A Quote by Andrei Arlovski

I paid too much attention to boxing. I wanted to try professional boxing. That's why I didn't focus on wrestling and jiu-jitsu, and it hurt me.

Andrei Arlovski

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Andrei Arlovski
Belarusian - Mixed Martial Artist
Born: February 4, 1979

I do jiu-jitsu my whole life, so why would I try to stand and bang with Mike Tyson? I'm going to learn boxing in six months because my opponent is good in boxing? That makes no sense.

Royce Gracie

I try to get better with every fight - my boxing, my wrestling, my jiu-jitsu, everything.

Alexander Gustafsson

For me, boxing's like checkers, and MMA's like chess - there are so many ways to win the match. It's not barbaric; it's boxing, kickboxing, Jiu-Jitsu, wrestling, cardio and it's all reached such an amazing level. As fans learn more about the sport, they just fall in love with it.

Tito Ortiz

I have to know jiu-jitsu and wrestling, but I'm a boxing guy.

Junior dos Santos

Forget about jiu-jitsu and wrestling - I'm a boxing guy.

Junior dos Santos

Boxing, Jiu Jitsu, some good old-fashioned wrestling and plenty of cardio. You name it, it's part of my routine.

Chris Weidman

I try to show good technique - boxing technique, wrestling technique, jiu jitsu technique.

Andrei Arlovski

MMA is not jiu-jitsu. MMA is not boxing. MMA is not wrestling. It's a different kind of style of punching and wrestling and grappling on the ground.

Jan Blachowicz

I spent a lot of time in a boxing gym but I concentrate on everything, wrestling, the Jiu-Jitsu and everything else.

Andrei Arlovski

I tried a bunch of things, like Jiu Jitsu boxing classes. I don't know why, but I did.

Jimmy O. Yang

If I can be heavyweight champion of boxing, I have to try. That is why I want to train myself in professional boxing.

Andrei Arlovski

I made an instant connection with boxing right away. Boxing became such a part of me. I ate boxing, I slept boxing, I lived boxing. Boxing was a way of expressing myself because I was not that outspoken.

Sugar Ray Leonard

I like to compete in everything - I like to compete in jiu-jitsu, I like to compete in wrestling and Muay Thai, and if I have a chance to compete in boxing one day, why not?