On Dan Hardy:
“It’s easy to talk. It’s going to be a different story when he gets into the Octagon with me. He never fought a guy like me before. A lot of people underestimate him, but I’m not going to do that mistake. I’m training harder than I even trained before. I’m better than I’ve ever been. I want to win and I want to win in a spectacular way”.
On 2012 Summer Olympics:
“I haven’t took my decision yet. I’m not sure if I’m going to do it or not. It has to be in a couple months before the summer. There are a lot of things I need to think about. Right now my wrestling is not good enough to do it, as it is right now. So it’s not an easy thing to consider”.
“It’s pretty hard. You need to be a champion in your country. Then once you’re champion you need to qualify for the Olympics. It’s something really hard. …It’s a thought in my head but everyone is making a big deal about it”.