Quotes from Jorge Masvidal

I've been fighting in people's backyards my whole life.

Back in the day, you used to have to fight three or four fights in one night with no dodging nobody, and that's what the sport got built on.

I've never pulled out of a fight.

I thought eating Double Quarter Pounders with Big Mac sauce wasn't that bad, but I guess it was.

Over everything, over friendships or anything, is my kids - and obviously fighting for that belt is my kids' future. It doesn't sound too nice, but if my mom had the belt, she better give it up because my kids gotta eat. If I'm willing to fight my mom, imagine a good friend.

I thought me hitting you and you not hitting me and me making you miss and even throwing more than you means that I won a fight.

My mom would get up every day at 4 A.M. and worked two jobs. I always felt I was the poorest kid on the block. I had a chip on my shoulder about being broke.

Definitely the title, definitely Kamaru Usman interests me.

For some reason, that's the title they're giving me: ''The Ultimate Fighter' Destroyer.'

I can box. I can hit hard. I've got different angles.

I want to fight the guys that are world-class beaters. That's who I want to get in there with.

I'm a guy who's in there everyday with world-class grapplers feeling that pressure.

The things that I rely on, USADA doesn't have a problem with them. I'm gonna continue to be the same athlete that I've always been.

I'm not Ben Askren or a lot of these fighters. I've never called a reporter like, hey, I want to be on your show, book me, you know?

A lot of times I went to sleep hungry, and not because I was cutting weight for a fight.

I've known Woodley for nine-plus years, ten-plus years. We've worked out together plenty. He's one of the guys who used to slam me all around the place. I was at 155, he was at 170 pounds and he was just the wrestler that is a superpower. So that was one of the dudes that got my wrestling a little better from going with guys like that.

I asked for the toughest, best fights to my management, to my coaches.

If they're not the toughest fights I can get, then give me a complete washup, someone that'll be an easy payday. But I'd rather have the toughest fights I can get so I can get to the title the fastest way possible.

That's the biggest act of cowardice, faking injuries.

I always cheer for my MMA brothers and sisters.

I could sit down and give USADA my opinions on it, but I want to say they've done a great job. Guys like me are shining because of USADA.

I used to be a 55er, Conor used to be a 45er. I'm naturally a 70 pounder, Conor's probably a natural 55er. I'm a small 70 pounder though and Conor's a decent-sized 55er so the size is not that much. It's not incomparable.

You guys might not know who Yves Edwards is, if you don't, shame on you, go do some research.

I don't go around making conversation, I just kind of stick to myself.