“I had a bit of an ego when I was younger, thinking I could be the best...” — Beneil Dariush Quote

“I had a bit of an ego when I was younger, thinking I could be the best at both jiu-jitsu and fighting, but as I got older, I realized that the six months I was putting into MMA, another guy was putting into jiu-jitsu on a full time basis.”

“I try to be as smart as I can with being a defensive fighter, where I don't as much punishment.”

“I've had one or two interactions with Scott Holtzman and I've watched his fights and I thought to myself, great fight, great competition and a great guy. The few interactions I had with him, he's such a great guy.”

“The male ego is a terrifying, terrifying thing, you know? If it's shattered, it becomes even more dangerous.”

“Good, well-defined, well-honed art is not a foreign language. You can sell it to people. You just have to move your ego out of the way, clear out the unfinished fantasies you have about being an artist yourself, and just sell it.”

“I don't want my children to have any kind of ego or entitlement because of what I do. I want them to be good people, and we fight every day so that they'll be that way.”