I very strongly dislike fear. I always say fear keeps us from living our lives and doing the things we want to do.

That's always been my problem - the lack of fear in some situations.

If we have more confidence in ourselves, we can live a happier life and a better life.

I wasn't really a beach boy. I was a city boy, afraid of the ocean.

Fight fans always appreciate a fighter who is willing to step up on short notice.

I better be humble. I'm always checking myself.

The Brian Ortega Foundation will cater to all people who have all kinds of problems.

Every time, you get hit in the face, you have to fight.

I want to secure my name. I'll fight who I have to fight for the belt.

I always have my group of friends at the gym. We used to go hang out somewhere before. Now we're just hanging out at the gym. We have sparring parties where everyone beats each other up, but then we all eat my dad's cooking, and I hire a massage therapist, so everyone is just kicking back and having a good time. I just keep the environment great.

The people around me saved my life, not MMA. It was people who said, 'You're better than this,' who told me, 'You don't belong in this world.' MMA and jiu-jitsu and training gave me an escape.

On my block, I had all these guys coming in and out of jail. When I was 13, I was playing outside my house, and one of those guys came across the street and started cussing me out, wanting to fight me. People knew I trained kickboxing and would put the gloves on with my friends, so that made me a target.

It's a little weird: you're headlining a show on TV, and obviously, people like to associate that with material things. I drive a - what is it - 1999 Chevy Blazer. There's no more cushion on the driver's seat, and the tires are about gone.

I don't want to spend all the money I've made and then have to hustle fight to fight.

I believe we all have a responsibility to try to help other people in this world. To me, my ability to help and to do good for others will only increase if I'm more known and get to that really super elite level. That would be the huge benefit for me. It would put me in a position where I could just help more people.

Obviously it's great to train at home and not have to travel and stay in the same time zone. That's always great.

I really love to help kids that are struggling and going through a tough time, and I want to be a positive light on them.

I'll do things that a lot of people think is very risky.

Cub Swanson's a guy you either get through or you don't, and I fought him when he was on a nice winning streak.

When I get in there, I try to really make sure there's no quit in me and that whoever I fight is going to have a long night.

I saw my first UFC fight when I was 15 and figured, 'This is what I want to do when I grow up.'

I am who I am. I'm a cool person, and I don't think I need to sell myself. I'm just going to let the fights keep talking.

I think I'm pretty marketable when it comes to marketing fighters 'cause I've met a lot of 'em, and they're not that interesting. They don't do too many things, or their days are not like my days.

My whole thing is I don't want to break mentally. I want to find comfort in uncomfortable situations.