We have a pretty tough schedule coming up. We have to stay strong mentally and must focus on getting better.

It hurts. Frankly, it hurts terribly. I have just lived one of the biggest loss of my career. It will be difficult to digest that moment. It is extremely hard to accept. I am disappointed.

What drives me is winning championships.

You have to know how to keep things in perspective.

My career does not depend on AJ. He's got four of the belts, but if I'm mandatory for one or two of them and he doesn't fight me, they will strip him at some point.

My father was an opera singer who constantly tried to persuade me not to enter into an artistic career.

I don't think enough journalists read enough - literature, history. You've got to keep reading all through your career.

I've been very fortunate to dodge a nickname throughout my entire career. I've never had one.