Charles Oliveira Quotes

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

When I started fighting I've always thought about being a UFC champion.

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

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

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

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.

I went to college, I wrestled and I took some amateur fights. When I graduated, I wanted to start using my degree, but I figured I would start fighting professionally. Then I won 18 in a row and I fought Eddie Alvarez on pay-per-view.

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.

When Kevin Lee's name was brought up, I told everyone I thought this fight would happen. This is a good fight for me. It surprised me because nobody wants to fight in Brazil.

If the fights that I take make sense, and there is not a 27-year-old number one contender in the world, then I'll probably be interested in doing fights that make sense and fights that are marketable.

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

Look at my track record for showing up to fights. Look at my track record of finishing fights. Look at my track record of getting fight night bonuses. Ask yourself if you think that if the UFC decided to truly put marketing dollars behind me that they couldn't sell me or my fights.

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

I want to fight a UFC fighter.

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

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

I like Glover Teixeira; he's a former training partner.

I want to fight Khabib. I think I'm one of the biggest threats to his title.

When I sat down and knew I was going to go to the UFC, I thought of Edson Barboza and I almost had a panic attack. And then right away I called my manager Ali Abdel-Aziz. I said, 'Ali, that's the fight I want.' I think it's the worst fight in the lightweight division for me, the scariest.

I think I would have a war against Dustin Poirier, because of his style. Tony Ferguson, too.

My idea is to have two bases. I keep my family in Rio, and when I have a fight scheduled, I will come to Vegas to train here at Xtreme Couture, which I consider the best place for a MMA fighter to be.

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.

For me, I've been a part of a super-team in Team Alpha Male for so much of my career.

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