Fight Record Quotes

I got to world champion, No 1-rated fighter in the division and managed to earn from the defences.

I will become a five-division champion.

Sugar Ray Robinson was the greatest, pound-for-pound, ever. He fought most of his career with just one loss, and that was to me. He had 131 fights with one loss.

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

When Misha Cirkunov started his UFC career a perfect 4-0, I really thought he'd be a legit player at 205.

I went out there, and I fought Anderson Silva, and you know what? I got a big W, and that's massive for my career going forward.

I've been fighting professionally since I was 18, and I've been doing three or four fights a year, just doing camp after camp.

Go back and watch my old footage, man. Go back and watch my old fights. I knocked people out at 170 pounds.

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

Before the start of the '76 Olympics, I'd had 160 amateur fights. I won 155 and lost five.

I like Glover Teixeira; he's a former training partner.

When I made the UFC, everyone said, 'You need to go overseas.' I thought I had to go as well, and I went to Tristar Gym, and I was there for one or two years. But changes were needed. I'd come off back-to-back losses - Court McGee and Stephen Thompson - and I needed to look at my roots and go back to the drawing board.

I'm 17-0 in the UFC. I'm unbeaten in MMA.

To stay in the UFC while fighting top opponents... tell me one easy fight I had in the UFC. I have a history in the UFC.

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

I am seeing all the guys, like Earnie Shavers, Tex Cobb, and Larry Holmes all the time.

I think Cormier's one of the greatest to ever do it. Two-time, two-division world champion.

Obviously, every fighter wants to be the world champion, and that's what I want to achieve.

Hassan N'Dam is a very good fighter, he's very experienced and been around a long time. He's got good footwork, very good movement.

Oh man, I would love to fight Evander Holyfield. I don't think any of the other great heavyweights fought four times - that's history in itself.

Listen man, Andrei Arlovski is a tough guy, but he hasn't fought the caliber of opponents I've been fighting.

As far as Nurmagomedov, I just don't get how you become the No. 1 contender without actually fighting guys who are ranked in the top 10. It kind of baffles me.

I haven't had the recognition I deserve. You can go back to anybody's career - Ricky Hatton, Joe Calzaghe, David Haye, Amir Khan, Chris Eubank, Nigel Benn, Steve Collins, Naseem Hamed. My record is better than all of theirs. I've won against more unbeaten fighters than any of them, had more exciting fights.

I know Julian Williams is a skilled fighter who's hungry.

I had 45 amateur fights, and I was able to win two national titles in those three years as an amateur.