Vitor Belfort Quotes

I think to get a title shot, you need to have some expressive winnings.

If I'm watching my favorite boxer, and he's just won the heavyweight championship of the world, and he retires, it kind of makes the guy a legend.

I'm fighting for the Commonwealth title on Saturday and I believe I'll be ready for a world title shot in the next 18 months.

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

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.

As far as moving to 130, I got tired of waiting for the other champions, none of whom wanted to fight me. I'm hopeful that with the move to 130 lbs. will come better fights, particularly against the other champions, so we can make our dream of becoming undisputed champion.

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

My fifth pro fight, I got my first title fight.

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.

Stop messing around sending me unranked fighters. I want someone ranked, someone that will take me closer to my goal, which is to become champion.

If I want to fight for a 155-pound title - if I hold the 145-pound title - give me the fight.

I always said the 155-pound belt's been in so many grubby hands, man.

There's always something getting in the way - other fights being made or money and politics ruining things - but after I finish Chisora, nobody can deny me my shot.

I'm open to any welterweight on Planet Earth.

Linares is one of the best fighters in his weight class.

Putting up a great performance against Lamont Peterson will skyrocket me. The goal is to become the No. 1 welterweight in the division, so if I keep beating these guys around me and then fight Keith Thurman, people will rate me as No. 1 because I've beat the top names, and he's been inactive.

I've won a world title and then lost it to the top boxer on the planet.

I carried the WBO belt for five years and defended it 15 times against 10 world champions.

I want the undisputed belt.

There's a lot of big fights potentially out there for me, but none of them are possible if I slip up against N'Dam.

Fighting in Flint in front of all my fans has been a dream of mine since turning pro. Having the opportunity to make history by fighting for the undisputed title in a second weight division is something I'm very proud of.

I would love to fight anybody at the welterweight limit with a belt.

I want to defend my belt against all the middleweights that are the biggest threats supposedly before I jump up in weight.

I'm here at Madison Square Garden as world champion and have a world champion's mentality, the pressures on to defend my belt - this is what champions do.

From my point of view, I am the underdog going into this fight. I'm not saying I'm not. But I'm the underdog because I haven't fought at that level yet against anyone of Canelo's level.