"I am proud to be the first British champion, and headlining MSG is a testament to all the hard work."
"Due to the UFC educating people on MMA as a sport, people give us the respect as athletes, opening doors to opportunities which wasn't available in the past. It has been amazing to be part of the UFC journey."
"I have been involved in this sport since I was eight years old, so, hopefully, I can train and coach athletes down the line."
"UFC has done a fantastic job of establishing the biggest leading brand in mixed martial arts. Years ago, many people didn't know what MMA was nor understand the sport."
"If you want to boo, that's your right. Boo. Go ahead. Boo me all day long."
"I don't need their love. If they want to boo, let them boo."
"I'm not going to please everyone; not everyone's going to like me. I accepted that a long time ago, and if I had to shed a tear every time I got a hate email, believe me, I'd be severely dehydrated."
"A lot of Americans say the food in England sucks. I don't think the food in England sucks - the food is great - but I've got to say, the Americans have got the dining out experience nailed down."
"I love the way of life out in California, and I've made a lot of friends out there. The food is amazing."
"I have nothing against America; I love spending time there. I fell in love with the country the very first time I went out there, and I have a lot of fans in the U.S."
"Fighting at home does bring pressure - of course it does. But I've always thrived on that."
"I beat Anderson Silva and then Luke Rockhold, who was, pound-for-pound, one of the best. Now I get to do Dan Henderson, who is a legend in the sport."
"I'm very happy with my wrestling."
"A long time ago, I had a bird that annoyed me, and the bird had to go. The bird's neck was snapped. I would also snap Conor McGregor's neck in a similar fashion."
"I swear to God, I don't even know who Demi Lovato is. My son has a crush on her. Apparently, he was sat next to her when I knocked Luke Rockhold out, so Demi Lovato knows who I am, that's for sure."
"Some people are born for a certain thing. And for me, unfortunately, I wish it was something a bit more artistic or whatever, but I was a born fighter. That's what kept me coming back. It makes me feel alive. And, I just know, there is nothing I do better in this world than fight."
"Back then in the early '90s, people weren't calling it MMA - we called it Knockdown Sport Budo."
"I'm not homophobic in the slightest. I have lots of gay friends."
"A lot of people get up to the top of the pile, maybe get one No. 1 contender match-up, and if they lose, they drift into obscurity. I lost, and I went back a bit. But I built myself back up. Three times."
"I haven't seen any of the Cung Le movies, but I have seen the Cung Le Q&A that he did in San Jose, and I've got to say that was pretty hard to watch. That was pretty cringeworthy. Listen: stick to kicking; sticking to kicking eggs and setting Guinness World Records, because entertaining a crowd certainly isn't your thing."
"Patrick Cote, that would be one way traffic. I'd destroy the guy."
"Anderson Silva kind of took the best part of Rich Franklin out of his soul, and he was never the same again."
"Fighting is different than other sports because you're not competing as regularly."
"If a football player has a bad game, he's allowed to do that because he plays once or twice a week. With fighting, it's once every few months."
"It's going to take more than one loss for me to hang up my gloves; that's for sure."
