Quotes from Beneil Dariush

I kind of want to see what the world looks like as the greatest fighter. When I'm the greatest fighter, that'll be when I'm satisfied.

When it comes to competition, when it comes to fighting, I'm as savage as you're gonna get.

Rankings don't always mean what they should. Sometimes the numbers - the butts you can put in seats mean more.

People want to boo me, let them boo me.

Brazil is really special. The fans are awesome and I love the food there.

When you go through a camp, you do a fight, you basically finish a chapter in your book.

I see so many negative comments online, it makes you want to stay away from it.

I've been trying to be champion since day one.

Nobody deserves anything. What we get, everything is a blessing.

I always make a joke about this but it's true; Conor can make a highlight video of training hard and like, 'Alright guys, title shot. Give the man a title shot.' People will be saying 'look what he is doing, look at the way he is hitting the bag, look at the way, I don't know, he is pushing himself in the wheelchair.'

In the first year and a half I was with the UFC I fought seven times, I was 6-1 and I was ranked No. 7. When you go on a tear like that and you stay consistent, eventually the fights that you want just materialize. Because people can't get away from you. You're everywhere.

One of my favorite things when I fight, even when I used to grapple and do jiu-jitsu, I would face opponents who were better than me technically but I would just stay on them and be as relentless and resilient as possible and eventually the gap would get a little bit closer and a little bit closer and a little bit closer.

My family, especially the ones that came to America, second generation, they're predominantly lawyers, doctors, accountants... they went to college basically, graduated, masters programs and PhD's... all of that good stuff.

The government, once it takes power, nobody takes that away. If it's gained freely, it will be taken back in blood. That's the only way to get away from communism, Marxism. It's proven... you can see it in history.

Kids are mean. But because kids are so mean, it made me learn English faster. I think it took me six-eight months to learn English.

It's hard when you corner, even when I corner other fighters because it's demanding.

People are afraid to pick who they want to root for. People are all 'Dariush is so nice, I don't know why he's being booed.' Who cares?

I try to be as smart as I can with being a defensive fighter, where I don't as much punishment.

After I beat Frank Camacho, I got ranked. I believe I was ranked No. 15 or 14. So I thought I was going to fight somebody above me, but I didn't. I kept fighting people behind me.

The hardest thing in the world is to change somebody's opinion of you.

A lot of the CTE stuff, you see in football, and that's because of the constant collision. These guys are doing it every week, and it's not like the running back is getting this problem, or the quarterback, it's the guys on the front line that keep going into each other. It's those guys.

I really don't believe in being 'gifted.' I really think what you put in is what you get. People say, 'Oh, this guy is so athletic and so naturally talented,' well think about it. He's been doing martial arts since the age of 4 or whatever.

If you think it's worth selling yourself out, go for it. But I'm not selling myself out so I can make a little more money. I'm not selling my character out for that.

Whatever it takes, wins. That's what I'm looking for. I don't care how my face looks after. I don't care how my body looks after.