Ariel Helwani Quotes

I'd like to fight and get close to that title shot - that's all I'm interested in. My whole purpose is to fight for the world title.

Getting the title shot was huge.

There's a lot of ways to win a belt, but taking it from a champion is very important to me.

Sometimes when a champ wins, there's a debate about who should be next for him or her.

Any time you get a title shot, you always try to wait for it the best you can.

I'm not worried about trying to guarantee a fight for the belt, because that's automatic; it will happen.

I don't care if I ever fight for the belt or get the belt.

It took me 10 fights to get the damn interim title shot and then 11 to get an undisputed shot.

I'm definitely an active champion. I'm looking forward to defending my belt as many times as possible.

I want the real title. I can't express it enough that I want to fight for the real title. The interim title, from what I've seen... people get it, and then they take it away in a month. I just don't want to be that person.

I had to fight Donald Cerrone, Anthony Pettis, Gil Melendez, Rafael Dos Anjos. I had to fight these guys in order to prove myself in order to get a title shot.

I want to fight for the real belt, not the interim title.

Lord knows we've been guilty of getting too excited about a title reign only to see it last one or two fights.

On my way to winning the title, it was great for me, but once I won the title, it was tough for me to get fights.

The best part about being a champion is going out and defending your belt, so that's what I plan on doing and doing it many times.

So far, I don't know what it means to be the champion. I'm just glad I have the belt.

To defend - it is very difficult to win two titles in a row.

I've had people say I'm inconsistent, and sure, I've never held a UFC or WEC title.

I don't care about the Strikeforce belt.

Just to be fighting for the belt, I was already happy. No pressure at all.

Once I've got that world title I'll never want to lose it. I'll fight tooth and nail to keep it.

I want to defend and put my title on the line as much as possible. If the top in the division are ready to try to come and take my belt - and the key word is 'try' - I'm ready to give them that opportunity.

I turned pro as a 20-year-old, won a world title a year later, and remained a world champion ever since.

I'm a champion, I have to defend this belt.

Canelo's the big name, but I am the champion going in... I took this fight. I'm not in a situation where I have nothing to lose in this fight. I've got a title to lose.