When I let my hair down, I just let it down. It's more comfortable in my helmet.

Throughout history, every great warrior-the Greeks, the Samurais, the American Indians, the Mongolians, you name it-had long hair and would dress it before battle.

I take pride in my life-my wife, my family. I try my best not to have football define the person that I am.

Fighters are raised into MMA. It's more about what's internal, not what's God given. When you have a great fighter like Rickson Gracie or Fedor Emelianenko-they're greater than the others because they have an internal spiritual being that separates them from the rest in their craft. They have the warrior spirit.

Being compared to the greatest-ever safety is pretty ridiculous. I continue to work toward that, but I'm not there and I know that.

Whenever I do the sign of the cross, it always brings comfort in situations when you are faced with adversity and stress.

Any time you can squeeze out the opportunity to get better, you should.