Stipe Miocic Quotes

I don't watch every fight; I am not huge on watching fights on TV. Because I did it my whole life. But I do watch the big fights. I follow the little fights too, sometimes; I just don't have to watch every single fight that happens.

At the beginning, my dream was to become a world-class boxer, but then I stepped into MMA. And when I stepped into MMA, it was to have fun. I reminded myself of what was the purpose, of what was the goal: to have fun.

I had 45 amateur fights, and I was able to win two national titles in those three years as an amateur.

It's going to be an easy fight when I finally get my hands on Tyron Woodley.

I boxed in Golden Gloves at Oxford and still know how to throw a straight left jab.

I'm a huge boxing and mixed martial arts fan.

There's many ups and downs in the fight game.

I knew boxing before I knew anything else.

When I trained for 'Creed,' I had about a year in advance to know what I was doing before. So I lived like a fighter, you know? I went through the workout routine, the diet, training with real boxers, training with real trainers, did the whole thing.

For sure, I would love to fight in Houston.

I'm very experienced in four-round fights because of my amateur career, and I've got a high work rate.

I'm proud to be one of only a few fighters in history to retire undefeated.

I would love to have a crack at Michael Bisping - with or without the gold, I'd want to have a crack at him because I respect him as a fighter, and he's a tough dude, and I'd love to swing it out with him.

I realised that I could either fight and get into trouble on the street or I could fight and get paid in the ring. I chose the ring.

McGregor is a great fighter, and he is doing his job very well. He is very intelligent; he knows exactly what he is doing.

The greatest thing about fighting a guy like Dave Rickels: He always comes to fight.

I want to fight guys I'm excited to watch fight.

UFC has unbelievable fans, and boxing has unbelievable fans.

I've had over seven thousand pro fights.

There are boxing fans, and there are fans of the UFC. People want to see blood, but people like both.

Maybe when I'm done fighting, I'll open a gym and manage fighters and train fighters.

The thing that people don't know about me - I actually boxed amateur for a few years.

To be just straight up honest, Conor McGregor is a guy that fought at 145 - ever in his life. I haven't weighed 145 since my sophomore year of high school.

At the end of the day, that's just boxing - it's a different sport altogether. But when I finish fighting for the UFC, there are so many different options I have. Boxing is another option I could take.

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