Quotes from Raphael Assuncao

Honestly, I know rematches are always nice, but me beating the champion of my weight class in a competitive fight is nice, too.

When it is all said and done, everything is different once you get up into the cage.

Competing at bantamweight has only made me that much more professional.

As a featherweight I was walking around at 155 pounds and would just have to cut those 10 extra pounds. I wasn't being very professional.

I'm one of the most consistent guys in the world, in the UFC.

If I'm not a good talker, so be it, but my record will speak for itself.

For my size and frame, 135 pounds fits me better, and a I feel really good here. I've actually gotten stronger because I've done a lot of strength and conditioning to actually lose the weight. It made me better.

I'm 34 years old, but I still feel like I'm progressing as an athlete.

I'm not going to change who I am or the way I promote fights just to get a title shot, but I think I've done plenty to earn that shot.

All of these fights I've won, the pressure has been on me to go out there and get the win. I have to beat this guy and that guy, or I'm fighting in Brazil.

What else do I have to do for a my title chance. I don't know what to do. What else do I have to do? I've fought everybody.

Every guy I've beaten has been on a winning streak. Every guy was coming off damn good wins when I beat them.

If a person, an athlete is not versed in something, their first reaction when there is a bad situation is not a good feeling. It's panic.

There are so many things that make the moment for a submission. There is timing, muscle memory, a lot of times power. When you commit, you have to have power and technique. It has to be sharp.

I live in the United States for years. No one has to translate anything for me.

I would be lying I didn't mention I saw Dominick Cruz's performance at UFC 178 and was impressed by his dominating performance.

I think it's good to have a chip on your shoulder because it's motivating.

Dominick Cruz is my friend, we had a few beers together in the past, but you can't deny what I have done in the UFC.

I'm ready to be the underdog and challenge the champion. I'm ready to go out there and prove people wrong.

When the opportunity for a title shot presents itself, I'm going to be there. I'm going secure that spot and try to win the belt.

For me, being upset is different than being frustrated. Frustration, it's a little more deep inside. Being upset, you can get over it the next day.

I'm proud of what I've done. I look at it and I try to stay humble and do what I've got to do, but I think people forget, I'm the first guy to beat the win streak at Nova Uniao with Johnny Eduardo. He had an 11-fight win streak and I beat him, and people say, 'That's nothing.'

I like to say jiu-jitsu is like mathematics. It has to be exact otherwise you don't have it.

I'm not going to take up an acting class in order to get a fight. That is not what I've worked my entire life to do. It's not what I've been living for.