“Elvis was a seventh-degree black belt in karate. My dad knew that he c...” — Stephen Thompson Quote

Elvis was a seventh-degree black belt in karate. My dad knew that he couldn't dance like Elvis or sing like him, but he thought maybe he could try karate, and he fell in love with it.

During the fight, if you feel something, you know it's pretty bad, because normally you don't feel anything. You get punched and elbowed in the face, you don't feel it until after the fight.

I've been called all kinds of stuff, it's part of the game. You take it personal, then you're in trouble. It will affect you, your training. It comes with the territory.

To be honest with you, Conor McGregor at 170, I think he's just going to be thrown around like a little rag doll.

I don't measure myself against my coaches, I don't measure myself against my teammates. If I'm doing jiu-jitsu for sport, I don't measure myself against the guy I'm rolling with or whatever belt he is or how many stripes he has on his belt. I measure myself every day against the guy I was yesterday.

It's always good to get a smaller tournament under your belt so that by the time you get to the Slams, you have a lot of experience.

My dream is to become champion and I will continue on this path until I hold the belt.

Wear a belt! It's an easy way to pull together your outfit. Just be sure to match it to your shoes.

My belt holds my pants up, but the belt loops hold my belt up. I don't really know what's happening down there. Who is the real hero?