I'm always training, whether I'm training my mind, or I'm training my body. I'm always doing something.
Colby Covington
'Star Wars' is for nerds and virgins.
I don't train to be an All-American. I train to be the best.
In the wrestling world, we say the Judo guys are just the leftover wrestlers that couldn't make the wrestling team.
You can't live off your past.
The guys at Team Alpha Male, they're my friends. I have a lot of respect for those guys.
GSP, that little syrup sucker, he can come get this. He thinks he's the greatest welterweight of all time. I have something else to say about that. I'll destroy him.
It's not OK to condone violence because of free speech.
I think that people live in safe spaces these days; they don't want to deal with the controversy and the drama.
Sao Paulo is a dump. That's a known fact.
I dominate, and I break guys' wills. When they come to fight me, they know they're going to be in for a fight, and it's going to be a test of wills.
I'll use wrestling if I need to in fights, but maybe I'll fight another wrestler, and you'll find out how good my striking is.
Brazil is a dump.
I'd probably be, like, a 2-to-1 favorite over Woodley if we fought.
It's going to be an easy fight when I finally get my hands on Tyron Woodley.
Everybody in the world knows how good I am.
I know I'm going to lose friends, and I'm going to go on the road less traveled with less people. But at the end of the day, I'm not trying to make friends; I'm trying to make the most money possible.
Ben Askren is a joke. The guy has no skills.
I don't care about people's feelings, and I'm triggering people worldwide.
Nothing about Ben Askren impresses me. He's a one-dimensional fighter. He's never hurt a fly.
Demian Maia is a one-trick pony.
Usman's a scrub, man. He's not relevant. No one cares about him. People don't want to see him fight.
At the end of the day, we're professional prizefighters - stop acting like street thugs. We're not going to fight in the streets.
I know that my grappling is up there with any grappler in the division.
I've got a lot of respect for Brazil.
I was actually born in Sacramento, in Rocklin, which is a suburb of Sacramento. I lived there for the first 8 years of my life.
Ricardo Liborio is a joke.
I live with no regrets.
I'd love to go to Russia and silence that crowd and give the Russian fans something to cry about.
I always have a reason for why I do something.
My pace alone is unstoppable. No one can keep my pace.
I'm not out to please everyone.
Guys have a lot more to worry about when they're fighting me than they do fighting Khabib. He's just one-dimensional.
It gets a little tough when you're cutting weight to travel all over the place, when you want to focus on really getting yourself ready to peak for your fight.
I'm a completely evolved fighter.
The UFC thinks they run off their brand, but that's not true. The UFC runs off the fighters, so hopefully, these fighters take notice and how I'm going about my business.
I say a lot of truth, and I say something because I mean it.
I'm the super villain of the whole entire UFC.
I'm all about Trump.
Every time the UFC offers something, I just take it.
I'm a bad person.
I'm the most hated guy in the division.
First off, I don't consider Tyron Woodley a teammate. He trains with Duke Roufus; Roufus is in his corner every fight. He's been doing his training camps at Roufusport. He has an ATT affiliate in St. Louis, but OK, whatever. Just because he branded an ATT so he can make some money, and he had an investor, I don't consider that a teammate.
I'm the ultimate professional.
I've never asked for more money, not one time in my career. I fought Demian Maia for $30,000. The No. 2 guy in the world, I was fighting for $30,000. So I don't care about money.
I'm in this to be the best fighter in the world, to put on entertaining shows, and to please the fans.
When I fight, people are going to watch me fight. They're not gonna turn the channel to 'Real Housewives of OC' like they will other fighters.
Everybody's calling me out. Why do you think everybody wants to fight me? I'm the money fight.
I'm the biggest draw. I do the biggest numbers in this division, and it's not even close. There's a reason all these guys want to fight me. They don't want to fight Tyron Woodley. Because I'm the biggest fight and the biggest draw in the division.
Being at American Top Team, I get the best fighters and best trainers in the world.
