Quotes from Stipe Miocic

I've got power. I don't throw hard every time. I just throw shots.

I practice going backward all the time.

Of course, fighting's first. That's what I do; that's what pays my bills, you know.

The UFC has a great plan for us. I'm just happy I'm employed by them and can pay my house bills and everything.

I want you to tell me how bad I suck and how I'm going to get knocked out and how I've been lucky my whole career. That's fine. All day.

Listen, I'm the champ, and I'm not going to pick and choose who I fight.

Werdum's the champ for a reason. He's good at jiu jitsu; like he says, he's gotten better on his feet.

I'm the world champ! I'm the world champ!

I'm going to be the champion for a long time.

It's the heavyweight division, man: there's a bunch of big guys, so anything can happen when they hit you. But I have plans, and feel I get better every fight.

Cleveland people are crazy; that's why I live here.

I am always going to be the same guy. The fireman that lives in Cleveland.

I'm a Cleveland guy, man. I love this city.

I love Cleveland; I'll always want to fight there. But there's a lot going on in New York. I'd like to go somewhere I'm not known as well.

I'm from Cleveland. I love this place. I'm never going to leave.

Cleveland, we've got a champion, baby!

What makes me so confident is my coaches, my team: they are the best in the world, and if it wasn't for them, I wouldn't be here.

I've got the best coaches in the world. I've got confidence in them, and they've got confidence in me.

It would be a dream if I was able to fight in Croatia.

Someone sent me a picture of Werdum on the ground after I hit him... There was 2:16 left, and the area code for Cleveland is 216. They played 'Believeland' that night, and the next day it snowed, and everyone said Hell froze over because the curse was broken.

Honestly, I don't talk; I just like to fight. I'm not a good talker.

I think any fight you get into, you've got to shine and show that you deserve to be up there.

I love this city. There's Cleveland pride in it for me. Everyone has each other's backs here.

I love baseball and love the Indians and all the teams here.