When I left WWE, I always knew that I wanted to come back when the time was right.

I've been through so much damn adversity, I've had so much critiqued on me. From being the undefeated world champion to never really getting the love or the respect I feel I deserved when I was on top and then finally getting knocked down and then everybody jumping on top, trying to kick me while I was down.

Every single time I defended the belt, it was against the best guy in the world.

I think the best guys in the world should fight.

I love 'Jacare.' I'm a fan of 'Jacare.'

A lot of these players, if you listen to the Islanders or the Rangers, they get interviewed in the locker room right after the game, it's very structured answers. They're very protected.

I know I'm the best in the world.

I hit adversity when I was at the top of the world. Most people hit adversity when they're just at the beginning, when they're just getting started. I hit it when everybody was watching, and everybody had comments and everybody was doubting me. It was a tough situation to be in.

People forget, I was 9-0, I was fighting Anderson Silva. I was fighting the best guys this sport has ever seen, one after the other, with no experience.

There's bad apples in every type of job, whether it's sports or normal day-to-day jobs.

That's why everybody loves to tune in and watch these fights, because at any given moment, any given fight, any given fighters, anything can happen. A fighter could win nine out of 10 times, but there's always that one time.

It's been a dream of mine to fight at MSG.

To walk around and people ask me who the champion is in my weight class and I have to say Michael Bisping, it's a little embarrassing, but that's just the way it goes.

To win the belt from Bisping, the hardest problem for me would be to train hard for him because he stinks. I'm just kidding, he's really good... No, I'm lying.

People gotta realize as a fighter you want to become a champion because you get paid way more money. So the belt is very intriguing for that reason.

I took my first fight in the UFC on short notice. I took my first big fight against a top-five guy on ten days notice.

I've kind of grew to enjoy fighting legends that I got into the sport watching and admiring.

When I speak and say I am the best in the world and have the capability to dominate everybody in my weight class, I really believe that.

I love competing.

Money, autographs, I had no desire to even do that. I fell in love with fighting and those types of things became attached to it.

To become a world champion, to defeat Anderson Silva, to accomplish my goal in one night, it was a super surreal feeling.

Wrestling background, you never talk trash.

I never even imagined having my own shoe.

It's just an honor to be part of an apparel brand like Reebok.