Naturally, when you're a younger brother with two older brothers, I mean, they're going to beat on you, and they're going to make you... you're going to grow up differently. You're going to turn into a little animal.

The heart of the sport is about the top guys fighting each other. This isn't WWE; this is fighting.

If I get a guy that can take my shots and withstand my arsenal for the first round or two, I think you're going to see the best of me coming forward.

As long as I don't rush things, I'm a lot better fighter.

We've seen the true colours of Bisping; they come out after he fights. He likes to spit on people after fights.

I'm going to shut Chris Weidman down in the first round. I'm gonna expose him in the second round. And I'm gonna finish him with a left kick followed by a left punch, simultaneously.

I am a very technical guy. I'm proud of my technique, my fluidity, and my skill; that's what I work on every day. I try to out-technique guys.

Anytime you spar at a new dojo, whether it's in Japan, Brazil, or Thailand, the fighters come after the new guy. It's a way to test yourself against the best and to sharpen your technical skills and push yourself to be the best you can be.

I cut out the partying a lot. I haven't had any money to party. All I've been able to do is train and work on what I need.

I don't like talking about cheaters.

I have that brawler's mentality, and I can get into that realm, but when I'm at my best is when I'm patient, precise, and technical.

I don't understand people who just live to exist, live to be OK. Live to be regular, live to be average. It doesn't make any sense to me. I live to be the best. I don't live to be good. You only get one life, and I live to be great. I live to be special.

All I care is I've got the belt.

I want to put on performances no one else has. I want to be flawless every time.

Injuries are tough. I tore my ACL 50 percent in my left leg. I can't kick. I'm not going to fight without my left leg, which is my best weapon.

When you're tense and you're forcing the issue, you kind of cloud your vision, so I think just being confident and super relaxed, waiting for my timing, has really helped me.

Jacare is a gangster. He's been in the game for a long time.

Bisping, he's a piece of work. The guy likes to run his mouth. I look forward to shutting it.

I think me and Werdum got some old beef from Strikeforce. He's a guy I've always wanted to fight. I've thought it through, and I like the style matchup.

Floyd Mayweather, he's a safe fighter. He is who he is. He's not going to take any risks.

I've been chasing some paychecks. Modeling. I don't discriminate against paychecks. I've got to pay the bills.

Compared to some other guys at 205, of course, I'll be a little small. But I've never tried to just physically go for it, bulk up, lift weights.

I'm very confident on my feet.

I was supposed to fight a guy back in the day. He didn't shower, specifically to throw off his opponents. Thank God I got injured, and I couldn't fight the fight. I was so worried about it. I was like, 'Oh my God - I heard about this guy.' It was the worst ever.

I think it's important to be subtle, sweet, and powerful.

My mom is, like, my biggest fan of my fight world, which is funny 'cause you'd think it'd be the opposite.

I've taken my beatings and learned how to get around and succeed against the big guys.

I think every fight helps for the next.

I'm not here to dance around. I'm here to fight for titles.

In fighting, when someone's signed up to fight me, I'm not humble. I've never been humble.

I'm in the pursuit of excellence. One foot at a time, one camp at a time.

To have the athletes weigh in on a stage, televised, it makes no sense. Holding us at weight to run us through medicals and a staging process, it lengthens the time we're depleting ourselves.

Men back up their words. Little boys run away.

I always believed in myself.

I defended my Strikeforce belt twice, and you didn't see me lose any of my intensity, drive, or motivation. That's just the way I am. I will always be hungry.

I always knew what I could do in there and believed that I would win the world title. But when it actually happens, when your dreams all come true, it is the culmination of a life's work. The feeling you get, I don't have words for it. I don't know how to describe it.

I get more relaxed. I get looser. I get more technical, I get faster, and you get to see way more of my game in the later rounds. In sparring, a lot of my best rounds are my third and my fourth. My fifth rounds are sometimes my best of all.

Aggression has proven to get people in trouble, in many ways, with the champions.

The highs and lows of Vitor Belfort, I would not want to be that guy. Be on top of the world getting all these 'knockouts of the night' and all these awards of the year and then all of a sudden get shunned into the shadows. He leads a shady life, and it seems like karma might be coming back.

I like fighting clean. I've always fought clean, and I want to fight clean people. I want to fight fair.

I'm not going to take off time and lose money to go fight.

I'm doing very well outside the cage.

I just don't see where Chris Weidman is going to threaten me. He's a tough guy, but I'm better on my feet, better on the ground. He's not going to threaten me with his wrestling.

People haven't seen the wars, in UFC, that I've had in Strikeforce and what I am capable of.

I'm going to show I'm the best fighter in the world.

I've met so many real heroes, people whose service has given me the life I'm lucky to live on U.S. soil.

I was never the bully: I was always the one trying to clean up the situation.

I have the will to win. I'll put my will up against anybody's any day.

If there's a skateboard in front of me, I can't help myself. I like to jump on.

I've got a lot of natural talent, and I'm not wasting it.