Quinton Jackson

I noticed when I started wrestling that I was a defensive wrestler and that people make mistakes.

Take Wanderlei Silva, everybody knows we don't like each other, but if he's fighting I'm going to watch because he's a very exciting fighter. I'm a Wanderlei Silva fan, but Sonnen, I don't know why people watch him. They probably watch him to hear his interview after his fight.

I'm not a Chael Sonnen fan.

MMA was built on exciting fighters where people try to end each other.

Not many fighters respect Chael Sonnen because he's in the wrong sport. He should be in pro-wrestling with a mouth like that.

Back in elementary I used to tell all the girls I was related to Michael Jackson. But as I got older I think it worked for me less and less.

Quinton and Rampage are not the same person. Quinton is kind of scruffy. The Rampage is the toughest dude you'll ever want to meet.

The UFC's a great company; they're doing great things for the sport. I just don't feel like they're doing great things for me.

I talk trash, but the thing is, I talk trash about people I'm actually going to fight, who are actually in my weight class.

If you know anything about the Bible, anything about Christianity, being a Christian is all about fighting. We got to fight every day.

I honestly think God made me just for this job. And I bet every time I fight, he's there watching it and getting entertained as well.

I started kinda late with wrestling in high school, and I wasn't doing so well - I lost my first five matches in a row, and my little brother said 'wear this chain for good luck... ' and told me it might intimidate some of my opponents. Sure enough, when I wore the chain I went all the way to the regional finals.

I used to want to be a pro wrestler first, a stuntman if I couldn't do that, and a fireman to fall back on. The guy who used to live across the street from me was the fire chief, so he was going to help me out if I didn't succeed at the other things.

I want to avoid every punch you throw at me, but I'm not scared to get hit. But I'm not just going to let everybody hit me.

I do MMA, but I feel like a pro wrestler at heart. That's why I fight the way I fight in MMA. That's why I slam people and stuff around.

I'm not a pro wrestler. I don't have what I'm supposed to say written for me.

I love Rampage fans. I don't love all MMA fans, but I love Rampage fans. And I really want my fans to know that. I think my fans know when they come in contact with me.

When you're in the public eye and do interviews, your words get twisted and people put you in a negative light.

A lot of times you do interviews and people twist your words. TMZ said something like I hate my male fans. I never said that, I said I wish I had more female fans, never said I hate male fans.

I would have to honestly say that my biggest regret is even starting this sport. I think I would've lived a different life if I would've stayed home in Memphis and worked at the family business. I'd be closer to my family and growing old with them instead of living out at California.

Victory means I knocked someone out, that I got paid, and that I'll be able to get it to my kids.

I like to be private. In my job, it's just hard to be private.

I always have problems. I try to keep them on the down-low.

If I'm the promoter and I've got a fighter named 'Rampage' who likes to slam people and knock them out, the last thing I would do is put him in a fight with someone who's good at holding people down.

When the smoke clears and the money and opportunities lessen, so do the people around you who you think might have your best interests in mind.

I know why I lose fights. If you don't know why you lost a fight or won a fight, you shouldn't be fighting. I know when I do right when I win, and I know what I do wrong when I lose.

I'd like to fight Bisping because of some personal stuff.

I've got much respect for everybody but Bisping.

I come from the PRIDE generation, where it's entertainment first.

I was the last PRIDE champion.

In Bellator, they don't attack you for your sponsors. They get you sponsors. They don't get mad at you for doing movies. They get you movies.

I don't care, I'll fight a guy bigger than me.

If the fans want to enjoy watching me fight, enjoy me with my love for fighting, it's fine. But if they don't, it don't cross my mind. If the fans still love me, I can put on good shows for them.

I fought some guy who looked like Steven Seagal, some aikido guy or something. The fight's not even on my record, I don't remember his name. My dad was there at the fight and he said he blinked and he missed the fight, so I think I finished him fast or something. I forgot all about that fight.

I'm kind of lazy.

A lot of fighters are cocky.

A person like Roy Nelson, a lot of people can relate to him. A lot of Americans look like him, especially where I come from in the South.

I'm more than just a fighter, I'm an entertainer, I like to entertain people.

To be honest, my experience in this movie industry hasn't always been good.

You can tell when people don't like you. Especially being a black man born and raised in the South in America, you can tell when people don't like you. It's just a skill that you get.

When I used to fight in Japan, I was popular there and people asked me for pictures and it was nice, and when I came home no one knew who I was. That was the perfect life.

I love fighting, I love the sport, I love that feeling when you win or knock someone out.

If promoters figure out a way to keep the fighters happy then those fighters will tell other fighters and that promotion will win.

Fighters are my comrades. There are a lot of them with great personalities, they're great fighters, and they should be lifted up a little bit more. I just wish MMA would do that.

A lot of top fighters, what do they do after they retire from fighting? They're real popular. Like Tito Ortiz. They've got so much momentum, they're so popular and then they fall off the face of the Earth. They should take acting lessons. They should keep their fans.

I think the fighters, we deserve certain respect, because we put our bodies and health on the line to entertain people.

I try to knock people out and try to make an exciting fight.

No matter how much money you make, you still have to look in the mirror.

I never want to be in the UFC Hall of Fame.

I like to see my hand raised at the end of the night. I like when the ref raises my hand. That's why I shave my armpits like the professionals wrestlers. I like to see my arm raised.