Sometimes even silver-tongued mixed martial artists slip up when the lights and cameras click on.
After all, getting punched, kicked, elbowed and kneed in the face can affect the mental sharpness of any fighter, particularly those who just stepped out of the Octagon and into a chair at a press conference.
Some fighters garner legitimate fame from the sound bites they produce, while others dance on the line of infamy.
Here’s a look at some of the fighters flirting with the latter after generating some of the dumbest MMA quotes in 2013.