Charles Oliveira Quotes

Nobody has seen my jiu-jitsu, but I have really good jiu-jitsu. I submit black belts.

Most other schools train no-gi part time, or maybe even half the time. We train no-gi all the time.

I think Kevin Lee is an excellent fighter who fights well on the feet, has evolved in that area, but his strongest weapon is wrestling, not jiu-jitsu.

Everybody that I fight always avoids jiu-jitsu.

I miss submitting people; I have a lot of confidence in my jiu-jitsu.

I'm a two-time world champion in jiu-jitsu. I can try to submit you.

I'm a jiu-jitsu guy and that's my root.

My goal is to make wrestling more like mixed martial arts.

I've knocked people out from the clinch. I've submitted people from armbars, Kimura, last-second armbars. I've knocked people out with one-hand punch.

Don't care about catch-wrestling. I only care about Jiu-Jitsu.

There was a time when guys just had a specialty, like boxer or wrestler or jiujitsu guy. Then came guys who could blend taking you down with also being able to kick your head off.

My jiu-jitsu is very simple and basic.

My Jiu Jitsu is with the gi. It's the real style of Jiu Jitsu, it's with the gi and I fight MMA.

I'm very good at submissions from the ground. I have good takedowns and good striking, so I'm pretty well-rounded.

A good wrestler, with good jiu jitsu and great boxing, can beat Fedor.

GSP is at the top of my list in knowing how to use strategy, how to bring an opponent out of his game, how to beat a guy without taking a beating. And he's good in standup and good at grappling.

Jacare, he has power. We're two strong guys. He relies on being aggressive and coming forward. He looks to get the takedown. He's punching and he's shooting. I've never been taken down in a fight. Now, I'm not disregarding that I could be taken down, but I just know that I have a little bit more when it comes to giving up takedowns.

I'm the best there is in jiu-jitsu.

I don't classify myself as a wrestler, I'm a grappler.

I don't take a guy down just to hold him, I look for damage and submissions.

I have to know jiu-jitsu and wrestling, but I'm a boxing guy.

Everybody knows where I come from and how my jiu-jitsu is, training at Macaco Gold Team, but I also work on my striking at Chute Boxe Diego Lima, so I'm prepared on the feet and on the ground.

I think martial arts, in general, shaped my wrestling style. I think I grew up as a martial artist as a kid.

I train everything: I train wrestling; I train jiu-jitsu. I like to suplex people. I like ground-and-pound, but in my fight, I never have the opportunity.

I think it's stupid to say a guy who has trained in jiu-jitsu for as long as I have is just a stand-up fighter. I have trained with some of the best black belts in the world. I am comfortable on the ground. I can fight wherever the fight goes and not be concerned.