I'm a family guy, I've got a beautiful wife, a beautiful son, and I couldn't be happier.

Anybody and everybody's going to get it. I'm not racing through my division. I'm cleaning it out. So if you want two L's, you're going to get two L's, and if you're looking for one, come fight 'Blessed.'

I'm not going to get mad over something that I have no control over.

You've got to believe in your damn self and do the damn thing, so I'm a big believer in self-belief, man, and going out there and working hard and sacrificing.

Too many cry babies in this game.

I think the UFC does a pretty good job of backing me.

There's ways to get the right nutrients and eat the food you want and have it taste great.

The obvious thing is I would love to fight Conor McGregor. We've got some history there, and he won, and people saying he didn't knock me out because of an injury he had. I was injured in the fight, too, so let's test that theory. I want to test that theory.

I don't believe in guys waiting for title shots.

I grew up in front of everyone's eyes in the UFC.

When a bully pulls your hair, you punch him in the face.

People keep saying Aldo deserves this, he deserves that - how the hell do you deserve something when you pulled out of all these events?

Before Mendes got suspended, I've been calling out Chad Mendes.

I don't take that away from Conor, that he beat Chad Mendes on short notice. Chad took that fight knowing he had a chance to beat Conor, so that's Chad's fault he took that fight.

I want McGregor-Holloway 2.

That's all I ask the UFC to do: keep me active.

If I want to fight for a 155-pound title - if I hold the 145-pound title - give me the fight.

People always say, 'I want to be the best fighter in the world.' That's why I respect Conor. He said he wants to be the best fighter in the world, and he's trying to prove it.

I don't want money fights. I want to get paid, and like I said, I want to defend my throne.

Everybody can get it. I'm here; I want to fight everyone.

It's hard to go out there and protect something that you earned.

I want to be a champion. I want to be a long-reigning featherweight champion. I want to be known in the history books: my name everywhere as a champion. And then, later on in my career, when I start getting good, then I can start doing the exhibition matches for money and stuff.

I understand; I can see it from two ways: people trying to get that money and leave the game early and people trying to set history or whatever.

I'm a human just like anyone else, and I understand that, so at the end of the day, you've got to stay humble.

I state facts all the time.

At the end of the day, I'm the king. I'm in my throne, you know? If you want to come see me, come see me.

I want to defend my throne. All my fans know. They love me. I want to defend this; I want to be a champ and keep defending. Come try to take over my village.

I ain't going to chase someone around. I ain't going to talk about someone that ain't talking about me.

I ain't asking no one to fight. I've got my throne. If you want it, come see me.

Everyone wants drama. Everyone is living for drama.

You either grow with this sport, or you get left behind. It's sad, but it is what it is. You gotta keep up with this sport.

The way I look at it, if you're the best in the world, you fight the best in the world anywhere, anytime.

I gotta respect our sport, my division, and the guys that are fighting in it. That's what I gotta do.

Who in their right mind goes into a fight they think they're going to lose?

This is what champions do: champions defend. They always say you're not a champion until you defend your title.

If I medically can't make the weight, then I'm not going to force my body to do something that it doesn't want to. I'll gladly go up to '55.

I might even be at heavyweight one day; I don't know. You guys know our eating habits is bad down in Hawaii, so your boy might get big, and we might make history.

I tell myself, 'I'm the greatest, and this is what you need to do.'

I believe I'm the best guy in the world.

I'm trying to lead the pack. I'm trying to sprint.

Conor McGregor set this bar, and I'm trying to break it. If you're not trying to break it, then why are you in the game?

I did an interview for MMA Hawaii when I was growing up, and I told them the guys I want to fight are Anthony Pettis and Jose Aldo.

Too many guys are over here begging for people and trying to chase people to fight, this and that, begging for money fights. You become your own damn money fight.

People get some success, they get some money, they get some power, and they put themselves on this pedestal above other people. They forget people and try to fit in with their new crews they think they need to be around with. I didn't believe that. I'm still human being.

A nutritionist is expensive, but it's money well spent.

I love food. I love eating. I love it a lot, man.

Aldo is a hell of a champion.

I never turned down a fight in my life.

I just love striking.