I was 16, I just wanted to do something in my life. I wanted to be healthy, I wanted to lose some weight and I went for my first training. In the beginning I didn't know what Muay Thai meant. You know? But I liked it so much, and after six months of training I had my first competition in Poland. I won, and after that I knew that I wanted to do it.

Everyone knows I'm very close to my family, my hometown, my homeland.

You know why I'm so confident? Because I am working so hard every day. That's why I am different than the other fighters and my opponents and the challengers. That's why.

Maybe I'm the baddest chick on the planet, maybe I'm the baddest woman in the Octagon, but I'm definitely emotional.

Before I step in the Octagon, I pray one last time and take a huge deep breath, and then I'm home.

Lots of luck to Paige VanZant. I met her a few times. She's very nice girl.

You never talk bad about your teammates, doesn't matter if you like them or not.

I don't like to predict the fights. People can do that. They can predict my fights, but I never do that.

I believe in people so badly and I love when people treat me the same way.

I've got talent from my gut and I did my job to show to everyone that I'm simply the best.

I want to be the best. I have my goals, my dreams.

I'm enjoying my life as a fighter, but more as a human and this is what matters.

People know me only from the Octagon, from the gym. I'm a different person outside and I am who I want to be.

I'm a warrior.

You can have the perfect plan through the first punch but then you have to take the fight second by second.

I follow Ronda. I am big fan of her. She is simply the best for me.

I talk with my body in the Octagon the day of the fight.

I want to be the first champion of the 125-pound division.

If I would become a champion at 125, I will jump between 115 and 125.

Even though I moved to Florida, I'm still Polish.

No, I am not impressed with Karolina Kowalkiewicz.

I must cut lots of weight. Isn't nice, but it's part of my job and I can make it very easy.

In U.S., there are lot of good fighters, female fighters. Lots of different sparring partners. So it's good.

Weight cuts are not easy, are not nice, but it's part of our job so we shouldn't complain and just be on weight when you have to be.

I'm very open to fight Valentina Shevchenko. I always want to fight the best fighters and I think that she is one of the top female fighters in the world.

I have so much respect for Rose Namajunas, same as I had before the first fight.

Alexander Gustafsson, he's the biggest fighter in Europe. I like him so much and I hope I'm gonna be the biggest in Europe next to him.

There are so many talented fighters. And then there are fighters who must work like butchers. They are champions because they work hard every day. I believe I have a little bit of talent, because I learn very quickly, but I'm like the butcher.

I can easily cut 10 to 15 pounds without feeling like I'm killing myself.

I'm going to be a Ronda Rousey in the strawweight division. They'll call me 'JJ' instead of 'RR.'

I'm not a natural strawweight.

What I love about the UFC, it doesn't matter if you're a girl or guy. It doesn't matter what color skin, what religion you are, where you're from, they give you the same money and they give you the same star. It's up to you where you're gonna be.

I'm happy to be part of the UFC and I'm happy to be the first Polish champion and the first European women's champion.

Every fighter is dreaming about the UFC and then once they can get into the UFC, they are dreaming about a title and I've made all of my dreams come true.

When I put on a performance I always work so hard, so I have conditioning for 10, 15 rounds.

When I was competing in Muay Thai I used to fight every month.

I know the UFC's a big organization, the best athletes and fighters are here, so... every third or fourth month, I'm ready to fight.

I like to keep busy.

I'm not those kind of persons that's afraid to be on radio or TV, you know? I'm always the same.

If the UFC wants me to fight in Glasgow, I will do this in Glasgow. If they want me to fight in Africa, I will fight in Africa, you know what I mean?

I don't feel pressure.

I like to fight in America.

I don't watch 'TUF.' I don't watch it because I don't like how they show me.

When you're nice to me, I'm nice to you; but when you are not nice, I'm even worse.

Don't trust everything you see on TV.

I train with the best coaches in the world.

I train with the best team and the best gym in the world at American Top Team, and we know how to fight.

I'm Joanna Champion.

The UFC is the best organization in the world, they sign the best fighters.

I know that Ronda Rousey is one of the greatest athletes in this sport.