Ariel Helwani Quotes

I asked for a tough fight, and I'm very excited to fight such a good fighter and a former champion like Frankie Edgar.

I was champion in Dream at middleweight, I'm champion in Strikeforce at light heavyweight, and my final goal is to be heavyweight champion of the world.

Things can change quickly in the UFC. I lost to Nate Marquardt in my first loss as a middleweight and then I defeated Dan Miller and fought for the title against Anderson Silva.

I think Robbie Lawler is a good name and a fight that interests me.

Mousasi is a very tough fighter.

Donald Cerrone vs. Justin Gaethje is no doubt a fun fight on paper.

I don't watch a lot of featherweight fights yet some of those fights are the best fights ever.

I beat Anderson Silva and then Luke Rockhold, who was, pound-for-pound, one of the best. Now I get to do Dan Henderson, who is a legend in the sport.

I respect Brock Lesnar as a fighter, but I know that I can fight him.

A great fight that I'd love is B.J. Penn. That would be so awesome. He's a veteran of the sport. He's fought everywhere.

Luke Rockhold would be a good payday.

My fight against Chris Leben was a war, and I was fulfilled with that victory because that guy has a ton of experience fighting in the UFC.

The only thing that's going to be more epic than Roy Nelson fighting Mark Hunt is Roy Nelson fighting for the belt. Those are two fights that I know fans want to see.

In the UFC, nothing is guaranteed. Anything can happen when it comes to getting a title shot.

With boxing, sometimes you'll watch the first three rounds, then you'll change the channel and turn it back in the 10th round. With MMA, you have to watch all 15 minutes. You'll want to watch every second.

I called out Rafael Dos Anjos in Brazil, so he could be a potential contender. People don't talk about Jorge Masvidal enough. He'd be a great fight: he comes to fight.

The Hendricks/Lawler fights, those were just epic. Both were non-stop. I couldn't stop watching, and it was hard to look away. I watch those as a fan, and to see two guys fighting like that for 25 minutes is crazy.

I think Georges St-Pierre should go down to fight Tyron Woodley. I think he has a chance.

In boxing, you have the 10-second count but we don't have it in MMA, and that's what makes this sport better.

Conor McGregor is a tough competitor. He proved throughout the years in the UFC that he can fight standing up.

The general public, they get bored. There's no interest because they think, or they know, Demetrious Johnson will always win. And I've always said, even after that loss to Demetrious Johnson, even after he beat me, I said I felt him a little bit. I still believe I can beat him, even after being knocked down the first round.

Mr. Efrain Escudero is a great fighter and TUF Champ. He has fought in big fights, and has a great record.

I came to the UFC to fight with top-level fighters and become the undisputed, undefeated champion. This is my goal.

You watch Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather fight, Floyd can just throw a few punches, or he can do a lot of defense; he can slip a few punches, let Conor get a few shots in. You can't really do that in wrestling without getting scored on or putting yourself at risk.

Nothing about Ben Askren impresses me. He's a one-dimensional fighter. He's never hurt a fly.