Joseph Benavidez Quotes

I want to be the first British person to lift a UFC World Title.

The biggest shock was the first fight. I didn't know what to expect. I fought Fujita. At that time, he was one of the most dangerous PRIDE fighters. He was a complete beast and with 130 kilograms of pure muscle.

Honestly, I would love to fight Henry Cejudo. You've got that gold medalist in the Olympics, I would love to test myself against that.

Mixed martial arts is great, and it's here to stay.

Henry Cejudo is going to become the greatest combat athlete of all time, being an Olympic champ and a two-division champ in the UFC.

I think Valentina Shevchenko has a great chance of breaking Demetrious Johnson's record of 11 straight title defenses.

There are certain things that I always dreamed of, like fighting in the UFC. There's just certain things that I feel like haven't been accomplished there. There's such great women coming up in the sport; seems like a wonderful time to be in women's MMA.

I beat Ryan Bader, and that beautiful knockout got me a shot at the title. That's the kind of thing that puts you close to the top.

I think the Eddie Alvarez fight is a good fight that makes sense - a couple Italian guys throwing down. I've got nothing but respect for the guy.

I'm very open to fight Valentina Shevchenko. I always want to fight the best fighters and I think that she is one of the top female fighters in the world.

I want to fight a UFC fighter.

I'm always training to fight the best fighters in the world, and if the UFC wants me to fight Georges St-Pierre, then I will fight him.

I fight guys that no one has ever heard of; I fought guys who are legends, like Frankie Edgar.

When I was 15 years old, I watched Royce Gracie in the cage, and I thought I'd like to do the same thing.

Without a doubt Jon Jones is one of the greatest fighters in history, and, of course, we do see errors that we'll try to exploit.

I respect all the fighters. I respect Georges St-Pierre because Georges has a great story in the UFC. I respect all the fighters in here because this is the biggest sport in the world.

Why call out the champion in my first title defense? Because that's who Henry Cejudo is.

I've always done my best inside the Octagon, fought the best there is, and win or lose, I've done my best in my fights.

I saw my first UFC fight when I was 15 and figured, 'This is what I want to do when I grow up.'

Conor McGregor is a tough competitor. He proved throughout the years in the UFC that he can fight standing up.

I took my first fight in the UFC on short notice. I took my first big fight against a top-five guy on ten days notice.

I'm ready for anybody. If it's John Dodson, if it's Demetrious Johnson, if it's Joseph Benavidez, I'm ready for whichever one, whoever wants a piece of me.

Even in my first year in the UFC I fought five times in the year.

Mr. Efrain Escudero is a great fighter and TUF Champ. He has fought in big fights, and has a great record.

I want to go against the best fighters. That's why I'm always calling out Georges St-Pierre.