Hard moments can happen with anyone. And these are the situations that you have to overcome.

I believe in myself.

I believe in my striking game against Weidman's wrestling. He's complete in every aspect of the game, but I'm confident in what I do.

Karate is my main martial art; that is what I train in every day. It has always been in my life. Sumo is another Japanese martial art that I got into at an early age. It is something that has helped and added to my overall stance and is a good base. It is not something I necessarily use in all my fights, though.

One of my brothers teaches karate at our gym and also handles the administrative side of the gym. My other brother is a fighter like me and teaches a class at the gym. So my brothers are always at the gym together training.

My father was a very tough guy with me and my brothers. He wanted to teach us a lot of discipline and life philosophy. As I became more interested in martial arts, he started teaching a lot of fighting philosophy and karate philosophy. While he was a tough father, he also knew when to be sweet and show a softer side.

Only because you moved forwards, it doesn't mean you were effective. Sometimes it's the wrong criteria to be used.

It's best to keep a strategic fight and try to win because the level of the sport is so high.

I think to keep my principles. To keep my principles, I think, is the most important thing. Every day, everyone change. It's normal, but your principle never can change.

I always go into every fight trying to forget about what happened in the past, whether I won or lost.

I respect Brock Lesnar as a fighter, but I know that I can fight him.

Brock Lesnar is a big challenge for me because he's a big guy: very, very strong, very, very powerful, very, very fast. I like the challenge. Brock Lesnar, for me, would be a very good fight.

Machida Karate is for real combat. Other karate may be not for real combat because there are many rules for the competition, and a lot of the rules aren't good for real combat - you can't do some takedowns, you can't finish the fight on the ground. Machida Karate is very different.

When I was 15 years old, I watched Royce Gracie in the cage, and I thought I'd like to do the same thing.

Its not just about competition: it's my life, my lifestyle. So I train every day, and I feel very good, because sometimes training is like meditations for me; it's a good escape to me to the problems for everything.

In the mornings at around 5:30 A.M., I train karate with my family.

I eat very healthy all the time, low on fats and sweets and no fried foods.

Anderson Silva, Georges Saint-Pierre, and Rodrigo Nogueira are some of the top fighters in the UFC among many other great fighters. The UFC has many of the toughest fighters around.

When I signed with Bellator, I knew this would be a new positive chapter in my career.

Many of my greatest fights and moments were in the UFC, and they were always good to me.

Everything Mousasi says only motivates me. I have a win over him, and I think he's a little bothered by it.

I have fought my brother some times before. We got hurt sometimes, needed stitches, but it was normal after the fights. We always had a positive rivalry that pushed both of us to our best.

I like to be busy and fight many times a year and showcase all my potentials.

If I have a chance, I'd like to fight at 185 pounds.