“I never had a belt handed to me as a gift.” — Patricio Freire Quote

“I never had a belt handed to me as a gift.”

“When the fight goes to the ground, it doesn't take long until I finish it or come back up. Straus does that typical American game plan, that boring strategy with wrestling, taking you down and keeping you there, but this strategy won't work with me.”

“There are several rivalries in MMA and vale tudo history, like jiu-jitsu vs. luta livre and Chute Boxe vs. Brazilian Top Team. SBG and Pitbull Brothers can start another one that can last a generation.”

“My dad wouldn't even start the car until he heard the click of every seat belt.”

“When I won the belt, it was kind of a precedent... The only Canadian to have ever held it.”

“I was raised with the Bible Belt mentality, and by coming to California, I came out of this dark place and unlearned a lot of things I'd been taught.”