Cat Zingano

You can have a fight card full of male fights, but yet when that women's fight comes on, that's what people watch. They're super excited by it. ”

Women's MMA has come a really long way. People look forward to us fighting, and they get excited. ”

There's moments where things are harder than others, and there are obviously questions, but when it comes down to it, there is no quit in me. ”

I just put all my energy into me and focusing on what I'm going to do, and I'll go in there and do that right through the end of the fight until I get the job done. ”

I was very much a student of the sport. I wanted to know everything, all the moves. It was the coolest thing I had seen. I started winning matches. Dads didn't want their sons to face a girl. Coaches didn't want to put any of their wrestlers up against me to be beaten by a girl. ”

I'm a person that, when I'm in the right mood, not any one of these girls can touch me. ”

I already knew a lot about the ground aspects of MMA, being a wrestler, but there was so much more. There was kicking, punching, and other things I wish I could have done as a wrestler. It really stoked my interest. ”

When I'm feeling comfortable at home, confident in my day-to-day, being healthy and being the best person I can be, MMA is easy. ”

I have a lot of plaques; I have a lot of accolades - things that I'm proud of - but I don't think I ever reached my full potential as a wrestler. ”

Being strong, showing that you will see things through no matter what comes your way, that's what matters most to me. ”