T.J. Dillashaw Quotes

My first MMA fight was July 2006 here in Brazil. I won a few fights here in Brazil, and then I got a chance to fight in the UFC, but they put me against the number one contender for the title at that time. It was Fabricio Werdum.

One person I lost to at 135 was the champion at the time, Dominick Cruz.

Even in my first year in the UFC I fought five times in the year.

I dominated Michael Bisping.

The one thing about the heavyweight division or, actually, just being in the UFC, anybody can win, and anybody can lose. You're competing with the best in the world.

It would be great to fight on UFC 200 obviously. It's going to be an historic event but the card is getting full quickly.

I want to earn a top-contender status in the UFC, so I have to fight the best.

Mr. Efrain Escudero is a great fighter and TUF Champ. He has fought in big fights, and has a great record.

Dana White, bring me someone that can beat me. You can't find no one that can beat me.

I always had dreamed one day Bruce Buffer's going to be introducing me... Derrick 'The Black Beast' Lewis... and I just always pictured him saying it.

My goal is to be UFC champion, and my eyes are on that prize.

I asked for a tough fight, and I'm very excited to fight such a good fighter and a former champion like Frankie Edgar.

I've got two 10-8 rounds against Anderson Silva. That's just the truth. I have no equal at middleweight.

I'm open for big fights, and it would be my dream to make my division in the UFC.

Luke Rockhold would be a good payday.

Things can change quickly in the UFC. I lost to Nate Marquardt in my first loss as a middleweight and then I defeated Dan Miller and fought for the title against Anderson Silva.

Anderson Silva, Georges Saint-Pierre, and Rodrigo Nogueira are some of the top fighters in the UFC among many other great fighters. The UFC has many of the toughest fighters around.

The Jens Pulver fight was one that was on a massive level: I was a world champion fighting a former world champion, and a guy that I looked up to. We had a great fight.

In the UFC, nothing is guaranteed. Anything can happen when it comes to getting a title shot.

The Hendricks/Lawler fights, those were just epic. Both were non-stop. I couldn't stop watching, and it was hard to look away. I watch those as a fan, and to see two guys fighting like that for 25 minutes is crazy.

Donald Cerrone vs. Justin Gaethje is no doubt a fun fight on paper.

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

With the UFC, anything can happen, really.

I'm ready for anybody. If it's John Dodson, if it's Demetrious Johnson, if it's Joseph Benavidez, I'm ready for whichever one, whoever wants a piece of me.

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