Cris Cyborg Quotes

Cris Cyborg

Profession : Athlete

Birth : July 9, 1985

I love to fight. Keeping me at home without a fight is the same to offer candy to a kid and then take it away. That's why I'm always competing in other martial arts. That keeps me motivated to train and helps me learn even more.

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I never hated Ronda. She's always talked about me; she did that to promote herself because when she started, nobody knew her, and she talked about me for people to know who she is. And she opened the doors for women's MMA.

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It's no secret that the UFC doesn't promote Brazilians.

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I think everyone has something special. I respect all my opponents. I've learned something from all my fights.

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Both fighters can't win in this sport, so you have to leave it in God's hands. Losing is not the end of the world. Losing is natural; the better-prepared athlete will win.

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A fighter has to be prepared for anyone, to train every day. That's what I learned at Chute Boxe.

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I think God wants the best for me.

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Trash talk is not my thing. I believe I have other weapons to make a fight get booked.

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I really want to fight Ronda. The problem is, I can't drop to 135.

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What wins a fight is training hard, working hard, and that's what I do: Train hard every time. Being pretty or not is not the point.

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I'm the world champ at 145. Why do I have to go down a division? Of course I want to make the fights nice for the fans, but I don't want to do something to make my life terrible.

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I think Ronda's biggest fear was losing to me, so if we were to do it in WWE, she would have to win. I don't have such a big ego, but if we were to put on a show for the fans, something like that, no problem.

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Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, but you learn.

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I fight the same as a man. I train the same as a man. I think this is different from other girls.

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If Amanda Nunes truly wants an opportunity at the 145-lb. belt, a win against any ranked contender in that division would help establish her back in a weight class she left before fighting me.

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I always admired Dana White as a great businessman that always believed in MMA and helped our sport to grow around the world.

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Imagine Chael Sonnen walking into Chute Boxe and training with Wanderlei Silva, Anderson Silva, or any of the coaches. Do you think they would have let him train after all the things he said about Brazil? No. They would have defended Brazil's honor.

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I'm proud to know that I never needed an event to promote me, and I never had to lie about anyone.

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I like to compete in everything - I like to compete in jiu-jitsu, I like to compete in wrestling and Muay Thai, and if I have a chance to compete in boxing one day, why not?

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My job is fighting.

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