Ariel Helwani Quotes

If Keith Thurman comes back, and he has a great fight and he shows what he's been showing in the fights with Danny Garcia and Shawn Porter, everyone is going to talk about Errol Spence vs. Keith Thurman.

It took me two years to get a title shot off a split-decision loss to Dominick Cruz that the UFC told me they thought I won.

When I won the title against Jean Pascal it also won me fight of the year.

When you're talking mixed martial arts, to have a win over a guy who is by many considered the greatest of all time, is definitely going to take your career to the next level.

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'm going to show the world that I'm the best welterweight on the planet and I'm going to do it right before my people's eyes.

The minority must bow to the majority.

I want to shock the world, and I'm going to do that through boxing.

It's very rare in British boxing that you have two fighters who are both undefeated and who are both world champions.

I've lost fights before where I'm landing more punches and I'm moving away from the guy. So, the way that they score things at the end doesn't seem very consistent to me.

In the UFC, nothing is guaranteed. Anything can happen when it comes to getting a title shot.

When I win, I send shock waves through the boxing world.

I'm not running from anyone, I'm the champion and I can choose who I'm going to fight.

If I can beat a proven champion like Canelo, that will take my career to a different level.

I beat Gilbert Melendez, and he got two shots at the title.

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

My goal is to get the belt, the UFC belt.

I would like to be the youngest UFC world champion. I believe I can accomplish that.

You look at the top five right now and see guys like Kelvin Gastelum, who I've beaten, Carlos Condit, who I've beaten, Robbie Lawler, who I've beaten. How are those guys more notable than I am, and I'm the champion of the world?

The most important thing is to win fights. It doesn't matter how you do it.

2019, I'm coming for those big boys; I will go to welterweight.

I'm ready for Joseph Parker. The question is, is he ready for me?

If you're going to make as much money as you are, when you're fighting someone else, that's the one thing I always tell people is I would never turn down the truly rightful No. 1 contender in my division, because the UFC can actually strip you. They can say, 'You're not going to fight the No. 1 contender. We can strip you.'

I've always thought about welterweight.

You will never run more than the ball. The players that don't lose the ball are the most important in the team, and good players decide the game.