“A lot of people think martial arts are just fighting, but it's charact...” — Stephen Thompson Quote

“A lot of people think martial arts are just fighting, but it's character-building, too, and I want to give back.”

“A lot of people think you're not the champion until you defend it one time.”

“It's difficult when you step out there with somebody like me and my offense.”

“My goal is to make wrestling more like mixed martial arts.”

“Different martial arts have ways of showing you how to control an opponent and put him down, but jiu-jitsu is the king of how to finish somebody. And that's what I love about it.”

“I have done martial arts my whole life, so it comes easily, but I have never done proper sword fighting.”