“I go in to fight just to fight. I don’t care about submissions, the technique and all of that.”

For sure, I would love to fight in Houston.

I’m an optimistic guy.

That would be great if I could be a role model or inspiration to those who have been in my shoes before.

It would be cool to let people know that it doesn’t matter what kind of background you have in your past, that you can still make something out of your life.

I don’t care if I am ever remembered in this sport for anything.

The sport itself is dangerous. Anything can happen.

I don’t fight just because I love it just that much. I’m fighting because it’s a job for me.

I hate being in boring fights. It frustrates me.

I go into every fight with a bad back and overweight and a damn-near diabetic.

Basically, I guess they just thinking I’ve been winning my fights just by luck. I just think I’ve been winning my fights on heart.

Like a lot of people have said, it’s not a bad loss to lose to Mark Hunt, so it’s really like a learning lesson.

There’s nothing I really want to accomplish. I already set my family up pretty good right now.

I don’t train like a mixed martial artist. I don’t respect the sport like everyone else does.

I look at all my opponents, and they could be something else. They could go out and get a normal, regular job. I look at myself and I can’t do that. I have a strike on my back. I can’t have a normal job. So, I’ve got to fight for everything I’ve got.

I think Cormier is gonna come out and try to wrestle me, try to get me tired, and try to push the pace. I know he might not say that I’m on his level but I think I am and he thinking that I’m not, really.

I gotta work on my overall game.