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" I'm not a young kid struggling to get to the top. I've been to the top. I gotta look out for my best interests as a businessman in this fight game. At the end of the day, it is a business. I've got children to take care of; I've got bills to pay. "

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" Scott Coker, I've known him such a long time, he's always been a straight shooter. He's always been very, very respectful towards me. He understands the business. He understands marketing and how to push the fighters to make them superstars in a household environment. "

Tito Ortiz

Business

Environment

" When I get in that cage and fight, that's not me. It's somebody else. It's like a light switch that turns on. "

Tito Ortiz

Cage

Somebody

" 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. "

" UFC, take me off your list. Take me off your Hall of Fame. "

Tito Ortiz

Off

Your

" Anything with Tito Ortiz's name on it will always involve a bit of controversy. "

" 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. "

" I had my first fight at UFC 13, and it was just one of those things that become second nature to me. "

Tito Ortiz

Things

Nature

" 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. "

" Trust has always been a hard issue in my life, and when I was with the UFC, it was hard for me to trust people because it was like I was seeing lies, up to lies, up to lies. "

Tito Ortiz

Life

Trust

" My biggest enemy has been my surgeries. "

" Chuck Liddell's a puppet. "

Tito Ortiz

Puppet

Chuck

" For me, boxing's like checkers, and MMA's like chess - there are so many ways to win the match. It's not barbaric; it's boxing, kickboxing, Jiu-Jitsu, wrestling, cardio and it's all reached such an amazing level. As fans learn more about the sport, they just fall in love with it. "

Tito Ortiz

Love

Amazing

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Michael Bisping is a really tough competitor and a hard worker. "

" Wrestling encompasses hard work, dedication, sacrifice, and determination - there's just nothing like it in any sport. "

" 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. "

" I fought with integrity and heart and determination like no fighter has ever done. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I want to be remembered as a fighter with integrity. A fighter who did it this way, who has respect because he wanted to push the envelope for the fighters. "

" Jon Jones is a great champion, but me in my prime, I was devastating. I was vicious. Nobody could stop me. Of course I could beat him in my prime. "

" 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 put my heart, soul, and body into this sport. "

" I'm a kid who has a lot of respect. I believe in respect. "

" 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

" I want to let people to believe in themselves, people believe in me that everything is possible. "

" 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'm just so intense when I fight, and I think a lot of fans love that. "

" If I wanted to do a fixed fight, I'd be doing WWE. "