Fighting Weight Quotes

I can eat whatever I want, and I don't get over 145 pounds. A lot of the guys who fight at 125 pounds, they get pretty big, and when it gets closer to the fight, they're walking around at 135 pounds. For me, I try to stay the same weight I typically walk around at.

At middleweight, I started to find an ideal weight for me. I face guys my size, my height, and with my physique.

To be just straight up honest, Conor McGregor is a guy that fought at 145 - ever in his life. I haven't weighed 145 since my sophomore year of high school.

I'm more vicious in sparring when I am around 160 pounds or coming down from heavier than that.

I probably should have been fighting at 155 for a long time, but I was so close to the top at 145.

My first opportunity in the UFC was to cut to 140 pounds. This was too tough for me, but by me going through that, it opened the door for a 145-pound division.

I feel comfortable at both weights. I feel I could fight at 130 or 135.

I want to get back to my fighting weight of 98 pounds. I have the exact measurements of that guy from the movie, Powder. Right now, I am the reigning West Coast Powder.

Not only am I at a decent fighting weight already, I don't let myself balloon anymore. I let myself get up to 280, 290 before. I can't believe I let myself do that.

If I wanted to fight for the title, I would fight at around 240.

I want to get the belt at 145-pounds.

I've had such a tough time making weight at 155 all the time. I'd make the weight, but I don't feel like the same kind of Sage. My power in my punches, my explosion, my speed - it just doesn't feel the same.

To be honest, all my career I've been at one number, I have my fighting weight, my happy place and that's 78kgs.

I feel great at 145. This is my division. I'm open to fight anybody.

I think I would pose a big threat at 145.

The lighter I am going into a fight, the more likely I am to get ill.

I don't cut weight, so it's no problem for me to fight at lightweight.

Sometimes I wish I could just fight at 155 pounds.

I've always seen myself as a big light heavyweight fighter, I have a big frame and walk around quite heavy. So I've always had to cut around 33 lbs to make weight.

I don't have a problem putting on or cutting weight. I would adapt my training if I'm training for a Light Heavyweight fight by using different techniques and by wearing a weight vest to get used to the extra fighting weight.

I don't want to go that route where I'm going into fights dehydrated. I used to fight at 170 pounds. I was 10-0 at 170 with eight knockouts. I'm not going to listen to somebody from the outside tell me what weight I should be fighting at.

There are no secrets - I've been fighting around 154 lbs and 155 lbs, so I feel comfortable at this weight. This is my weight class.

I'm open to fighting at 185 or 205 pounds, but I think I need to give this 185-pound run a real, honest crack. Being at this weight class has definitely made me into a different fighter.

I was 133-pounder all through college, and that's probably my natural fighting weight, but if it isn't broken, why fix it? I've been a champion at 145.

Getting to fight at my natural weight, that was huge for me.