Quotes from Jan Blachowicz

You have to be prepared for the best in every fight.

Believing in myself has been the key, and I never stopped believing in my dreams.

I never stopped believing in my skills.

I never stopped believing in myself.

When guys change their category, they've got problems with that, problems with everything. Not everyone can be ready for that.

205 is my category. I do this all my life.

Sometimes when you lose it's better than when you win. Losing to Sokoudjou made me focus on what went wrong, it made me change things and come back better.

I'm capable of doing what no one else has done before because I am Jan Blachowicz and have the legendary Polish power.

I believe if I beat 'Jacare' I'm going to be a contender for the title shot.

My English, I'm still learning. I'm still learning how to use my words. People want to hear what I have to say in the correct way, so I think every time it's going to be a little bit better.

Jacare' was really good. He had good tactics for me. I don't feel with this style I could punch him like I would like to do.

I focus about me, about my camp, about my preparation, to not get injured. I focus about me.

I'm ready for five rounds and I know how to fight five rounds, when I have to rest, and when I can push the tempo.

I proved that I'm one of the best in the world.

I defended my belt. Now I proved that I'm a true champion.

I proved that I'm a true champion.

Every time the Octagon door closes everything that is written on paper doesn't matter, it depends on who does a better job. It's two fighters; they have legs, they have elbows and they have feet.

I stopped listening to what people say. For me, the most important thing is what my family says, what my coaches say, what my friends say. What people that I never see in my life and what they say? Who cares?

If someone said, 'I've got a job for you in a movie' I'd say, 'Let's go, why not?'

Acting in movies? Why not. It would be a new adventure for me. This is always something I've liked to do, act in movies.

I know how to use my fist, but only to punch people.

MMA is not jiu-jitsu. MMA is not boxing. MMA is not wrestling. It's a different kind of style of punching and wrestling and grappling on the ground.

Everybody thinks they know me. They think I'm an easy fighter, but when cage door closes, they feel my power. I'm a completely different fighter. They've never fought against someone like me but they have to feel it on their skin.

I can always hear my fans shouting for me and I always get goosebumps walking to the cage wherever I fight. But once the cage door shuts I forget everything else around the world and I focus.