Matt Riddle Quotes

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

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.

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.

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.

Getting to shake hands, pose for pictures, sign books, and interact with people who listen to our radio shows is a blast.

I always signed autographs when I could and always stayed and chatted with them when I could.

I really enjoy being with my fans. They offer great support and encouragement to me. I like signing autographs and posing for pictures.

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.

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.

I do a lot of fights in the U.K., and the fans there, I have to admit probably, are the best in the world because they support their fighters.

Fighting in Brazil is always great because you're close to the fans. It's a good energy on fight day: during the open workouts, the support on social media is always closer.

We want Bellator to be a destination for not only the top-tier fighters in the sport, but the first-choice destination for fans to see the most entertaining fights in the sport.

I do have some unfinished business with Josh Thomson. I think that's a fight fans want to see, it's a fight Bellator wants, it's a fight I want.

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

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

I don't care where I fight on the card, but to get people motivated or excited, like, 'Cowboy's fighting!' that's my overall goal.

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

The UFC wants to put on shows that the fans want to see, and if the fans want to see you fight someone, that's what's going to happen.

It's an incredible feeling, just to know that you have MMA fans that are behind you and want to know when your next fight will be.

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.

Donald Cerrone vs. Justin Gaethje is no doubt a fun fight on paper.

It's cool to talk to the fans and get some one-on-one time and shake hands, sign autographs, take some pictures and have conversations with people.

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