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

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

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

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.

I'm doing very well outside the cage.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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 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 believed in myself.

Men back up their words. Little boys run away.

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.

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

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

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

I think every fight helps for the next.

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

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

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

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.