Both fighters can't win in this sport, so you have to leave it in God's hands. Losing is not the end of the world. Losing is natural; the better-prepared athlete will win.

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

I believe I deserve to be respected as an athlete because I'm a pioneer in this sport.

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.

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

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.

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

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

My job is fighting.

A champion must be ready at all times.

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

I like to fight where people respect me.

I never say bad things about my opponent.

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

I like training hard. I like to punch the face. I like getting punched in the face.

I fight the same as a man. I train the same as a man. I think this is different from other girls.

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

I think each fight is a challenge for me.

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

Everyone's style is different, but I have a lot of things in my game the people don't know.

I respect all my opponents.

I never choose my opponents, but I think the biggest fight that everybody wants to watch, the fans want to watch, is me and Ronda.

If you hold the belt, you have to fight anybody.

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

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

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.

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

I'm proud to know that I never needed an event to promote me, and I never had to lie about anyone.

In God I trust, so I'm kept going and kept training to follow my dream.

I always live my life for God.

God has good plans for me.

I think God wants the best for me.

Obviously I'm going to have haters.

Gina Carano is a great athlete, and I'd be happy if she returns to MMA - doesn't matter if it's against Ronda.

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.

If my boss and my company loves working with me, we're gonna have a lot of success together.

I think Ronda's biggest fear was losing to me, so if we were to do it in WWE, she would have to win. I don't have such a big ego, but if we were to put on a show for the fans, something like that, no problem.

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.

As a World Champion, it is important that you face the #1 contender. That is what makes it sport and not entertainment; otherwise, what are the girls fighting at 145 lbs. training to work towards if they know they will never be given a title shot, even if they become the best in the world?

When I started training, I learned a lot, you know - respect. I think you learn a lot of things, and kids should learn mixed martial arts for discipline.

In reality, we can only talk about things that we already overcame in our minds.

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.

When you're a true fighter, you fight everyone.

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

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

I think when I fight, I make it exciting. I like to excite the fans.

I think, as a professional, inside the cage you can fix anything.

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

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

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