Jimi Manuwa Quotes

Mixed martial arts is great, and it's here to stay.

I've always done my best inside the Octagon, fought the best there is, and win or lose, I've done my best in my fights.

I had to fight Donald Cerrone, Anthony Pettis, Gil Melendez, Rafael Dos Anjos. I had to fight these guys in order to prove myself in order to get a title shot.

Brad Pickett is one of the coolest guys in MMA and someone I have a huge amount of respect for.

You go out there and say I fight for the UFC, people know exactly what that is.

In combat sports, personalities are what draw.

I want to fight a UFC fighter.

I've never said no to any fight the UFC has asked of me.

I fight guys that no one has ever heard of; I fought guys who are legends, like Frankie Edgar.

You have to entertain in the UFC. Like it or not, this isn't news. It has been this way for a while, and it will continue to be this way.

When I was 15 years old, I watched Royce Gracie in the cage, and I thought I'd like to do the same thing.

I respect all the fighters. I respect Georges St-Pierre because Georges has a great story in the UFC. I respect all the fighters in here because this is the biggest sport in the world.

In the UFC, it's about names. Every fight is hard, and everybody knows all the disciplines. Some might know more than others.

Fighting in Bellator is a dream come true for me.

I saw my first UFC fight when I was 15 and figured, 'This is what I want to do when I grow up.'

I've pictured myself fighting a whole bunch of people. Not only the Max Holloway, but also Conor, Cejudo, Korean Zombie, even Khabib Nurmagomedov.

I don't watch a lot of featherweight fights yet some of those fights are the best fights ever.

There are certain things that I always dreamed of, like fighting in the UFC. There's just certain things that I feel like haven't been accomplished there. There's such great women coming up in the sport; seems like a wonderful time to be in women's MMA.

Conor McGregor is a tough competitor. He proved throughout the years in the UFC that he can fight standing up.

I've won five bonuses in my nine fight UFC career.

I've been watching Frank Shamrock fight since the beginning.

Our sport has great fighters and great fans. And the fans really get to connect to those fighters.

I took my first fight in the UFC on short notice. I took my first big fight against a top-five guy on ten days notice.

I came to the UFC to fight with top-level fighters and become the undisputed, undefeated champion. This is my goal.

You know when I fight, I'm going to sell out the show. Everyone wants to see someone get knocked out or tapped out.