At the end of the day, it's a business about fighters and a business about people. This is our philosophy.

Whereas there's more of a learning curb with MMA, kickboxing is pretty easy to understand and has no geographical boundaries.

We've always looked for guys and girls who have striking ability... there's a reason my past company was called Strikeforce.

All my fighters know I'm a fan of theirs. They know I think of them as the stars and that we will facilitate in the building of their stock.

I think if you're not strong, in life or in football, not every day is going to be going up and seeing the sunshine.

I had set a goal with my team to try and get back to the top of the rankings, but I never thought with the depth in the game this year that I would have been able to get it back so quickly.

I always turn to the sports pages first, which records people's accomplishments. The front page has nothing but man's failures.

Right before 'Brian's Song' there was a period when I was very despondent, broke, depressed; my first marriage was on the rocks. The role of Gale Sayers had been cast with Lou Gossett, and then he hurt himself playing basketball. I was called in to read for the role. I was their last choice, and I knew it.