Quotes from Israel Adesanya

I'm a dancer, I'm an entertainer.

I just have to do what I have to do. I have to defend my belt.

I am not going to be one of these guys who doesn't defend his belt. I am going to defend my belt actively.

I don't really take punishment from fights; the punishment is from the training, from my teammates.

Your parents and people close to you, whenever you want to do something or you want to follow a dream, they'll try and stop you. It's not out of their hating, it's just protection. They want to try and preserve you. Like 'oh what If he fails?' From the culture we're from, they want to protect you.

I'm fortunate enough that my dad was well-off, my family was well-off, so we're able to go to private schools and stuff like that.

Look at all the champs over time once they get the belt - they just fall off. I'm not one of those guys. The belt isn't my ultimate prize, it just looks good with all my other gold, chains, and diamonds.

Coming up in this country, I've seen it so many times. When you see somebody rising you want to tear them down because you feel inadequate and you want to call it humble.

I'm not an actor. I'm a fighter.

Kids will tell me 'oh I want to be like you when I grow up,' you know. I just thought 'nah, don't be like me, be like you,' because first of all they don't really know me but second of all I understand what they're trying to say but I just let them know - be like you.

I get really aggravated if I don't train, if I don't let that testosterone out.

I'm not stupid. After you just punch me, I'm not gonna be like, 'Alright, let me do that again.'

I don't focus on anyone but myself.

I fought probably 23 or 24 times when I was over in China, in a year.

Even in my first year in the UFC I fought five times in the year.

I'm like the only Kiwi that can fly, I'm the one with the biggest wing.

God mode is something that I've always tried to unlock within myself.

You're never as good as they say you are, you're never as bad as they say you are. That's a quote I live by.

I've said this before, I would fight my grandmother if I had to. And she's dead.

In 2013, I went through a really great depression.

I've never had staph in my life. Knock on wood, I never will.

When I'm having fun, I'm the best in the world.

I'd rather be very well prepared before I move to heavyweight or light heavyweight. That's according to my own schedule - no one else's.

Uriah Hall, you ever play that game Tekken where you just button bash? I always think that's what he looks like. He's just button bashing and hoping something cool will come out of it.