Quotes from Jose Aldo

Aldo is one guy. Barao is another one. We're friends, we're teammates, but it's a fight. Each one will defend his name.

You have to be good wherever the fight goes, and that's how I try to be.

We create difficulties in training, so we never think it's easy.

Each person has a way to promote their fight. Each person has a way to try to create opportunity in their career.

I fight for everybody, national and international, no matter where they are. I want to help those athletes. Not only those in the UFC - those that are in the big league and can have a better future - but those in the small promotions and need our help.

I always did promotion for my fights.

Every fighter seeks evolution.

Everybody fights for money, of course, but I wanted to leave a legacy when I retired, get my name in the history. I don't think like that anymore. When I lost the belt, I saw how reality is. Champion means nothing.

I'm always watching every featherweight that fights in the UFC because we can eventually fight in the future.

I train every day to destroy whoever they put in front of me.

Some fighters have a great punch; others don't.

When I started, athletes fought for honor, respect, philosophy.

I never fought for money. I had a good career and legacy as featherweight champion.

When I first fought in the U.S., the size of the crowd was something I was not used to seeing, but you get used to it.

My father was a bricklayer, and my mother was a housewife. It was complicated, obviously, because of our humble origin, but thank God we were all focused.

Thank God the UFC and MMA gave me a lot of stuff.

Not just me but everybody in the WEC was dreaming of fighting in the UFC and become a champ. Thank God I went there and became a champion. I root for the WEC guys. I do.

I don't even watch my own fights. If it's not someone from my team or someone I like, I guarantee you that I'll go to the movies with my family instead.

I've fought in front of thousands of people and never responded to the crowd. I got there, did my job, and left.

We always try give the best of us in training to go in the cage and have a good performance, thus giving millions for the company. We also want to have part of these millions.

We need to know how to handle the criticism.

McGregor has a good punch, but he cannot say that he's the biggest puncher. MMA gloves are tiny - four ounces - so when they connect, they drop you.

My next fight is always the most important fight, so regardless if I'm fighting for the title or not, I always have to go in there and give everything that I've got.

When I'm inside the cage, nobody will take anything away from me.