"I think the reason I'm the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world is I beat everyone in my division."
"I'm a good dad. I'm an evolved dad. You know, you see a lot of guys when they're in training camp, they go off, do their own thing. But I'm in the midst of it. Swim lessons? I'm there. Changing diapers, teething, doctor's appointments, I'm there 24/7."
"I worked a full-time job at a place call Caraustar. We recycle paper, then through recycled paper, we take it and we make V board out of it. If you buy a TV, a new couch, you see these little V boards that make like a V."
"Pay-Per-View is run by drama. It is. It's true. I've done the research for myself. You look at Jon Jones. When Jon Jones fought Machida, probably did about $200,000, $300,000. When he fought Cormier, they made, like, $875,000."
"I don't like to disrespect people or my opponents. Anything can happen."
"I'm just a small guy."
"I do not like getting hit. I can take a hit, but I don't want to damage my brain if I don't have to."
"Honestly, just all the love and respect from the fans, that's always the biggest thing that puts a smile on my face."
"That's all I care about is being healthy."
"UFC has failed to market and promote me appropriately."
"As a fighter, I pay very close attention to the amount of marketing that goes into and around my fights, and I can tell you that you'd be hard pressed to find much that has been done to promote me outside of 'TUF 24,' which was minimal in comparison to other fights, fighters, and shows."
"Look at my track record for showing up to fights. Look at my track record of finishing fights. Look at my track record of getting fight night bonuses. Ask yourself if you think that if the UFC decided to truly put marketing dollars behind me that they couldn't sell me or my fights."
"I think the only person who will ever lose in a fight and still end up making a million dollars is Conor McGregor - that's just because of how his contract is structured or whatever."
"You're starting to see a lot of fighters, like, 'We want more money so we can be able to retire eventually,' instead of, we get to 30 years old, and we're like, 'Alright, I think Costco has openings.'"
"I don't care if my opponents are cheating or not."
"Yes, I'm known as the most technical fighter in the world, and I'm going to keep that as my brand."
"I'm not going to go out there and have these slugfests, but I'll go out there and dominate my opponent. That's what I do in my fight."
"I want the whole world to watch me fight. But you know if people are just tuning in to hear me trash talk are not fight fans."
"When I got into this sport, I thought all I had to do was beat people and finish fights, and everything else would take care of itself."
"For me, you look at the beginning of his career, the man couldn't even make weight. That's how I found out about Henry Cejudo to begin with. 'Oh, Henry Cejudo misses weight again.' I'm like, who's this guy who keeps missing weight. When the UFC signed him, I was like, 'Great, you guys signed another guy who can't make 125.'"
"I'm the type of fighter who has never made an excuse. I fought with a broken rib, broken leg."
"It's always about bringing in the numbers, the viewership. That's what gets you the money."
"That's one of the things I loved about Pride: the first round was ten minutes."
"I'd rather have head stomps and kicks to the head on the ground rather than elbows because I think to kick someone in the head while they're laying on their back is very hard. Elbows are easy. You can be here, and I just cut you and won the fight."
"I grew up with a single mom, two brothers, and a sister, and after school, we would play outside then go home for dinner and play videogames together. It's something I enjoy doing, and it's also cheap entertainment compared to a movie or paying for cable. You pay $50 one time for a game, and you can play it as many times as you want."
