You learn a lot of different things with trials and tribulations and, at the end of the day, you get some positives from whatever mistakes you've made.

Fighting at home doesn't add any pressure - they call it "home-field advantage" for good reason. I don't have to travel. I get to sleep in my own bed the night before the fight.

I’ve been a barbarian my whole life. I’m just a smarter barbarian now. Evolution, you know?

Having your health is having everything in life.

My goal is to be the best fighter in the world, UFC Heavyweight Champion. There is no back-up plan.

At the end of the day, I think everybody takes for granted that they get up, get out of bed every morning - just the mere fact that they can stand in front of the mirror and brush their teeth and get in their car and take off? A lot of people take their health for granted.

There's a solution to every problem. I just have to find the right solution to fix this problem