Quotes from Cody Garbrandt

I probably would never fight Urijah for the belt to be honest. It's not going to be a money thing for me that would give me that fight. I've got a lot of respect for him, I really do. A really humble dude, he's been nothing but honest and real to me ever since the first day I met him.

I think going in a boxing ring with Conor would be great, or in MMA... No ill will towards the guy but I actually believe I'm a better boxer.

What's great about this sport is the individuality of it. Everyone is different. Everyone has a different fighting style, different fan base. You can build your own self. You're kind of self made in this game.

Honestly, I feel I am very skilled, I work hard.

I've some investments, I've got good people in my life managing my money.

I'm a small town kid from Uhrichsville, Ohio.

I was the smallest out of everyone I hung out with.

I was having so much fun in my first world title fight, against one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world, I didn't want it to end.

You can put 10 Dominick Cruz's in front of me, I'll knock them all out. 10 out of 10.

Dominick Cruz can't knock anybody out. He's got grapes for hands.

A lot of fighters, Cruz got under their skin. The guy's a dork and he tries to be a bully.

I'll be shadow-boxing and look over and see Kai shadow-boxing around the house. Me and my wife trip out all the time because he listens to us and absorbs everything we do and say... I know I have to be a good example for him. I want him to be proud to say, 'That's my father.'

I know I hit like a Mack Truck.

I've been super motivated to get better.

Some people look at a loss and it's devastating, it's the end of the world, they go in a downward spiral and they let dirt get piled on them. You just got to brush yourself off. You can't let the dirt bury you.

You've got to have a short memory in this game, and move forward. Pick yourself up after a loss, and check yourself after a win.

Honestly, in this sport everyone is so good, everyone is so talented. You fight with four-ounce gloves on - in a perfect world, you'd be undefeated and walk away. That's a small percentage. That's Floyd Mayweather.

Every fight for me is personal. It's a man trying to steal a dream from me.

UFC 203, Stipe Miocic is defending his belt in Cleveland, Ohio, that's where I spent a lot of my amateur career and boxing, it's an hour and 20 minutes from my hometown. I would like to dance with someone there in the Quicken Loans Arena.

I'm a firm believer in karma, so getting stabbed was an eye opener.

I have the utmost respect for Thomas Almeida.

The higher the opponent for me, the more that I shine.

Aldo's game. You don't get those accolades that he's achieved, the accomplishments that he's achieved without being one of the best.

Your body is made up of something like 60 percent water. So if you're constantly draining yourself and dehydrating yourself in your training sessions, you constantly have to be on top of drinking enough water to rehydrate.