I have nothing against America; I love spending time there. I fell in love with the country the very first time I went out there, and I have a lot of fans in the U.S.

Fighting at home does bring pressure - of course it does. But I've always thrived on that.

I beat Anderson Silva and then Luke Rockhold, who was, pound-for-pound, one of the best. Now I get to do Dan Henderson, who is a legend in the sport.

Back then in the early '90s, people weren't calling it MMA - we called it Knockdown Sport Budo.

Anderson Silva kind of took the best part of Rich Franklin out of his soul, and he was never the same again.

I'm an emotional fighter; that's no secret. But it can be detrimental.

I've been on both sides of the boos.

When I'm in the gym, different training partners tell me that I've got great conditioning, and I tell them, 'Really? Because, I'm dying here.' I think that I'm just as tired as anyone; I just push myself mentally.

I can't understand how some guys get tired after one round. If you can't go the distance, why are you even in the fight?

I'm terrified of having to go back to a day job. And that's why I'm training like a man possessed. Because I want to keep winning.

The Liverpool lad Darren Till looked unbelievable in his UFC debut, and he seems like quite a character.

There's no shortage of fighting talent in the UFC; that's what makes it such a great organisation, and that's why I'm so proud to be a part of it.

In my teenage years, I started kickboxing, then did a little boxing. When the UFC and MMA exploded in the early 2000s in the U.S.A. and Japan, I saw a way to make money and a career.

I had held titles in all the major U.K. organisations, but we were struggling to make ends meet. There were times you don't have a fight lined up, and the bills are stacking up.

'300' is a bit cheesy but enjoyable.

In MMA, I found my calling.

Stefan Struve's an amazing talent.

The mind controls everything; it really does.

I fought Dan Henderson in 2009, and I lost, and that was at UFC 100 - UFC 100 was the biggest pay-per-view the company's ever done. 1.6 million pay-per-view buys, watched all over the world, and of course, I get knocked out cold after talking lots of smack leading up to the fight. So I got my just desserts in that one.

I am very, very hungry to compete.

I always support British athletes of all sports, including Tyson Fury. I think he's a great boxer. However, if he's calling out UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez, then quite frankly, he's living in a fantasy world and needs to come back to reality.

For me, 'The Ultimate Fighter' has been massive. I think it is a fantastic vehicle to find the new talent of tomorrow.

Obviously, every fighter wants to be the world champion, and that's what I want to achieve.

All I do is fight, consistently, the best guys in the world, and sure, I've lost a couple here and there, but I've certainly won the majority of my fights. There are those who pick and choose opponents and try to pad their record along the way, but I've never done that.

God has always opened up doors at the right time. He's closed doors at the right time.

On my way to winning the title, it was great for me, but once I won the title, it was tough for me to get fights.

I'm a force to be reckoned with.

No matter where I've been or where I go, a piece of Missouri is always with me because this is where I'm from and where I grew up.

If I had the opportunity to fight Khabib, or anyone ranked No. 1 - I've played that in my head a million times.

I train my butt off every single day.

Life is too short and too sweet to complain about the silly things.

Derek Campos is really tough.

Brandon Girtz is a tough man who can really throw the leather, but I'm on a different level.

I do have some unfinished business with Josh Thomson. I think that's a fight fans want to see, it's a fight Bellator wants, it's a fight I want.

It's OK to have a little bit of pride in yourself.

There's still times I wish I could throw on the black and gold singlet and go out there in the Hearnes Center and wrestle for the Missouri Tigers. I miss that and I miss the stuff about college wrestling.

I actually have a tattoo on the left side of my chest that says 'Blessed.' It represents how blessed I've been in my life and how thankful I am for all that I have.

I just try to keep the main thing the main thing: getting my butt in the gym.

At first I thought, beer's nasty. Then I found IPAs. They're delicious.

I love collegiate wrestling but the thought of training for international stuff just didn't really appeal to me.

Letting emotion get into it isn't part of my game. Letting animosity or a rivalry come into it, that's all for the show.

I knew I wanted to fight. It's a great way to continue competing and not to mention actually make money. You can make a career out of it.

Henri Hooft has made my hands and feet deadly weapons.

There are always a ton of different people to learn from and people that are pushing me to get better.

I want to build a brand that inspires as many people as I possibly can.

I eat about every three to four hours.

I built my name on fighting so hard - I'll always do that - but I'm also trying to become more of a veteran, to be be calm and calculated and not always trying to bowl people over.

Finishing a guy like Benson Henderson, who hasn't been finished since for six years, the guy doesn't get finished and I finished it with a switch-step switch to Southpaw, knocked him out with my left hand.

I've taken fights on short notice while injured to help save shows, and in return I've been taken care of.

I'm going to stash up my cash and invest in real estate. I want to be set up for the end of fighting.