Demetrious Johnson Quotes

We've seen smaller guys in main event fights, and they do well. It just takes the right combination of people I think. I think Dominick Cruz v. T.J. Dillashaw could have main-evented a PPV and done pretty good.

There's something about somebody who does something special in the UFC that they're allotted certain freedoms and wiggle room around the rules. I'm just not in that category. So if I want to fight Georges St-Pierre or Nick Diaz or Nate Diaz, then it's all the hooplah and all the talk about it.

If you win one fight in the UFC, you're good. If you win two in a row, you're great.

The UFC are promoting a lot of cards and there are a lot of fights that people even don't know that will happen. But Wanderlei Silva vs. Dan Henderson would sell very well.

To stay in the UFC while fighting top opponents... tell me one easy fight I had in the UFC. I have a history in the UFC.

Michael Bisping versus Georges St-Pierre is a money fight, and the UFC loves money fights.

I've won five bonuses in my nine fight UFC career.

I'm ready for anybody. If it's John Dodson, if it's Demetrious Johnson, if it's Joseph Benavidez, I'm ready for whichever one, whoever wants a piece of me.

Even in my first year in the UFC I fought five times in the year.

I had to fight Donald Cerrone, Anthony Pettis, Gil Melendez, Rafael Dos Anjos. I had to fight these guys in order to prove myself in order to get a title shot.

The first time I saw a commercial for my fight was UFC 210.

It would be great to fight on UFC 200 obviously. It's going to be an historic event but the card is getting full quickly.

I've told the UFC brass I want big fights: fights that are going to put money in their pockets and money in my pockets and staple me as one of the best of all-time.

Coming back to the UFC was huge. I was ready for the spotlight for the first time.

I can fight Cain Velasquez if they want. It's not up to me, I'm not the matchmaker.

If Dana White said he wanted to fight heavyweight, everybody would watch that fight tomorrow just because they want to watch Dana get beat up or win or whatever it is.

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

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

I would love to fight Khabib, but there's no guarantee he's going to show up and make the weight.

When Misha Cirkunov started his UFC career a perfect 4-0, I really thought he'd be a legit player at 205.

I will do whatever the UFC tells me to do, but there's not a doubt in my mind that I can be champion.

If they call me to fight Jon Jones, I'm ready to fight anyone in the UFC.

Let me fight Jon Jones. I need that rematch.

When I was in the UFC, I would get tickets for a fight, and then what I would do is go in the crowds and watch the rest of the fights. A lot of times, I would end up taking pictures and signing people's books. I didn't care if I got any money or anything. I was just there enjoying my time and watching the fights.

I've been fighting in the UFC for five years now and it's about time I'm headlining a card.