I don't want to just be, 'Oh, he was good back in the day.' I want to be known as one of the best.

2017 is going to be the biggest year for martial arts in the history of the Earth.

Back when we won the 170-pound title, I knew we were going to go back and get the 155-pound title but the 145-pound title wasn't even a thought in the mind. We would have had that title already if it was around.

It isn't always the funnest feeling, sparring three days a week, getting punched in the face at 38 years old, it might not always be the funnest feeling but it's better than a lot of other things. I love it.

I just love the fighting.

I know there are a lot of others who are willing to take shortcuts for the sake of money, but when I see that... I get real irritated. I hate it.

Martial arts was founded on the spirit that it's not only a sport, but a way of life.

Being the champ is fake, all of that is all fake.

You just go out there, you've got to keep training, keeping training as hard as you can and keep winning fights. The only thing that's real is the fight. Everything else is fake.

I thought I would go win 100 in a row with 100 knockouts.

When I first started fighting, I thought I was God's gift to fighting.

When the whole fighting thing started, I never knew at the end it was going to be all about your record. I never had that mentality. I wanted to fight everybody.

Of course I can't retire on a win - but then, I can't retire on a loss either.

There's just something about BJ Penn that gets people amped up. You don't know what's going to happen but something is going to happen. He might disappoint you, make you happy, make you cry or make you jump out of your chair, but he'll do something to you.

Fighting, to me, has always been something different than what everybody's else opinion is. I've never believed what everybody else has.

I think I should stay retired.

Keith Kizer doesn't want to look anyone in the eye.

For me Keith Kizer can't be trusted, the head of the Athletic Commission can't be trusted. I never want to fight under the Nevada State Athletic Commission again.

This is my wife. MMA is my wife. For life.

The sport has definitely moved beyond that founding idea of MMA, but without a doubt we wouldn't be sitting here right now if the Gracies didn't come here and teach their style and create the UFC.

Out of Brazil, they're always gonna have another Wanderlei Silva, another Minotauro, another Anderson Silva.

I wish I owned the UFC, you know?

Hawaiians are mellow people, but we all live on an island so we see each other all the time. So like you either got to be real nice, because once you have a problem with somebody, you're gonna see them over and over and over, and you're gonna end up fighting. That's why we fight. We're all stuck in one area. You can't get away.

As far as Mike Dolce goes, I would never hire him again for anything.