I like being the underdog. I like turning around and shutting people up when they tell me I can't.
Stipe Miocic
Saving people, helping people, is just something I always wanted to do.
I love Cleveland; I'll always want to fight there. But there's a lot going on in New York. I'd like to go somewhere I'm not known as well.
I've fought the best guys in the world, and I've beat the best guys in the world.
There is still so much room for me to get better. Everyone in this sport evolves so quickly. You could take six months off and come back to a totally different game. That's why I'm always in the gym working. Even if I don't have a fight lined up, I'm still in there working to improve my overall game.
It's up to the UFC. Whoever they put in front of me, I'll fight.
I'm not going to throw haymakers the whole fight; I'll gas out.
DC is good all round. He pushes the pace, makes you think what you're doing, makes you uncomfortable.
MMA was like wrestling; I love competition.
I want you to tell me how bad I suck and how I'm going to get knocked out and how I've been lucky my whole career. That's fine. All day.
I've got the best coaches in the world. I've got confidence in them, and they've got confidence in me.
Every fight's like that. You try to break the guy's will.
It's the heavyweight division, man: there's a bunch of big guys, so anything can happen when they hit you. But I have plans, and feel I get better every fight.
I do my days at the station and then get my training in.
I'm from Cleveland. I love this place. I'm never going to leave.
What makes me so confident is my coaches, my team: they are the best in the world, and if it wasn't for them, I wouldn't be here.
I love fighting. I love what I do.
During a night shift, I'll work out twice during the day. If I have to work during the day, I usually have guys at the station who will work out with me. Then at night, I'll go train.
I think any fight you get into, you've got to shine and show that you deserve to be up there.
I've done things that weren't good, you know, but I made up for my mistakes.
Of course, fighting's first. That's what I do; that's what pays my bills, you know.
I had to work hard to keep up with my mom. That's where I learned it from. She's a freak.
I'm just happy the city has something to be proud of. The Cavs, the Indians, the Monsters. It just shows that we are the land of champions.
I just want to fight. That's all I want.
I just want to work hard and have good fights.
I'm actually pretty frugal with my money.
I understand it's promotion, but no one ever gave me a chance. No one ever thought I'd be the champ, and look where I'm at now.
I've got a great team around me. They keep me working hard; they keep me focused.
I'm hungrier than all of them. They didn't put in the effort that I did to get the title. So I don't care what it takes - I'm not giving up that title. I worked too hard to get it, and I'm not going to lose it.
I'm the world champ! I'm the world champ!
It would be a dream if I was able to fight in Croatia.
I think I train too hard.
It's amazing to come here. I'm so happy that UFC is finally here. We've been starving for it in Cleveland.
The UFC has a great plan for us. I'm just happy I'm employed by them and can pay my house bills and everything.
I am always going to be the same guy. The fireman that lives in Cleveland.
Werdum's the champ for a reason. He's good at jiu jitsu; like he says, he's gotten better on his feet.
Whoever they want me to fight, I'm going to fight. So I really don't care.
I love this city. There's Cleveland pride in it for me. Everyone has each other's backs here.
Junior Dos Santos is one of the best heavyweight fighters of all time, and he has proven it by being a champion. That is something that I want to be in my career, and I understand to achieve that, I have to beat guys like him.
I like helping people.
I do miss the Avalanche. That's the my favorite car of all time, but that Dodge Ram Rebel has overtaken the Avalanche; I just love that truck. It's got good vents in the hood; there's no running boards underneath, so I can go Baja-ing if I want to, off-roading.
In the fight with Hunt, all I can say is it was a good night for me. I'm happy to get out of there without taking too much damage, and I'd take that every time.
You're always nervous before a fight.
I think everyone has knockout power. I mean, it's the heavyweight division.
I practice going backward all the time.
Cleveland, we've got a champion, baby!
I trained for about a year before I had my first amateur fight. I won by knockout, and then, for my second fight, the guy didn't even show up.
Listen man, Andrei Arlovski is a tough guy, but he hasn't fought the caliber of opponents I've been fighting.
I'm a Cleveland guy, man. I love this city.
I love watching 'Orange Is the New Black,' and I play video games, like 'Call of Duty.'
