The whole world has American dreams. This country has people from all parts of the world. We have Irish who live here, we have Brazilians.

I need talk more, call people out. It's not who I am, but I feel I need to do this more to bring more attention for me.

People see me because I'm winning my fights. That's how I want people seeing me.

When you're a fighter, and you're not doing good in your work, that happens - you lost the fight.

I think social media is good for promotion, stuff like that, but people are so negative. People are too negative. If you read the comments, it's just too negative.

People treat you one way when you're champion, but when you're not the champion, everything changes. People treat you different.

I fought well at 155, but I don't think I ever came close to my best at 155. I think I'll get to my best at 170 pounds.

It was tough to make weight against Cerrone, and I passed out three times making weight for the Eddie Alvarez fight. One day you get to the limit.

I like my life. I like competing, but it's not just because of the money.

I fight because I like challenges.

I think money comes and goes. What comes easy goes easy.

Coming from where I came from, I was born naked with no teeth. Now I have everything.

I get paid the same money if I'm fighting on pay-per-view or on Fight Pass, and Fight Pass is just getting started. It's the future. The Internet, many people watch it.

I train to fight five rounds, but if we can end the fight in the first round, it's even better.

Now that I've achieved my goal to win the belt, I want to be the best of all times. I want to be remembered as the lightweight with most title defenses.

I don't want to lose what I've won.

I train to be the champion.

I think things will come once I get the respect that I deserve. Keeping my belt for a long time... Things will happen like normal. I can't force those things.

I didn't get any crazy sponsors. I don't have any extra sponsors since I got the belt.

Bro, how are you going to tap on the neck, on the choke? Go to sleep, man. Be a man.

Brazil is on my side.

We have a lot of Brazilians in the United States. It doesn't mean we're traitors to our country.

I have to take care of my family, my team, and my legacy.

Everybody talks. Anthony Pettis talked before the fight. Donald Cerrone talked before the fight. See what happened?