Gegard Mousasi Quotes

When people first started watching UFC, it seemed like a no-holds barred event... early on it looked like all the fighters were crazy. Actually, there are a lot of techniques, and the reality shows have let people see the fighters behind the scenes.

I'll be honest when I tell you, Max Holloway is the hardest matchup out of everyone in our division. By far. And I was happy to take him back to back.

The day I step in the cage with Cyborg, I will be 100% prepared.

In the future, I want to have super-fights.

I haven't fought for a while and didn't want a warm-up fight. I wanted to jump right back in the pit and I got what I asked for. I got Anthony Pettis.

I want to fight a UFC fighter.

I'm always watching every featherweight that fights in the UFC because we can eventually fight in the future.

I had Jake Ellenberger. I trained very hard for him; then I was able to get Carlos Condit, an excellent fighter. That's what it's all about.

I want to fight at middleweight.

If they call me to fight Jon Jones, I'm ready to fight anyone in the UFC.

You know, I'm never really 100-percent in any of those fights, because it's so hard to have perfect preparation for fighting and cutting weight and making 170 pounds, and being in the best shape for training camp and to make that cut.

Every athlete in the UFC, I think they want to fight for the title. I'm no different.

Fvery time Anthony and I are supposed to fight, the lines come out, and it's like we're dead even. It's like people don't know what to make of a fight between Daniel Cormier and Anthony Johnson, when in reality, it should be very easy to know what to make of a fight between me and Anthony Johnson.

I've been in the fight business my whole life. I know fighters.

The learning curve, and the things that you have to adapt to on a daily basis in the UFC, is pretty crazy. It's a huge burden for anybody to have: not just the fighting itself but learning how to deal with the other responsibilities.

I want superfights, to challenge other opponents.

It's just kinda irritating to me that we're awarding people in mixed martial arts for trying to move away and not finish the fight.

I'll fight in both divisions, 185 and 205. I feel good. That's a choice for the boss, where Dana wants me to fight. It's no problem.

My idea is to have two bases. I keep my family in Rio, and when I have a fight scheduled, I will come to Vegas to train here at Xtreme Couture, which I consider the best place for a MMA fighter to be.

People say McGregor is tall and all that. He's as tall as I am, or maybe even shorter. He might have a longer reach, but I've fought Nate Diaz and Cerrone, who had reach advantage, and fought Anthony Pettis and Ben Henderson.

I don't care where I fight on the card, but to get people motivated or excited, like, 'Cowboy's fighting!' that's my overall goal.

I wouldn't argue that Anderson Silva is the best pound-for-pound fighter in MMA.

People always want to see who's the best fighter in the world.

Whatever UFC wants to do or any opponent they want to give me, I'll be ready for that.

I like Glover Teixeira; he's a former training partner.