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" Back when the UFC first started, I wanted to see what MMA was all about; at the time, I was training with Tank Abbott, and so I went to see him fight. While at the fight, I saw this guy fighting that I just crushed in high school wrestling, and I thought, 'Hey, I'm a street fighter, and I have a wrestling background,' so I gave it a shot. "

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" My number one goal was to be the best fighter ever in the Octagon. I think I can hold hands with many who can stake that claim. "

Tito Ortiz

Goal

Hands

Fighter

" In my mind, I know I'm one of the greatest. I know other people don't think that, but in my mind, I know I'm one of the greatest. "

" When you're winning, your confidence is through the roof, but when you're losing, that self-doubt is like, 'Am I doing the right thing?' "

" Us fighter put our lives on the line to entertain the fans that watch. "

" I've been able to mature and improve my mixed martial arts game completely; I just never stop learning, and whenever I think I know enough, I just keep working and do more. "

" I know what it feels like to be broke and alone, and I don't ever want my loved ones to see that or know what it's like. "

" In the UFC, at first we were like a family, but then it turned corporate. In Bellator, we're family. "

Tito Ortiz

Family

Then

" I look at guys like - guys like Floyd Mayweather making $42 million dollars for a pay-per-view - what am I doing differently from what this guy's doing? "

" My biggest enemy has been my body. "

" I cheated on my first wife, Kristin. I thought I was untouchable. How could I be that inconsiderate to someone? "

" Once someone watches me compete, I'm part of them forever. "

" I'm invested in the UFC, but I'm invested in myself at the same time, showing everyone that I am one of the greatest. "

" I remember from the very beginning when I walked out at UFC 40, when we had the big lights, the flames, everything. Fans want to see entertainment. "

" The 'Apprentice' was tough, tough work. It was all for charity, so I was thankful for the money Donald Trump gave me when I was fired. "

" The fight game and the commentary game are two different worlds. "

" I want to fight the top guys in the world. Guys who have names. Guys who I don't mind trying to make a mark off of me by them trying to win, which, they're gonna become losers. "

" There was a disc and two bone spurs pressing on my spinal cord. If anyone's had spinal cord problems or disc injuries in their neck, they'd understand what I went through. "

" I've struggled to get respect and dignity for my profession, and I do it in the way I lead my life as a fighter and as a human being. "

" Scott Coker's been amazing to work with. "

" I always knew I wanted to have a family because I didn't have one growing up. "

Tito Ortiz

Family

Always

" I've had two neck surgeries, a back surgery, three knee surgeries, eye surgery, but I keep bouncing back. I won't go away - kind of like a virus. I don't go away. I keep coming back stronger and stronger. I'm contagious. "

" I'm very thankful to Bellator. "

Tito Ortiz

Very

Thankful

" I love to compete. "

" Maybe UFC and Bellator should take care of the fighters when their careers are done, as the NFL takes care of their players. Because they're making so much money off us. "

" Chuck Liddell's a puppet. "

Tito Ortiz

Puppet

Chuck

" People don't understand what fighters at the top have to go through. You know what, even half the fighters don't understand what the guys on top are going through. You're being pulled in so many directions. Contract negotiations, business opportunities, people come out of the woodwork, and it all happens when you're so young. "

" I'm a person that's been fueled on emotions. And any fan who's ever been around any of my fights, I'm the only fighter who'd go out on the concourse to sign autographs the day of the fight. Because I'm in love with my fans. "

Tito Ortiz

Fight

Love

" Tito Ortiz vs. Chuck Liddell III, the fight that all the fans wanted to see for the longest time and never got a chance to. I never got a fair shake when I was with the UFC against Chuck, any of the times I ever fought against him. "

" I went through UFC with five title defenses. Jonny 'Bones' Jones beat my record, so I'm trying to beat his record. That's my goal. That's what I want to do. "

" I've tasted the dirt side. I've tasted being broke. I've been in the dumps, I've lived in motels as a kid. I want a different opportunity for my children. I never want them to see those things. "