Submission Specialist Quotes

Thiago Santos is a guy who can take your belt from you with one punch.

I'm a big Conor McGregor fan. I really am, man. I enjoy him; I like watching him.

When Georges St-Pierre retired and Jon Jones was absent, I had Jose Aldo, the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world. That's how highly I think of him.

Khabib is one of the GOATs as well. Nothing but respect for the dude. But I'm very, very hard to hold down.

Look at Colby Covington. The guy can fight, and the guy can talk. To a lot of people, he just grinds people out, and many people consider him boring, but because he opens his mouth, people want to watch him fight. A lot of people want to see him win; a lot of people want to see him lose.

I don't follow the UFC as closely as some of my peers do. Obviously, Conor McGregor is a super talented guy. He is the best at what he does; he's a huge personality.

Nothing but respect for Demian Maia.

Michael Bisping is a really tough competitor and a hard worker.

There's only one Anderson Silva. I think he's a specialist and a generalist.

Gustafsson is a great fighter, real top notch, one of the best in the world.

People like to call themselves fans of fighting and fans of the sport, but if you're a fan of fighting, how can you not like watching Demetrious Johnson? He's the best at it. He's the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world. Why wouldn't you enjoy watching that guy perform? He does a phenomenal job every time he's in there.

A guy like Anderson Silva is one the greatest champions we've had.

If the UFC wanted to give me Warlley Alves, I would show them how chump change he is. And I'd show them how much of a fluke it was that he caught me in a lucky submission.

Glover Teixeira is a phenomenal opponent.

Khabib Nurmagomedov is the most dominant fighter in the history of MMA.

My favorite fighter is Anderson Silva.

I'll never underestimate 'GSP.'

Demian Maia is a one-trick pony.

Stefan Struve's an amazing talent.