Eddie Alvarez Quotes

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.

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

People always want to see who's the best fighter in the world.

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 wanted to prove I was the best fighter in the world.

I think I am the greatest fighter in any class. I know I can hold two, maybe even three belts.

When I say I am going to win a world title, I mean it; when I say I'll fight the best, I mean it; I say I'll fight Joe Calzaghe because I wanted to. When he vacated, I lost sleep over that. It had nothing to do with money or the belt. He was renowned as the best super-middleweight in the world and that is what I want to be.

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.

My first goal was to become world champion and I did that against Ricky Burns at 135. Once I conquered that, I set myself another goal and another goal.

I'm going to show I'm the best fighter in the world.

On my way to winning the title, it was great for me, but once I won the title, it was tough for me to get fights.

I want to fight the guys that are world-class beaters. That's who I want to get in there with.

I want to be the light heavyweight champion of the world.

I don't ask to fight anybody. All I ask is to fight the best fighters in the world.

Sometimes when a champ wins, there's a debate about who should be next for him or her.

I'm looking for three belts. I'm looking to do something that's never been done in this sport. I wanna go down to 155. I wanna go up to 185 and take the belt.

Daniel Cormier is a different champion. He has achieved some amazing things in his career, and for me, it would be very nice to be facing him.

That's my aim. To fight for a world title and become a world champion.

I've won a world title and then lost it to the top boxer on the planet.

Fighters don't just fight. Not the good ones who have long, long success. The guys who make championship runs. The guys who fight for world titles. They get fizzled out, chewed up and spit out like a revolving door and then the next guy or the next female comes in to take their spot.

I'm world champion, so if I'm not ready for another fighter at 154, I don't deserve to be world champion. That's the way I look at it and what I firmly believe.

They were ridiculous times. After I won my world championship in 1976, I went to Japan.

I turned pro as a 20-year-old, won a world title a year later, and remained a world champion ever since.

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.

As far as moving to 130, I got tired of waiting for the other champions, none of whom wanted to fight me. I'm hopeful that with the move to 130 lbs. will come better fights, particularly against the other champions, so we can make our dream of becoming undisputed champion.