Competitive Fighting Quotes

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.

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.

I'm a guy who looks to put the pressure and come out with the knockout or the submission.

I want the big money fights if I'm going to make 147 pounds.

I'm being more physical and aggressive while, at the same time, I'm not being overwhelmed by strong fighters like Sara McMann.

When I see wrestlers fight, they train a lot of boxing because they don't want to end up on bottom.

All of my fights, I try to end the fight. That's my style.

The heart of the sport is about the top guys fighting each other. This isn't WWE; this is fighting.

Chael is a pretty tough and strategic opponent and very hard to put down.

I'm competitive when I fight, but I don't get emotionally involved.

It's just kinda irritating to me that we're awarding people in mixed martial arts for trying to move away and not finish the fight.

Leaving active duty was so I could become the best fighter in the world at my weight class.

The promoters in New Zealand weren't looking at me, they didn't see the potential. But when I was fighting in China they brought me over there as a journeyman so all their guys could whup up on me. Then they realised that's not gonna happen because I kept whupping up on their guys. Then they decided, 'Let's bring this guy into our team.'

I think I'd do pretty well with Fedor.

I feel like I can beat Jon Jones. I see some things in his game that I can capitalize on.

My first reaction to any fight opportunity is yes, just out of instincts. That's why I'm in this sport.

I don't rate them, I just hit them.

When good fighters fight, they often make predictions. It's all part of the media hype beforehand.

The fight for the Muhammad Ali trophy is about the best fighting the best.

When I fight, people are going to watch me fight. They're not gonna turn the channel to 'Real Housewives of OC' like they will other fighters.

I'm not saying I'd walk through everybody. There's some great fights for me, though, and I'd put on a hell of a show with a lot of the fighters in the top 10. My pressure is second to none, and a lot of them don't have any way to prepare for what I'm going to be bring.

Boxing is the sweet science. You hit and not get hit. There's no reward for you to hit me more than I hit you other than on the scorecards.

I live for the moment to hit people.

The strawweight division may be the lightest division in the UFC, but we are very tough fighters.

A lot of people tell me I have to trash-talk more, but I got here with my fists, fighting, not with my mouth.