Quotes About Fighting

A lot of fighters complain, 'Man he's five pounds heavier than me.' Really? It doesn't matter, man.

I don't want to go that route where I'm going into fights dehydrated. I used to fight at 170 pounds. I was 10-0 at 170 with eight knockouts. I'm not going to listen to somebody from the outside tell me what weight I should be fighting at.

Sometimes I wish I could just fight at 155 pounds.

I can eat whatever I want, and I don't get over 145 pounds. A lot of the guys who fight at 125 pounds, they get pretty big, and when it gets closer to the fight, they're walking around at 135 pounds. For me, I try to stay the same weight I typically walk around at.

Go back and watch my old footage, man. Go back and watch my old fights. I knocked people out at 170 pounds.

I'm open to fighting at 185 or 205 pounds, but I think I need to give this 185-pound run a real, honest crack. Being at this weight class has definitely made me into a different fighter.

You can only get away with fighting as the lighter guy in a weight class for so long. That's what I was doing at 170 pounds.

It's not just boxing I'm considering, it's K-1 too. That's something I've always liked.

Everybody asks 'would you fight Conor McGregor?' - of course I'd fight Conor McGregor but it's not because of the money. It's because he's such a huge martial artist and everybody considers themselves the best if you fight Conor McGregor, if you beat Conor McGregor. I look at it like that.

If Amanda Nunes truly wants an opportunity at the 145-lb. belt, a win against any ranked contender in that division would help establish her back in a weight class she left before fighting me.

As far as Nurmagomedov, I just don't get how you become the No. 1 contender without actually fighting guys who are ranked in the top 10. It kind of baffles me.

I don't know if anybody can sign a contract to fight me and feel confident that they can beat me.

The cool thing about me is I've been on the business side for so long. A lot of these guys have been fighting their whole life and haven't done any business.

I think dysfunctional people are being funneled into very corporate behaviour. Look at the Brits... no one's fighting, and it's boring.

I would never say yes to a fight that would take me out of the title picture if I'm in it. If I did it, I'd want to be compensated. That's the important thing. If you ask me to do something like that, I need to be compensated correctly.

We are fighting the communal BJP on the one hand and the corrupt Congress on the other.

I am fighting to stop the corruption in Washington that was created by Mitch McConnell.

I could definitely make 145. But if 'Cowboy' is going to 145, I'm going after somebody who matters.

I'm fighting to get paid. I'm not doing this because I love the sport so much. I'm not a crazy person.

The first time I crawled into the octagon, I just felt like an animal, you know? Like a creature, like I wasn't quite human.

If the fans want to enjoy watching me fight, enjoy me with my love for fighting, it's fine. But if they don't, it don't cross my mind. If the fans still love me, I can put on good shows for them.

You can see the love I have for the sport. Blood, cuts, scars... I love fighting. I'm going to do it for as long as I can.

When it comes to damage, boxing will cause more damage than MMA ever will.

I'd love to fight Dan Henderson.