Wanderlei Silva Quotes

I get to fight a tough dude like Koscheck, and then a title shot if I win? It's great.

I always feel like I leave a Max Holloway fight week feeling good about the state of MMA.

Right now, there are some big names out there for me. The likes of Demian Maia, Rafael dos Anjos, Robbie Lawler, and Wonderboy.

The MMA world is a much better place when the Diaz brothers are fighting and thriving, isn't it?

Alexander Gustafsson, he's the biggest fighter in Europe. I like him so much and I hope I'm gonna be the biggest in Europe next to him.

If you want to prove your worth and prove you're one of the best in the world, you need to be fighting in the UFC.

You know Rockhold is a very good athlete and great fighter. He is a champion in Strikeforce, in UFC.

We need real and dedicated fighters and champions in the UFC. It's simply the best organization in the world.

I know deep down I'm destined to be a world champion and maybe it's to be attained in the most prestigious division in the UFC at welterweight.

There are certain things that I always dreamed of, like fighting in the UFC. There's just certain things that I feel like haven't been accomplished there. There's such great women coming up in the sport; seems like a wonderful time to be in women's MMA.

My favorite fighter is Anderson Silva.

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 think T. J. Dillashaw and Demetrious Johnson - I'm a bad matchup for both of them.

The difference between me and other black belts is that I truly believe that jujitsu can be used in all aspects of MMA, because it was created to do that. If you train hard, it will work.

Georges St-Pierre is a good fighter who is proving his place in MMA with every fight.

M.M.A. is growing, and it's a basic wrestling sport. A lot of fighters are ex-wrestlers. A lot of guys take the easy way out, make quick money.

You know when I fight, I'm going to sell out the show. Everyone wants to see someone get knocked out or tapped out.

The one thing about the heavyweight division or, actually, just being in the UFC, anybody can win, and anybody can lose. You're competing with the best in the world.

I always wanted to fight Cormier. He has this fighting style, he's a warrior, I always wanted to fight someone like him, a guy like 'Rampage,' someone who moves forward and fights.

Obviously wrestling is a core component of MMA. And among UFC fighters, my take-down defence is considered quite high.

Getting knocked out in your underwear in the Octagon is pretty embarrassing, but people are like, 'The guy he's fighting is really, really good, and he is a UFC fighter, so he can still beat up 99 percent of the world,' so it's not that embarrassing.

Everybody who is fighting at UFC 200 is awesome! It's going to be awesome to get to meet everybody. I'm excited.

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.

When I first started wrestling, I didn't even want people to know I was in the UFC.