Quotes from T.J. Dillashaw

I wasn't ever really friends with Garbrandt. We weren't really that close. But guys like Justin Buchholz, the head coach, he was always in my corner. Danny Castillo. Guys like that.

As long as you're willing to soak up information and learn from anyone who is worth learning from, that helps you out so much. I can become a new fighter, I can learn new tricks, I can improve my game.

I believe in Duane Ludwig as a coach. I love the guy. I train with him. Me and him mesh. When you find something that works, you keep it going. Me and him see eye to eye. We train well together.

Let's be honest, I've never said I wasn't a sore loser.

It's a sport, you've got to push hard and you've got to get after it. You can't complain, you can't be a sore loser and all this shoulda, coulda, woulda stuff.

When I won the belt, I dominated Renan Barao, and they gave him an instant rematch within two months. And then he missed weight and they still gave him a rematch.

I've never missed weight once in my entire life or my career going from wrestling from eight years old through all my professional career. If I agree to do something, I'm doing it.

I don't have maybe the typical fighter story of having to grow up rough. I grew up great.

I've got a split decision loss to Dominick Cruz and that changed everything, a fight that I thought I won. That changed everything, but I am the best bantamweight in the world.

I'm a big fan of the calf slicer, some moves that aren't always done inside the octagon.

I wouldn't say I grew up with a silver spoon. Yeah, I was very fortunate. I have a great family.

I'm trying to be the best in the world and get that pound-for-pound spot and I'm trying to get paid.

I'm really going to put a stamp on my career by beating Cruz.

I respect Demetrious Johnson. I respect him as a human being. He always acts like a professional, he's a nice guy, but that still doesn't mean that I can't say that he's scared to fight me.

I've got no problem making 125.

I'm in the gym nonstop, I'm always in shape, so I'm willing to do what it takes.

I've taken fights on one-day notice.

Guys cross train all the time. That's what Alpha Male's known for, guys have open doors to come in all the time.

My first vehicle I had to buy it myself and work to get it. My dad was really hard on me.

I think I'll finish Cruz faster than I finished Barao. Cruz has got a crazy style. But I think I'm going to finish him quicker than I finished Barao.

I believe I'm the best of all-time at bantamweight.

For the fans out in public, I don't make enough money to not fight.

I'm a lean 135er.

During the fight you really don't feel much; you've got so much adrenaline going. Luckily I've mostly been on the winning side, so I haven't felt much pain inside the octagon.