Top 79 Quotes & Sayings by Derek Brunson

My fight against Chris Leben was a war, and I was fulfilled with that victory because that guy has a ton of experience fighting in the UFC.

Obviously, you've got to go out there and focus on each fight before moving onto the next one.

I miss my family so much, my kids are everything to me.

I'm going out there as I do in every fight to put guys away but I'm going to do it in a smart fashion.

Everybody at middleweight has been working hard to be a champion.

And honestly, I'm not being cocky, I'm not talking trash, but anybody who beat me would have to get lucky. Nobody is just going to out-technique me.

Middleweight is the best division in the UFC, in MMA in my opinion.

It's not an excuse, but I'd say I didn't perform well in the big fights because I wasn't prepared properly.

Romero, I was beating him two rounds to zero, I was dominating the whole fight. He was able to catch me with a punch with about a minute left. If I would have just danced around for a minute, I would have got that win.

Guys lose. You learn from it and move on.

I'm down to fight anybody that's going to move me up and help my career and get me closer to that title shot.

I'm a dangerous guy.

Fighting Anderson Silva was a signature and career-defining moment that was stolen from me.

I've got two little girls, I've gotta do my best by them.

So I've definitely had a crazy career, but I'm starting to put it together and starting to take my time and know that I can really do some damage if I just slow down just a little bit.

Lyoto is never going to lose his skills. He might lose his timing, speed, cardio, but he'll never lose his skills.

I haven't been given a lot of respect in the division. But you know what? I'm OK with earning it.

I expect the best Anderson Silva. I don't think he'll toy with me like he toyed with other guys, I can explode in and touch his chin, and all it takes is one shot.

Greg Jones, you don't get any better than that when it comes to wrestling. I actually looked up to him when I was in college.

When you're talking mixed martial arts, to have a win over a guy who is by many considered the greatest of all time, is definitely going to take your career to the next level.

I always watch Anderson Silva and I always watch his fighting style.

I'm a smart guy, I like to think of myself as a smart guy, but sometimes I go out there and do a lot of dumb stuff.

I know what I'm capable of when I'm prepared and dialed in.

My motto has always been hard work.

Sports are sometimes unforgiving, and it is what it is. Take my fight with Jacare. I had the flu and I went to the doctor and I had to get nursed back. I didn't train for like 10 days and I fought four or five days later.

If you look at my career, it's been nothing but consistency.

The quick knockouts are nice, but going through a war now and again is a good experience to know I've done it.

Jacare, he has power. We're two strong guys. He relies on being aggressive and coming forward. He looks to get the takedown. He's punching and he's shooting. I've never been taken down in a fight. Now, I'm not disregarding that I could be taken down, but I just know that I have a little bit more when it comes to giving up takedowns.

My striking is on a different level.

I've been around. I've fought in the big fights.

Strikeforce let me take a fight on short notice outside the promotion and I got robbed on a split decision against Kendall Grove. I easily won that fight. So, I went from 9-0 to getting robbed and suffering my first loss.

I match up against everybody well. I just have to stay consistent and keep going out there winning fights.

I'm a straight animal.

I don't know if anybody can sign a contract to fight me and feel confident that they can beat me.

Pass-rushers with boxing or kickboxing go hand-in-hand. You've got to have fast, sharp hands and be straight down the middle, because linemen are coming off and you have to be able to pop their hands down.

Henri Hooft is a master on the feet when it comes to striking.

There are a lot of guys getting popped for steroids and other PEDS, and I can honestly say I've never taken a PED in my life. I've never even thought about it.

I grew up watching Anderson. He was my favorite fighter.

I'm always looking for those knockouts but I'm looking to do it in a better fashion. Not rushing, not blitzing, not putting myself at risk. Not just being too greedy.

MMA in my opinion is the hardest sport in the world, no doubt.

There's no easy fights in the UFC.

Everybody wants to come out here and test my cardio but I'm one of the hardest working guys in the division.

You have to be sharp, you have to be ready. You have to have guys that can push you in terms of these high-level fights or otherwise you're going to get out to these fights and your opponent has been pushed and they are ready to compete. If you have not been pushed and you're not ready, you can't just turn that switch on that night.

I look at a lot of my fights and I'm like, 'man, that was too greedy.' I can even look back on my fights, even the good ones where I got the knockouts, and think, 'I should have probably toned it down a little bit.'

I messed up my eyes. It's funny, I was training and we thought I had a mild concussion. But you know, I was out in Albuquerque and I would train from 9:30 to 11:00 and then I would rest all day long until 5:00 and I'd be playing on my phone, so I was playing on my phone and it scrambled my fore-vision.

In MMA, you can literally cheat over and over again, and it's OK. The media will back you.

I'm a wrestler, a very polished wrestler and some of my best attributes in wrestling are my scrambling ability and my clinch.

I fell in love with the knockout. I was in a relationship with the knockout.

I came into MMA and I had a strong core and a lot flexibility. I could put myself in a lot of different positions when it comes to scrambling.

Every fight, I train for the opponent very hard and smart.

MMA is a sport. We go out here and we do battle. Everybody has family, friends, they train really hard.

Anderson knees people in the face from the clinch. That guy is a world class Muay Thai fighter.

I'd say I just fell in love with trying to knock people out really quick instead of letting the fight develop.

I know, every fighter knows, you've got to pile up wins in a row. You can't lose two in a row, three in a row and then you hear mentions of losing your job.

Nobody has seen my jiu-jitsu, but I have really good jiu-jitsu. I submit black belts.

This sport is growing. It's about patience, rather than getting caught up in five in a row, want a title shot, main event. The goal is to put on a great fight and be smart.

I don't think Anderson Silva is less of a fighter.

I've been through Strikeforce, UFC now, but I never leave fights busted up.

I don't think too many guys are raising their hands trying to fight me.

I used to cheerlead back in high school.