It's definitely been a progression, but I always knew I could be a great fighter. I could feel it inside of myself.

Obviously, that's the thing any athlete wants to be able to do, to take weaknesses and turn them into strengths.

As a fan of this sport, I am gutted to see 'Jacare' lose. To be matched up against him and to have the honor of fighting him, it blew my mind.

Family are my greatest source of strength. Emotion - they help me deal with that. One look at them, and I know everything is OK.

Come fight night, there will be nerves, but it's how you react to those nerves - doing what you need to regardless - that's how you win fights.

I think everyone has to have their mettle tested in a tough fight.

Michael Bisping's whole life is a film scene. He's always acting. Confronting me at UFC 213, it makes me laugh. It's a bit clownish.

I don't pick and choose. I've never really had an qualms about who I fight next.

I used to get so stressed out before the fight, weeks out, because of how much weight I had to cut to get there.

The UFC are my employers, so they have to come first.