Quotes from Charles Oliveira

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

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'm in my best moment, seven straight wins, five by submission, two by knockout. I don't ever leave it in the hands of the judges.

Actually, 2016 wasn't a good year for me, as I didn't get any wins. But I started to feel things would get better when I found out about the pregnancy. I'm very happy, this is a new chapter of my life and I'm sure I'll win and dedicate it to my daughter and my family.

I practiced everything, from my BJJ to wrestling, judo and Muay Thai.

Rear-naked chokes are easy? Yeah, it's easy to get, but people are getting better at defending it.

Only I know how hard I trained. I left my family, my girlfriend, and the people I love in Brazil to train in the United States with 'Macaco' five or six times a day.

I dream of getting to the belt. I know I'm gonna get there. I'm gonna be the champion.

I'm a legend now. But I'll keep my feet on the ground.

I come from the favelas, I'm grounded.

I had a shoulder injury and the pandemic helped me take some time off to recover 100 percent, and the UFC took some time off, too.

I'm here to put on a show.

I'm working hard not only during training, but also studying English to talk to the crowd and respond by myself during interviews.

You do have to fight different when you might have to fight three times in one night. I really like fighting just one time a night, this lets you do more things.

My team never let it go up in my head that I am a record holder.

I think I would have a war against Dustin Poirier, because of his style. Tony Ferguson, too.

If I could I would fight every week.

I do not think UFC gives wrestling of the night bonus.

Will Brooks is a very tough guy. He's an ex-champ and beat very tough guys. The same way I fought very tough guys.

I ended up moving up to lightweight, which I didn't want, and fought a really tough guy, Will Brooks, and beat him like nothing.

My jiu-jitsu is very simple and basic.

I fought Swanson when I was injured and I shouldn't have but I wanted to.

In my first interview in the UFC, I asked them to throw me among the lions. I wanted to fight the best, and that's what the UFC did. Ex-champions, future champions - that's what I wanted.

In the division, yeah, I believe I have the best ground game.