Every year, you hope that boxing can provide some of the best fights possible. I think 2018 was one of the better years for boxing. A lot of good matchups were made, and a lot of tickets were sold.
You never heard of any of the fighters [in heavyweight division]. It is very hard to watch. It upsets me to turn on my television set and never be able to look forward to a good fight in that weight class.
When I go to Japan, they don't care if you win or lose; they just want to see a good fight.
You can say what you want about the Stephen Thompson fight, but you cannot disregard that me and Stephen went five rounds in a technical fight. Apparently, he's one of the best strikers in the UFC, Stephen Thompson.
The absolute worst part of my job is having to cut people. I have to cut people after every show, that's just how it goes. But I don't judge you on wins and losses. What I do care about is a great fight.
In Strikeforce, we're committed to putting on the best fights that we can.
Anyone who has seen my fights knows I'm going to put on an exciting performance and give you your money's worth.
People don't like to see a sloppy fight, to see heavyweights wallow around. They like to see exciting fighters.
I don't watch a lot of featherweight fights yet some of those fights are the best fights ever.
My concern is what fight we can give to the fans. My first concern as a boxer is to try hard and give a good fight for the fans.
Trinidad is a great fighter; he's exciting, and he goes in tough. His roster of opponents includes Pernell Whitaker, Oscar De La Hoya, David Reid, Fernando Vargas, and Hopkins. It's hard to imagine Felix being in a boring fight.
When you put the pressure on yourself, it's not good. If you fight afraid to lose, you wind up not fighting that good.
We as fighters always want to fight the best possible opponents and the best fights. We want the fans and media to be excited about the fights that we have. I now believe that this is a big fight and people want to see it, I'm not sure that was the case a few years back.
As far as women fighting in MMA, I don't like it when the division isn't deep. I don't like to see a woman who's so much better than everybody else smashing other women. That's tough to watch.
Going in there just to win and put on a boring fight, I don't want to be related to anything like that.
I want to give my fans great fights to remember me by.
A fight with Mike Tyson or Riddick Bowe always sells, because those people came to win. When you come to win, people will see a good show. When you come to survive, it can become boring.
There's a point where, sometimes, I'd rather wait a bit and get a fight that sells.
I expect whoever gets in a UFC Octagon to put on a great show, because that's why we're there.
