Tyron Woodley Quotes

I've had people say I'm inconsistent, and sure, I've never held a UFC or WEC title.

Canelo's the big name, but I am the champion going in... I took this fight. I'm not in a situation where I have nothing to lose in this fight. I've got a title to lose.

The guys I lost to always challenged the title, because they were, like, title eliminators. I lost to Alexander Gustafsson and Anthony Johnson and they fought for the belt. Then I won fights against really tough guys.

The UFC want me as their champion. The welterweight division needs me as its champion. It's been static for too long. I'll win the title, defend it a couple of times, and then move up to middleweight.

I want the real title. I can't express it enough that I want to fight for the real title. The interim title, from what I've seen... people get it, and then they take it away in a month. I just don't want to be that person.

I want to fight for the real belt, not the interim title.

If you really look at the sport, when the No. 1 ranked fighter beats the No. 2 ranked fighter, the only thing that's up next for him is a title fight.

There's a lot of ways to win a belt, but taking it from a champion is very important to me.

If I want to fight for a 155-pound title - if I hold the 145-pound title - give me the fight.

Getting the title shot was huge.

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.

I want the undisputed belt.

I want to defend and put my title on the line as much as possible. If the top in the division are ready to try to come and take my belt - and the key word is 'try' - I'm ready to give them that opportunity.

I'm definitely an active champion. I'm looking forward to defending my belt as many times as possible.

I beat Diaz, Pettis, Ben Henderson, Cerrone, and I earned it, man. I earned my title.

You have to take the belt, and I dont give my opponents a chance to take my belt. I go out there and take away their opportunity to take my belt away from me.

The title's the goal, not to beat Henry Cejudo. Because I already accomplished that goal.

Lord knows we've been guilty of getting too excited about a title reign only to see it last one or two fights.

I'm a champion, I have to defend this belt.

Henry Cejudo actually saved the flyweights. Like, an entire division. I feel like this should be a bigger deal.

Give Tony Ferguson a title fight. He needs it!

I'd like to fight and get close to that title shot - that's all I'm interested in. My whole purpose is to fight for the world title.

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.

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

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