Title Pursuit Quotes

I went to Fulham for the project they explained to me - but it didn't really work out. I might have been playing at a high level for the national team, but I was starting to miss those European nights and challenging for titles.

I don't care if I ever fight for the belt or get the belt.

It took me 10 fights to get the damn interim title shot and then 11 to get an undisputed shot.

A world title is important. I want to fight for a world title.

The one thing the fans wanted to see is me getting the title shot.

The Process is never going to end. It's an ongoing thing. I don't think it's ever going to stop. As I have explained before, it's a process for making it to the playoffs, it's another one to make the conference finals, another one to actually go to The Finals and win the championship.

We want to chase and seal the championship title. The decisive thing is to be at the top at the end of the season.

Sometimes it's easier to chase a title than it is to lead.

I want to have all four cruiserweight titles in the future.

Just to be fighting for the belt, I was already happy. No pressure at all.

If you are the best in the world, and you believe you should be fighting for a title, I think it is important to get those things out. Because a closed mouth doesn't get fed.

People gotta realize as a fighter you want to become a champion because you get paid way more money. So the belt is very intriguing for that reason.

I'd like to fight and get close to that title shot - that's all I'm interested in. My whole purpose is to fight for the world title.

I always want to fight for the belt. I don't really care.

If I continue to just get to the playoffs every year, I guess you could say I arrived, but right now I'm just trying to find my way.

The WWE and World Heavyweight Titles are the ones everyone is aiming for, and if you're not aiming for them, you are in the wrong business - and I like to think that when the time is right, I will get my shot.

You have to take the belt, and I dont give my opponents a chance to take my belt. I go out there and take away their opportunity to take my belt away from me.

I don't do athletics for any other reason than achieving certain distances, certain titles and goals in my head.

I never expected to do what I can, but with my coaching staff and my training and coming to terms with my own ability and my own talent and realizing the potential that there is, I've decided that I want to make a run for it. I'm training, and I'm fighting for a title.

I said as soon as I got the belt, I want number one contenders.

I don't think we can fully understand just how much pressure is on these fighters' shoulders once they win the UFC title. It's a grind just to get to the title fight. You're not earning a lot of money, and the sport takes a real toll on your body. And then once you get the belt, you've got an army of fighters coming for you right away.

I want to defend and put my title on the line as much as possible. If the top in the division are ready to try to come and take my belt - and the key word is 'try' - I'm ready to give them that opportunity.

I'm not worried about trying to guarantee a fight for the belt, because that's automatic; it will happen.

An interim title is just a guarantee at a title shot. If I'm going to fight the best guys in the world, I want a guarantee that I'm going to fight for the title.