think are impossible.”Conor McGregor
52. Divine Recognition
“I’m not going to fight your fight, I’m going to fight my fight.”Conor McGregor
53. The Double Champ’s Freedom
“And he tap I was like, okay, it’s not enough [after beating Conor McGregor]. I need something. Then I see some of the guys in his corner talking with me and I was like: now I have to bite his heart.”Conor McGregor
54. The King’s Return
“There is a difference between a fighter and a martial artist. A fighter is training for a purpose: He has a fight. I’m a martial artist. I don’t train for a fight. I train for myself. I’m training all the time. My goal is perfection. But I will never reach perfection.”Conor McGregor
55. The Heart of a Champion
“I’m definitely on the pursuit of perfection. I will always be learning.”Khabib Nurmagomedov
56. Accepting Criticism
“Don’t be scared to look for help. Depression is real.”Michael Bisping
57. The Fighter’s Challenge
“These custom-made suits aren’t cheap. This solid gold pocket watch, three people died making this watch. I need to put people away. I need those big fights. I’m going to end up in debt pretty fast.”Michael Bisping
58. The Reflection of Perfection
“Appreciate your surroundings and be grateful for it and that’s when good things happen.”Chael Sonnen
59. The Unarmed Danger
The world of MMA has offered us some of the most memorable moments in all of sports history.Ronda Rousey
60. Embracing Individuality
The world of MMA has offered us some of the most memorable moments in all of sports history.Ronda Rousey
74. The Fighter’s Fear
“If people can walk around – and I don’t mean this in a disrespectful way to religious people – and you believe the son of God came down to earth 2,000 years ago, and he killed himself for our sins, and he can walk on water, and there’s a God up there looking after ourselves, and if you get on your knees and pray to him that things will change; if you can believe that, then you can believe that I can knock the f**k out of Luke Rockhold two weeks from Saturday.”Ronda Rousey
75. Belief in personal potential
“I don’t ever want to be done. I’ll never quit this sport. I’ll never be done with this business, but at some point, this business will be done with me.”Anderson Silva
76. Embracing loss for growth
“A boxer is like a lion, the greatest predator on land. But you throw him in the shark tank and he’s just another meal.”Dominick Cruz
77. Journey from bottom to top
“At the end of the day you gotta feel some way. So why not feel unbeatable? Why not feel untouchable.”Georges St. Pierre
78. On the resilience of fighters
“An injury is not just a process of recovery it’s a process of discovery.”Holly Holm
79. Unleashing inner strength
“Loss is part of life. If you don’t have loss, you don’t grow.”Anderson Silva
80. Living in the moment
“No matter how bad things get, eventually the sun is going to shine.”Donald Cerrone
81. Seeing obstacles as opportunities
“Nike has a long history of signing dorks and it looks to me like they just got one more.”Jon Jones
82. Pursuing dreams despite naysayers
“Actually on the contrary my MMA career has gotten in the way of my weed-smoking.”Henry Cejudo
83. Growth through adversity
“A fighter can always recover, and you never know what they’re going to come back with.”Michelle Waterson
84. Fighting for legacy, not money
“Wanderlei Silva: six feet tall and 205 pounds. Boy, until I met you I didn’t know they could stack crap that high. Three months, you and the bad guy.”Khabib Nurmagomedov
85. The power of belief
“No matter what comes your way, just don’t let it phase you. You can overcome anything.”T.J. Dillashaw
86. Overcoming any adversity
“I’m not surprised, motherf**kers.”Rose Namajunas
87. Rising after falling
“I pursue this dream and carry on. I don’t dwell too much on the outside, I just focus on the inside.”Dustin Poirier
88. No limits on potential
“I’m gonna beat you into living death.”Randa Markos
89. Enjoying the journey
“I look at obstacles as opportunities.”Urijah Faber
90. Seeking help for depression
In this article, I’ll list over one hundred of the best MMA quotes of all time from many fighters of the UFC.Max Holloway
91. Regret of unfulfilled potential
“I wish everyone well, but you need to focus on yourself. You need to stop putting your hand out. Everyone wants hand-outs. Everyone wants things for free. You’ve got to put in the work. You’ve got to grind. You’ve got go through the struggle, and you’ve got to get it.”Frank Mir
92. Humility in victory and defeat
“Every little thing you do leads up to a bigger thing.”Matt Hughes
93. Aspiring to be the best
“I fight for legacy. I fight for my family. I fight for my country.”B.J. Penn
94. Loss as a part of the sport
“There’s people that focus on the game and forget about the art. There’s that specific special individual that can do both.”Matt Hughes
95. Bad actions, not bad people
“Dream big, stay positive, work hard, and enjoy the journey.”Jon Jones
96. Hope in adversity
“I have never encountered a winner that held hate towards something.”Daniel Cormier
97. Rising after failure
“I want to f**k . . . I want to fight with Chuck; f**k Chuck!”Dustin Poirier
98. Adversity leads to success
“When people say, ‘Oh, she’s got everything to lose,’ they’re talking about fame and money. I’m talking about losing the right to look at myself in the mirror and respect what I see.”Tyron Woodley
99. Pushing beyond limits
“Don’t limit yourself, and don’t let anyone put a limit on your potential.”Chael Sonnen
100. Training for self, not fights
“90% of the game is half mental.”Georges St. Pierre
101. The importance of hard work
“I fear no man. If you breathe oxygen, I do not fear you.”Conor McGregor
102. Rising after falling
“I don’t relax, I don’t celebrate. I sit and plot.”Rickson Gracie
103. Provoking Anderson Silva
“There’s a Celtic saying, “Many a time a man’s mouth broke his nose.””Chael Sonnen
104. Threatening Tito Ortiz
“I don’t worry about my opponent or their game, I worry about my game.”Ken Shamrock
105. Excitement for life’s elements
“There’s three things in life that excite me: a woman, dinosaurs, and the violence of the Octagon.”Georges St. Pierre
106. Rejecting self-help cliches
“If you’re not willing to go too far, you’ll never go far enough in life.”Michael Bisping
107. Misunderstanding mathematics
“Be passionate, be optimistic, be grateful.”Tim Sylvia
108. Mixing up words
“You tell Anderson Silva I’m coming over. I’m kicking in his back door and I’m pattin’ his old lady on the ass, and I’m telling her to make me a steak, medium rare, just how I like it.”Wanderlei Silva
109. Toolbox full of tools
“The only weight I give a f**k about is the weight of the cheques and my cheques are super-heavyweight.”Raquel Pennington
110. Adapting to rule changes
“If you have a dream, don’t let anyone talk you out of it.”Mark Coleman
111. Misunderstanding longevity
“You know what the true definition of hell is? It’s when you die; you get to meet the person you could have been.”Tito Ortiz
112. Mispronouncing “the labia”
“Surprise, surprise, motherf**kers! The king is back!”Mike Perry
“I keep having vivid dreams of success. Then it’s time to sleep.”
