Chris Weidman Quotes

The UFC want me as their champion. The welterweight division needs me as its champion. It's been static for too long. I'll win the title, defend it a couple of times, and then move up to middleweight.

At some point, if the UFC allows me, I'd like to go to 125 because I know I can win that belt, man. I'm too strong, and I'm too fast.

Henry Cejudo actually saved the flyweights. Like, an entire division. I feel like this should be a bigger deal.

I am very honored and excited to be part of UFC 100; it's going to be the hardest challenge of my career so far and it's going to be pretty tough - I can't wait.

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 dominated Michael Bisping.

The title's the goal, not to beat Henry Cejudo. Because I already accomplished that goal.

What I want is to leave this sport as champion. I want to be the only featherweight champion. That's when I'll leave the sport.

I have been fighting and winning all the fights in my division. I think I deserve a title shot.

I've had people say I'm inconsistent, and sure, I've never held a UFC or WEC title.

You look at the top five right now and see guys like Kelvin Gastelum, who I've beaten, Carlos Condit, who I've beaten, Robbie Lawler, who I've beaten. How are those guys more notable than I am, and I'm the champion of the world?

Who else is willing to fight Woodley at six weeks' notice? Nobody. That's why it's come to me. But I will dethrone the champion and start a new era. I'll be an active champion, so they can all get in line.

I'll be honest when I tell you, Max Holloway is the hardest matchup out of everyone in our division. By far. And I was happy to take him back to back.

I had my sights set on Tony Ferguson for a long time.

I want the real title. I can't express it enough that I want to fight for the real title. The interim title, from what I've seen... people get it, and then they take it away in a month. I just don't want to be that person.

I beat Diaz, Pettis, Ben Henderson, Cerrone, and I earned it, man. I earned my title.

As far as moving to 130, I got tired of waiting for the other champions, none of whom wanted to fight me. I'm hopeful that with the move to 130 lbs. will come better fights, particularly against the other champions, so we can make our dream of becoming undisputed champion.

But after defeating Carlos Condit, I've shown I deserve to have a title shot.

When you're talking mixed martial arts, to have a win over a guy who is by many considered the greatest of all time, is definitely going to take your career to the next level.

I finish every fight. And if I don't finish and go to a decision, I win 10-8 rounds. How many guys do you know in the lightweight division who've had fights where they have gotten two 10-8 rounds scored? Think about it. I'm a winner.

There's a lot of ways to win a belt, but taking it from a champion is very important to me.

I've got two 10-8 rounds against Anderson Silva. That's just the truth. I have no equal at middleweight.

Stop messing around sending me unranked fighters. I want someone ranked, someone that will take me closer to my goal, which is to become champion.

Every athlete in the UFC, I think they want to fight for the title. I'm no different.

When you are challenging for the world title, you've got to go into the lion's den to try and rip that belt away from the champion.