The way that I like to fight is I like to paint myself into a corner and so the only way is for me to win.

I'm the most dangerous unarmed women in the world, I've prepared my entire life to be that way.

A belt does nothing but hold your gi together. A belt has assigned significance, a belt is someone else saying you're good, you don't need other people saying that you're good in order to be good.

I feel like when I fight it's an art, and Art isn't supposed to be 'nice', it isn't supposed to be liked. It's supposed to make you feel something.

I grew up with a lot of body image issues - not just about my weight, but I would always see these perfect orb, domed boobs on television, and think, "Mine don't look like that." I thought there was something wrong with me.

The confusing thing is we now live in a society where it's not illegal to be an asshole, but it's illegal to slap one.

There have always been people who have written me off. They're not going away. I use that to motivate me. I'm driven to show them just how wrong they are.