Donald Cerrone Quotes

As long as we have enough fighters and fight cards to keep everybody fighting three times a year, that's where I want our roster to be.

I'm always watching every featherweight that fights in the UFC because we can eventually fight in the future.

I just remember I used to go to each tournament to make a couple bucks. I did as a living thing; I got paid to do martial arts, so I'd go to these jiu-jitsu tournaments and make, like, $1000 every time I won the tournament.

I really enjoy the opportunity to face another Ultimate Fighter winner because it doesn't come around that often.

I would love to fight a lot more often, but of course it's the UFC, and whenever they feel that they have an opening, then they can put us in there because there's so many fighters.

I want to take on fighters like Jeremy Stephens, Andre Fili... get ourselves into the Octagon and see if these guys can bully me.

Someone said Anderson Silva and GSP would be a $12 million fight. I told people that for $12 million, I'd fight them both right now. At the same time. People took that as 'He's going to fight again.' It was a joke. But if you came up with $12 million, yeah, of course I will fight again.

I fight guys that no one has ever heard of; I fought guys who are legends, like Frankie Edgar.

The UFC has a mind of its own. Whatever they want to do, I'm down for.

Barboza is up there. He's a scary fight, but I like being scared. And that's a fight that me, as a fan, would want to see. I know how much fans would love something like that. So I'll go out there and try to finish that dude with leg kicks.

You have to entertain in the UFC. Like it or not, this isn't news. It has been this way for a while, and it will continue to be this way.

Mixed martial arts is great, and it's here to stay.

What's the point of fighting in the UFC if it isn't to become the champion?

As far as the UFC, if they offer us a fair deal, then we would be open to fighting in the UFC.

The only thing Kevin Lee does better than me is talk and sell fights like that. I sell fights my own way, inside the cage.

Whatever UFC wants to do or any opponent they want to give me, I'll be ready for that.

I've traveled to Brazil, Europe, Asia - all in preparation to defeat Demetrious Johnson, to defeat the pound-for-pound best fighter in history.

We fight to prove that our art, Gracie jiu-jitsu, is the best.

I do jiu-jitsu my whole life, so why would I try to stand and bang with Mike Tyson? I'm going to learn boxing in six months because my opponent is good in boxing? That makes no sense.

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.

Kimbo Slice sucks. He's terrible.

I knew I wanted to fight. It's a great way to continue competing and not to mention actually make money. You can make a career out of it.

I have fought with 'Rampage' Jackson and I took him down easily. Honestly, I scored six takedowns effortlessly. I have fought Ryan Bader and I took him down too.

When I was 15 years old, I watched Royce Gracie in the cage, and I thought I'd like to do the same thing.

It was very important to me to join an organization that has an established track record of helping young fighters grow into world class athletes and champions. Gladiator Challenge has been a home to such fighters as Quinton Jackson, Rashad Evans, Urijah Faber, Tyson Griffin, Chael Sonnen, Michael McDonald, and many others.