Author: Compiled by Thomas Gerbasi

Few athletes have had the impact Ronda Rousey has had, and as she prepares to challenge Amanda Nunes for the UFC women’s bantamweight title on Dec. 30, things are going to ramp up significantly once more. But before that UFC 207 main event in Las Vegas, here’s a sampling of Rousey’s thoughts on her career and life in the eye of the hurricane.EARLY DAYS (2011)“When I was 16, I went on a sports show with my coach, and they were asking everybody questions and they came to me, asked me a question and I went ‘uhhhh.’ (Laughs) I was totally a deer in the headlight … Read the Full Article Here

On July 9, former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar is back in the Octagon to face Mark Hunt at UFC 200 in Las Vegas. The bout is Lesnar’s first since 2011, and while so much has gone on in the years Lesnar has been away, we’ll refresh your memory of one of the sport’s most compelling figures with a collection of some of his most memorable quotes.Life after College (2007)“I was out in 2000, and nothing was really available yet in mixed martial arts. I literally had four cents in my pocket, I was bumming beers off my buddies and bumming steaks off my girlfriends, s … Read the Full Article Here

Once the most polarizing fighter in the UFC, middleweight contender Michael “The Count” Bisping remains a straight shooter who likes to stir the pot, and that won’t change with his UFC FIGHT PASS main event against Anderson Silva on Feb. 27 rapidly approaching. But as fans and media have discovered over the years, behind the bluster is a fighter who is really just – as folks in his native England would say – one of the lads.But you can judge for yourself with a few memorable quotes uttered by Bisping since he arrived in the UFC.ON CARRYING THE FLAG FOR BRITISH MMA … Read the Full Article Here

 
Led by featherweight sensation Conor McGregor, the well-documented rise of Irish MMA in the UFC hit an emphatic peak on July 19, 2014, when McGregor, Cathal Pendred, Paddy Holohan and Norman Parke packed the O2 in Dublin for a UFC Fight Night event in which they all emerged victorious.But that was apparently just the beginning, with Aisling Daly, Paul Redmond and Joseph Duffy joining the fray while veteran Neil Seery continues to impress, making it clear that the UFC’s Irish Invasion is only going to get bigger.To celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, let’s take a look at the … Read the Full Article Here

Everything changed in the UFC on April 6, 2013, the night Conor McGregor stepped into the Octagon for the first time against Marcus Brimage. Since then, the brash Irishman has captured the imagination of the fight world, and whether you’re with him or against him, odds are that you can’t stop watching to see what he’ll say or do next.On Sunday, January 18, “The Notorious” one headlines a UFC Fight Night event in Boston against Dennis Siver. With a win, he will get a crack at featherweight champion Jose Aldo, but before the bell rings at TD Garden, let’s re … Read the Full Article Here

Robbie Lawler conducts interviews much like he fights. There are no wasted words (punches) and every sentence (strike) counts. So as his UFC 181 main event against welterweight champion Johny Hendricks approaches on December 6, let’s relive the career of “Ruthless Robbie” in his own words.THE BIRTH OF THE POWER“I grew up fighting, I grew up hitting the bag, and one thing that people don’t realize is that I started lifting weights in third grade. And when I hit the bag or kicked the bag, I did it hard. I did everything hard and with the intent to hurt somebody an … Read the Full Article Here