Colby Covington Quotes

That's the ultimate goal for any fighter, to fight in those big casinos, on that strip in Las Vegas, Madison Square Garden, New York - all those iconic venues.

I'd love to fight any of the titleholders, any time, any place.

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

Dana White, bring me someone that can beat me. You can't find no one that can beat me.

I want the big fights, I want the big names, fights that will motivate me.

I am going to go after the big names in America and the fights all the fans want.

Any time you get a title shot, you always try to wait for it the best you can.

I want superfights, to challenge other opponents.

I'm after megafights, and me fighting Haye equals megafight.

Getting the title shot was huge.

I'm very excited to fight for the first time in the United States and on HBO.

People can't always judge by the records. Maybe a guy has 11 wins in MMA but he's fought the best. Someone else has 11 wins but he's fought nobody. It's a difficult sport because someone can be a champion in four fights, look at Brock Lesnar. So records don't always mean a lot.

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.

If I were ever in a position to appear more for ROH, I would accept nothing less than to be recognized as the best - which would mean having to challenge the top dogs/champions.

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.

I probably should have been fighting at 155 for a long time, but I was so close to the top at 145.

I thought I was ready for a title shot after I beat Shogun.

I don't care if I ever fight for the belt or get the belt.

I won my first 10 fights by knockout. The money was getting larger at the same time.

Once I'm world Champion we can think about what fights are fun rather than fights that need to take place.

Having the letters UFC behind my name is not the be-all, end-all it is for someone. Some people think once they get into the UFC, that's it.

I only want to fight Top 5 guys. I'm here to be a champion.

I don't know if anybody can sign a contract to fight me and feel confident that they can beat me.

Andre Ward got the chance to fight Sergey Kovalev twice. Triple G and Canelo are fighting again. People are getting paid to play king of the hill again.

I don't think we can fully understand just how much pressure is on these fighters' shoulders once they win the UFC title. It's a grind just to get to the title fight. You're not earning a lot of money, and the sport takes a real toll on your body. And then once you get the belt, you've got an army of fighters coming for you right away.