Lyoto Machida Quotes

As a fan of this sport, I am gutted to see 'Jacare' lose. To be matched up against him and to have the honor of fighting him, it blew my mind.

Luke Rockhold is the guy I want to face.

The title's the goal, not to beat Henry Cejudo. Because I already accomplished that goal.

I would love to have a crack at Michael Bisping - with or without the gold, I'd want to have a crack at him because I respect him as a fighter, and he's a tough dude, and I'd love to swing it out with him.

I'll fight anyone the UFC wants me to beat and defeat them.

Nothing but respect for Demian Maia.

Ben Askren, the only thing we have in common... I have a real belt. He has some belts from back in the day that don't even matter anymore.

Nate Diaz is a tough opponent. I've fought him.

I respect Conor McGregor's style.

When I first started, I lived in Vegas because I was fighting in the UFC, and I was still fighting after the UFC.

I think I fought my first fight in Zuffa in 2010.

I know Barao is a tough, skilled competitor. So am I.

Fighting in the UFC means that I'm at the top of the sport, and it means that I'm able to pursue my goal of being a champion in the UFC.

There was a time when guys just had a specialty, like boxer or wrestler or jiujitsu guy. Then came guys who could blend taking you down with also being able to kick your head off.

My plans are to avenge my loss against Volkan Oezdemir and get the UFC title.

I do believe, whenever this is all said and done, we won't talk about Mickey Gall, the guy that beat CM Punk; we'll just talk about Mickey Gall, the guy who is a top 10 fighter, a good welterweight or maybe a great welterweight.

That was my dream since I was a kid, since I first saw a vale tudo event in my hometown of Sao Paulo. I wanted to compete.

Don't care about catch-wrestling. I only care about Jiu-Jitsu.

Obviously, I'm trying to keep improving at everything, from the wrestling to the jiu-jitsu to the striking to the transitions, every part of my MMA aspect.

I've got big respect for Corey Anderson. He's a great fighter, he poses a big threat.

I think a knockout over Elkins will really put me on the radar internationally.

Jiu-jitsu is something I absolutely love.

I've been training for Ronda Rousey since my first fight in the UFC.

Yes, I do Jiu Jitsu for a living.

Gracie jiu-jitsu proved to be the best.