Ben Askren Quotes

I've got more skills in my pinky finger than half the damn guys in the UFC.

When it comes to strength, I reckon pound for pound I'm one of the strongest in the whole UFC.

Thiago Santos is a guy who can take your belt from you with one punch.

Brandon Girtz is a tough man who can really throw the leather, but I'm on a different level.

I just don't want to be a champion; I want to be one of the best fighters there ever was.

A fighter is a fighter and once they're in the top five in the world, you can't say one might not be ready.

What it really comes down to is that I believe I'm the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world, and to do that, I need to beat the best.

Fighting in the UFC means that I'm at the top of the sport, and it means that I'm able to pursue my goal of being a champion in the UFC.

I really believe that I'm a better fighter than Gabriel Gonzaga.

At the end of the day, I'm one of the greatest fighters on the planet.

It's an honor to fight someone like Randy Couture.

My first MMA fight was July 2006 here in Brazil. I won a few fights here in Brazil, and then I got a chance to fight in the UFC, but they put me against the number one contender for the title at that time. It was Fabricio Werdum.

I think I'd do pretty well with Fedor.

You win a world title, you beat the best guys in the world, and a lot of these fans are kind of misconstrued about who are the best fighters in the world.

I'm going to show I'm the best fighter in the world.

Stipe's one of the top guys in the UFC. He wouldn't be in the UFC if he wasn't one of the best in the world.

Yes, I'm known as the most technical fighter in the world, and I'm going to keep that as my brand.

I'm a great fighter all around the board.

There's no question in my mind that the times I was in my prime, I was the most well-rounded fighter out there - or in the world. I was the one who knew how to kickbox. I did kickbox and muay thai, I competed in events in Japan, and I was a submission specialist. Going into the UFC for the first time, I was the most well-rounded fighter there.

I thought this was the UFC and we're supposed to be the best and toughest fighters in the world.

If you're the UFC champion, you're the best in the world at what you do, and I get the opportunity to do that.

I've trained with Douglas Lima, he's a tough kid, but I could feel the weight difference.

I think people are realizing that whereas now the 'Ultimate Fighting Championship' has taken over what people used to like about pro wrestling in the '70s and '80s. We just want to see who's going to fight for the title.

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.