This sport is MMA – mixed martial arts.

It is a mixed sport and there is more than just one way to win a fight. After all, isn't that why everybody loves the sport? It's unpredictable, unique and offers its competitors various different ways to fight and gain success. Despite all this, some top fighters have recently come under criticism for the manner in which they have utilised one set skill to dominate an overmatched opponent.

Last week at UFC 113 Josh Koscheck made a good point in saying it wasn't his problem that Paul Daley couldn't get up off his back in their UFC 113 match. Koscheck relied on his far superior wrestling and ground game to win a lopsided unanimous decision. Daley's inability to get up off of his back was his problem and issue, not Koscheck's.

If Daley was more knowledgeable on the ground or had something to offer off of his back, maybe he could have submitted Koscheck or at least swept him into a different position. Koscheck then would have been forced to be more wary of what was coming back at him and might not have been able to control Daley with the ease at which he did. Daley could have kept Koscheck guessing and then maybe returned the fight to its feet. It was Daley's job to get the fight to where he wanted it – nobody else's.

I will never boo a fight or become bored of a mixed martial arts match. I think all fighting is interesting, irrespective of whether it takes place standing or on the ground. The reality of the situation is, mixed martial arts encompasses everything. There are all sorts of fighters in MMA – strikers, grapplers, wrestlers, kick-boxers, boxers, you name it – and they all have their favourite ways to fight and finish fights. That's what makes it such an interesting sport. You then have many of the new breed who have been brought up on mixed martial arts and are fast becoming well-equipped in all facets of the game. That makes the sport even more exciting and competitive.

As a fighter, you need to be prepared for everything. Koscheck told Daley he should have prepared more for the ground and he's right. You need to go into a fight knowing that you've got all bases covered and that you can feel comfortable in all areas of that Octagon. If you don't, then it's very likely that your opponent will quickly figure you out and take you where you feel least comfortable. I like going into my fights knowing that I have a good chance of winning, no matter where the fight ends up and regardless of what position I'm in.

Some top wrestlers like Koscheck and Georges St-Pierre receive criticism for spending too much time on the ground controlling their opponents, and I can never understand that point of view. They are competing well within the rules and are simply using their strongest asset to dominate a fighter. They are not the ones making fights boring or predictable. It's the inability of their opponents to do anything about the situation that eventually makes the fight one-sided. It shouldn't matter to Koscheck or GSP – they're the ones winning.

I love pleasing the fans and I love putting on great fights, but I'm never wary of how entertaining my fights are while I'm inside the Octagon. My focus is purely on doing what I need to do to execute my gameplan and win the fight. I'm always looking to do something in a fight, whether it's landing punches on my feet or advancing position on the ground. I'm always active, always moving and always looking for ways to win a fight. I never try to rely on going to the judges or seeing out a fight.

I'm keen to finish the fight in any way I can.

I've only ever been booed once in my career and that was during a fight back home in Australia. I was working for a submission on the ground and I started to hear some booing from the crowd. I couldn't believe it.

I was on the brink of submitting my opponent and yet the fans were booing because we were on the ground and no longer striking on our feet. You just have to learn to accept that, while plenty of fans are now educated on the ground, there are still some that just want to see two fighters trade punches on their feet.

I actually work a lot on preventing my fights stalling and becoming dull. I train hard to work my way out of stalling positions and practice against guys who are there to hold up the action. I then have to keep changing position and make the fight active again. I don't want to get to the night of a fight and then find myself continually being stood up because I can't stop my opponent from laying on me. If I go to the ground in a fight, I'll be working hard to make something happen down there. The less interference there is from the referee, the truer the fight.

I'd like to think that fans would find it hard to criticise me for my activity.

I'm always looking to make things happen, whether on my feet or on the ground. The freedom and purity of the sport are the two things that really attracted me to it in the first place. I like experimenting with styles and being in a position to win a fight in any number of ways. The sport is called mixed martial arts for a reason, and I wouldn't have it any other way.