I won't say too much but Conor McGregor, he likes to set a lot of traps. But they're things I would never get caught up in. The guy isn't exactly known for his cardio either, so I'd crumble him. Make it look easy.

I've pictured myself fighting a whole bunch of people. Not only the Max Holloway, but also Conor, Cejudo, Korean Zombie, even Khabib Nurmagomedov.

A lot of times we're being portrayed as thugs, but anyone who really knows us understand that we work hard, we diet hard, the commitment is full on. But alot of people don't see that. Some of the nicest and most respectful people I've ever met are in this sport. I truly believe that, and there's a lot of fighters that live by that.

You know, martial arts is all about respect and discipline and it's always been about that. But again, people are starting to forget that, people are missing that, and this is where I believe I can help and it's good for our sport.

You know, people are always asking, 'What's your brand?' and, 'What are you all about?' Then you get other people saying, 'You need to do what Connor McGregor does.' But that's not me. That's not who I am. I'm not going to talk trash and build off the bad boy image.

I pride myself on being a family man. I pride myself on being respectful and hardworking. That's just me.

I'll be honest when I tell you, Max Holloway is the hardest matchup out of everyone in our division. By far. And I was happy to take him back to back.

I ain't scared of nobody.

I've already took out the hardest guys in my division. Back to back we've got Chad Mendes, Aldo, and Max. Stylistically, they were the three hardest fights.

I'm chasing my contenders. I'm talking about that GOAT status.

I like to stay active. I'm one of the champions chasing the contenders.

I played rugby league, I probably played for about 10 years I think, and I wrestled before then. I did about a year of wrestling, and I think I got a bit tired of the tights, so I started to play football with the mates. I used to be a front rower, the big guys up front. I used to be 97 kilograms, which is like 210 pounds, or something like that.

My first four fights in amateur at middleweight, and the first four professional were at welterweight. And I just kind of went down from there.

I've always loved UFC. I watched it back since the days it wasn't big in Australia at all, and you had to watch a Blockbuster videos. They would always come like a year late, but I tried as many of the live ones I could or wait for the videos to come out. So, I've loved the sport for that long. I've always been into martial arts.

There are no excuses in fighting. You can be playing a team sport and have a good game, and you can lose. In fighting, it's all on me. If I go out there and lose, then it's my fault. I like that.

You see what I can use in my range, even with tall people, imagine what I could do to someone half my size.

Khabib is one of the GOATs as well. Nothing but respect for the dude. But I'm very, very hard to hold down.

I'm a freak when it comes to holding on the ground; it's just almost impossible holding me on the ground.

Nothing but respect to all the fighters that are in the UFC, but every single one of us wants to prove something. And you know, eventually, I want to prove myself in that lightweight division too.

I've obviously got the brains. I've got the cardio.

I've had staph a few times myself and MRSA.

I said as soon as I got the belt, I want number one contenders.

I'm an easy champion to understand.

No beating around the bush. Give me the guys that are next in line, the guys that deserve it, and let's go.

I'm actually comfortable a little bit out of range as well. I like to pick my times when to come in. I'm very comfortable in the pocket as well.

Max is a true champion. I enjoy watching him fight but I want to get that fight. I want it.

I just want to work my game and I believe I can do that.

I literally cringe every time I see someone trying to trash talk. Some people just don't have it and they try, and I find that funny.

I've always been a respectful kind of guy.

No one is really playing the good guy, but if they want to play the bad guy, I'm ready to play the super hero and take these guys out.

I think a knockout over Elkins will really put me on the radar internationally.

This sport can be very unforgiving.

I want to fight on home soil in Perth.

I'm going to be a great champion.

I'm going to stay champion for a long time.

That's the thing, I've got so many ways to go, even striking there's so many ways to go. I proved that.

If I want to be the GOAT, I've got to take out No. 1 contenders.

This is a crazy sport.

I'm the type of person, I'll fight whoever.

I fought Chad Mendes to make sure I was in the top five.

Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.

Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.

I love you the more in that I believe you had liked me for my own sake and for nothing else.

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.

For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.

If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.

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