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.

When I looked at the state of women's MMA, what I saw was that it was missing rivalries or anything theatrical about it. Everybody was trying to be Miss America, unwilling to go under any kind of criticism, and taking the safe answers. I thought I needed to do whatever I could to get attention.

I'm going to beat Alexis Davis then take a nap

To be a fighter, you have to be passionate. I have so much passion, it's hard to hold it all in. That passion escapes as tears from my eyes, sweat from my pores, blood from my veins.

I really think that 'Sports Illustrated' is a big step in the "healthy is the new skinny" movement.

Sports Illustrated is very serious about their covers. They'll never say, like, 'Oh you got it.'

Do I ever get tired of being the first female everything? Not really, I just happened to be in a position where the job that I wanted was not really there for me. I had to create an opportunity instead of waiting for an opportunity.