Born on July 28th

"You can't dwell on the past and be down on yourself because you lost. You have to take the positive away from it and see how you can improve yourself moving forward."

"The mentality is nonstop, to work for what you want, your mind keeping your body in the best shape possible."

"I'm always trying to get better. There's always room for improvement."

"I think if something's wrong with me, I just kind of work through it. That's my mentality."

"Things happen for some reason. I don't know what, but I just think about the positives, focus on getting better, and that's it."

"Obviously, throwing leg kicks in the first round is not smart, but it's something that I can really utilize in the later rounds to both score points and look to finish the fight."

"I think Mark Hunt just has that knockout power, and that's pretty much it."

"I have the Mexican blood. I'm proud to be Mexican."

"My experience here at the WWE Performance Center has been amazing. I'm just looking forward to being here and learning as much as I can the time that I'm here. I've been a fan of the sport since I was a little kid, and now I get to participate in it."

"I'm really proud of my coaches and the people I have training with me."

"Partnering with MetroPCS is a great opportunity for me. It's great to be partnered with a company that serves a consumer similar to the UFC and my fan base."

"Heath Herring is tough as nails, and he fights hard."

"I didn't see anybody in the media or on TV that played sports that looked like me. I didn't have those things growing up. Now that I'm in that position, I'm happy to be that person if I can."

"I represent hardworking people. That's who raised me. That's who I grew up around."

"I think of all my fights as title fights. I don't think about what can come up afterwards."

"I just want to fight and not talk too much."

"I take my health and the longevity of my career very seriously."

"When I train, I train well."

"Do I think my wrestling is the best? No, I think it's up there around the top."

"Don't bad-mouth me and then try to be my friend."

"I'm not a boxer."

"I feel great being the first Mexican heavyweight UFC champion."

"In wrestling, I was always competing against bigger guys."

"The Latino people in the U.S. and the Mexicans in Mexico need a UFC champion. We have a rich tradition in boxing, and to not have a Mexican heavyweight champion is unheard of. We need it. I'm glad I'm able to be in a position to give them that champion they so desperately want."

"The hardest fights I've had have been in the gym, not in the cage. It keeps you motivated. One day, you'll go in and feel like you can beat anybody in the world. The next day, you kind of get humbled. That's what keeps us coming back to train more and more."

"I just look at what's ahead of me. I don't think about, 'For my legacy, I need to do this, this, and this.' I just focus on every fight and how to win that fight."

"Dos Santos just has really good movement. He's really quick with his hands. He throws good combinations, and he has a lot of power. Combining all of that, it makes it really tough for somebody to fight with him."

"You always try to make your teammates better. You help out your teammates, and they help you out in return. As they get better and better, they can help you more and more. At least, I've always seen it that way."

"Wrestling has made me very mentally strong, conditioned me really well for MMA, and given me phenomenal balance."

"That's how fighters get better. They watch film, and they work on what they need to work on."