Top 102 Quotes & Sayings by Mark Hunt

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Last updated on December 21, 2024.

Mark Richard Hunt is a former New Zealand mixed martial artist and kickboxer of Samoan descent, currently living in Sydney, Australia. Hunt competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) until 2018 and was the winner of the 2001 K-1 World Grand Prix. He is known as "King of Walk-Offs" due to his popularization of walking away and stopping attacks before the referee officially ends the match.

New Zealander - Athlete | Born: March 23, 1974

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I've built a career in one of the toughest, most ruthless industries in the world. You can't do that unless you're completely with it.

Mark Hunt

My memory is not that good anymore.

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You've got Jon Jones, for instance. That guy is the best, one of the best fighters in the world, but he's a cheater.

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What my thing is, I tell most of the time the truth, and sometimes it's good for me, sometimes it's bad. But, it's true.

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I've still got my senses about me, and I know what's right and wrong, which is the main thing.

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Your mind is the most powerful weapon you have.

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Everyone's a world class ground fighter until they get a punch to the face.

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I've had a pretty chequered past, you know, as a kid, as a troubled kid.

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I don't want to be remembered as just some tough guy who could take punches.

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It's the fight game, and everyone loses. You win some, you lose some. You just try to get back up on the horse.

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My old man was ruthless. He terrorised us.

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At the end of the day, that's just boxing - it's a different sport altogether. But when I finish fighting for the UFC, there are so many different options I have. Boxing is another option I could take.

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I'm always down for a battle. I was born down.

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I'm not going to underestimate any fighter.

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I was K-1 world champion.

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Knowing and assuming are two different things.

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I love rematches.

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At the end of the day, none of us are really promised tomorrow anyway.

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Every fight could be my last.

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For me, with fighting, I'm not going to have any regrets. I'm throwing down to the very end.

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There is nothing wrong with my health. Who doesn't forget things from time-to-time? Who out there has never stuttered or slurred a word at some point?

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In the end, I think everyone should be treated fairly.

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I got injuries already from fighting from guys that have been cheating. And you're never the same when you get injured like that. I mean, look at my hand. It's broken, it's got 16 screws in it. I'm not as strong in this hand. It just affects you, especially this body being my livelihood.

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People always say its an aggressive and bad sport and just like street fighting, but it's not the same thing. You go into work at the gym every day, and it takes away from being an aggressive person in public. You're training every day, and you're losing that aggression for the public.

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I've been fighting since I was a child, fighting to get out of my circumstances.

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If you want to be the champ, you've got to beat the champ.

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Anyone who knows me knows how sharp my mind is. I speak at a thousand miles an hour. I'll hold a discussion or a debate with anyone.

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If I get the boot out of the UFC, I'll still continue to fight.

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Everyone wants to be UFC champion, and that's my goal and my dream.

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Mentally, I could fight forever. I feel I'm the best fighter on the planet. My mind says I can fight forever, but physically, I won't be able to do it.

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Sometimes I don't sleep well.

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I do watch some of my losses, but it just makes me think, 'Well, you know, should have done this; could have done that.' But that's why I don't like watching it. It's a shoulda/coulda/woulda thing.

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I'd like to fight and get close to that title shot - that's all I'm interested in. My whole purpose is to fight for the world title.

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At the end of the day, I'm one of the greatest fighters on the planet.

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I'm never confident about anything, especially with law.

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Every fight is different.

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My brain is fine.

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Yes, I was a bully. But the scrapping on the streets was my way of dealing with the anger I felt towards my parents.

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I've been training jiu-jitsu for a while. It just didn't really click in my brain. Maybe sometimes I get a bit lazy. By the time I realize I'm in trouble, I'm already caught. You can't really think about it. You've got to just react as it happens.

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Home was never a safe place for me. I felt safer on the streets.

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Coming from a standing background in striking, I couldn't catch up to the guys with 20-plus years of training on the ground. I had to learn submissions. I found out it wasn't an easy road. I had six losses in a row, but I still felt I was the best fighter in the world.

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If you don't like to be hit, you're in the wrong sport.

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There should be no tolerance for cheaters, especially in fighting.

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I'm not a liar. I'm a pretty straight up person.

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I never lose a rematch.

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Knocking someone out cold means you just caught them, that's all.

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I never turned down any fight. I'm always up for the opportunity.

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I'm a professional; I've got to be on weight all the time. There's not excuses for that.

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I've got my dreams. I want to be the best fighter on the planet.

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All the guys at this top level, they're pretty much dangerous all over the place. If you're not good all over the place, you'll be in a little bit of trouble. It's hard to swim at the top end if you're only good at one thing.

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I have, like, 12 screws in my hand.

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I'd fight any of the top guys.

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I don't turn down fights unless I'm injured. Never have. So it's a part of my makeup.

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They can be King Kong, Godzilla, or whatever - I don't care what they have. Once you get a punch in the face or a knee in the head, all of those skills are gone.

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I never wanted to be a fighter. This is what God said I'm going to do, and I'm happy with that.

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Cheating is nothing to be proud of.

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I'm not gonna waste my money watching two cheaters fight. Why would I? They're cheaters, in the end. That's basically all they are. They should get nothing.

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I feel blessed by God.

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You can hear me starting to stutter and slur my words.

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It's always discouraging to lose. You look at it and think, 'Man, what's going on?' It's always discouraging. But I'm a fighter. I don't like to quit.

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Top 102 Quotes & Sayings by Mark Hunt

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