It's not the black belt that you wear on your waist. It's the black belt in your heart and knowing that you can go out there and you can do it. That's what a true black belt is.

In the martial arts, the guys respect the women fighters.

You had women's kickboxing and they're in the ring and that's what I want to do. I just wanted to fight.

It doesn't matter in MMA if you're a woman or a man. You're going to fight 5 rounds, 5 minutes (per round). If they want a real world champion, then the fights should be 12 rounds, 3 minutes (per round) for a woman boxer and you'll weed out some of the world championship fighters.

Either get on the boat or get off the boat.

Through Biblical times, there have been great women warriors and now the sport is so populated that these are the women warriors that we have today in boxing, kickboxing, and MMA.

It takes a lot when you are a professional fighter to stay in top condition. You have to sacrifice a lot and I did.

Belts are immaterial. What's material to me is who have you fought, how many rounds have you fought, how many fights have you fought.

I wanted to get in the ring and be like Muhammad Ali.

I am a woman and I don't have the power and the strength of a man, so I have to use my technique and my strategy more than just using brute strength like some of the guys do.

I feel that when you are a world champion, your title has to be taken away from you.

The belts to me, they don't really mean much to be honest. It's the people who I fought and me going out there competing and fighting.