Michael Chiesa Quotes

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 want to fight Tim Elliott. I want to fight him.

It's a really complicated road if you're an MMA fighter.

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've heard that I could be facing Randy Couture. That would a great.

Anthony Pettis, he's a really tough fighter and it was a close fight until I made a mistake and gave him the neck.

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

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 always wanted to become a student of the game and at least get six to eight fights before coming to the UFC.

I did an interview for MMA Hawaii when I was growing up, and I told them the guys I want to fight are Anthony Pettis and Jose Aldo.

I underestimated the difference of fighting in a cage.

How I fight is what got me into the UFC in the first place.

My whole career, I've been fighting wrestlers. If you look back, all of my fights have been against wrestlers.

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.

When I started fighting I've always thought about being a UFC champion.

I'm pretty sure I could beat Tyron Woodley. Nothing against him.

People haven't seen the wars, in UFC, that I've had in Strikeforce and what I am capable of.

Georges St-Pierre is a good fighter who is proving his place in MMA with every fight.

I've been fighting professionally since I was 18, and I've been doing three or four fights a year, just doing camp after camp.

I love fighting for the UFC. It's an amazing company. I've done a lot of great things, and they've done a lot of great things for my career.

What's important is to be fighting in the UFC. It doesn't matter if it's the first or last show.

Going to fight Gilbert Burns while not training jiu-jitsu, I mean, that's just stupid.

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

I'm a fighter now. I'm officially a mixed martial artist. I'm not a wrestler no more.