Top 66 Cris Cyborg Quotes

Tito Ortiz and I, in that short time that we worked together, we created a very nice connection. We became a family. I learned many things from him as he must also have learned from me. We talked as friends, and a good friend always wants your best.

I have jiu-jitsu, wrestling… I like to do everything, especially knocking people out. People like fights like that.

Losing a fight, winning – it happens.

I was a very good athlete: actually professional in the sport of handball.

I don’t want to talk trash about somebody: I want to prove it inside the cage.

People say what they want in interviews, but when they get a contract, they say other things.

You cannot make a person want to fight.

It’s no secret that the UFC doesn’t promote Brazilians.

I love striking, but MMA and Muay Thai are different.

I cannot make 135 pounds healthily.

I like to fight where people respect me.

I train everything: I train wrestling; I train jiu-jitsu. I like to suplex people. I like ground-and-pound, but in my fight, I never have the opportunity.

I think when you lose the fight, it’s not the end of the world. You can keep training and catch up and try again better, you know?

I think when you call someone out, you have to be ready.

I think it would be the biggest fight ever. Me and Ronda Rousey. Everybody wanna watch.

A fighter has to be prepared for anyone, to train every day. That’s what I learned at Chute Boxe.

Trash talk is not my thing. I believe I have other weapons to make a fight get booked.

I feel great at 145. This is my division. I’m open to fight anybody.

I think everyone has something special. I respect all my opponents. I’ve learned something from all my fights.

Love me or hate me, it’s all in my favor. If you love me, I’ll always be in your heart. If you hate me, I’ll always be in your mind.

I never turn down fights. Anybody who follows my career knows that I accept fights.

It’s good to train with someone better than you, because you evolve; you see more things.

I believe that some athletes have fear, but you have to work on that. Athletes can’t have fear. Fear of what? Fear of losing? Everybody loses one day.

I’m always prepared for five, six rounds. I train hard. Sometimes it’s over quickly, but you have to be prepared for every round, always respecting your opponent.

I want to make super fun fights for all my fans so people will remember me.

God has good plans for me.

I think when you train in just one sport separately, you learn more.

I had trouble making weight before in my career.

Not a lot of girls can KO fighters. I KO all the girls.

I think God wants the best for me.

I’m a two-time world champion in jiu-jitsu. I can try to submit you.

I think if you are champ, you shouldn’t choose your opponents.

I want to make great fights, emotional fights, for all my fans and everyone watching.

If Amanda Nunes truly wants an opportunity at the 145-lb. belt, a win against any ranked contender in that division would help establish her back in a weight class she left before fighting me.

I love my job. I love to fight, and I love to compete.

If I make 140, I sacrifice a lot of things in my life: my diet, my training, my thyroid. It’s insane to make 140.

Holly Holm was a boxer for a long time, and Leslie Smith comes from muay thai. It’s different. Holly is more defensive, while Leslie comes forward.

If I can make a superfight so when I finish my career I can say, ‘You remember this fight with Ronda, with Holly Holm,’ something nice that I can talk about with my kids or my friends – I’m open to make superfights.

I think I did a lot for my division. My division is my story.

I love to fight, but it’s not just about the fight. You have to be healthy.

I have a dream fight – boxing fight – and I am for sure gonna fight a boxing fight.

My job is fighting.

Imagine Chael Sonnen walking into Chute Boxe and training with Wanderlei Silva, Anderson Silva, or any of the coaches. Do you think they would have let him train after all the things he said about Brazil? No. They would have defended Brazil’s honor.

I love training – I train a lot – but for 140, it’s worse. You have to run every day. I ran six miles in the morning, six miles at night and train MMA and other arts, too. It’s a lot of work, a lot of work.

I fight for the women. I try to do my best inside the Octagon to fight like a man; then, people will respect girls in the Octagon.

What wins a fight is training hard, working hard, and that’s what I do: Train hard every time. Being pretty or not is not the point.

Beauty doesn’t win a fight.

I’m the world champ at 145. Why do I have to go down a division? Of course I want to make the fights nice for the fans, but I don’t want to do something to make my life terrible.

I train year-round.

Who’s the best MMA fighter of all times? I always left that for fans to decide.

A champion must be ready at all times.

I never say bad things about my opponent.

I never hated Ronda. She’s always talked about me; she did that to promote herself because when she started, nobody knew her, and she talked about me for people to know who she is. And she opened the doors for women’s MMA.

I’m open for big fights, and it would be my dream to make my division in the UFC.

I always live my life for God.

Sometimes people fight with injuries and nobody knows, so it’s important for the fans to see what we do to – for everything.

If you have the belt, you have to fight anyone.

I’m a big fan of Wanderlei Silva; he’s a big international idol.

I’m a woman, but I want to fight the same as a man.

I’m known worldwide for my talent and my team, Chute Boxe.

I love to fight. Keeping me at home without a fight is the same to offer candy to a kid and then take it away. That’s why I’m always competing in other martial arts. That keeps me motivated to train and helps me learn even more.

If I don’t have a division in the UFC, I’m going to go to another company like Rizin or Bellator or another organization where they have my division.

I respect all my opponents.

My first opportunity in the UFC was to cut to 140 pounds. This was too tough for me, but by me going through that, it opened the door for a 145-pound division.

I never choose my opponents.

I’m always ready for a fight.