Athlete

I was never planning on just making the UFC, I was always planning to be champion.

My father is from the village of Beranci, Macedonia, and my mother is from Greece.

I fought Chad Mendes to make sure I was in the top five.

I just want to work my game and I believe I can do that.

I like to throw bombs.

Max is a true champion. I enjoy watching him fight but I want to get that fight. I want it.

With all my fights, my style is to pretty much put a beating on. I don't exactly like hurting people, but unfortunately that's what we need to do in this game to win.

I know I can go for days. I've proved this time and time again, against grinders.

I'm used to big boys. I train with big boys all the time.

My dad's Macedonian, mum Greek... so for as long as I can remember, my uncles have talked about our warrior blood.

I've been on magazines in Macedonia and all things like that.

I'm like one of those little chihuahua's that thinks they're ten feet tall.

If I want to be the GOAT, I've got to take out No. 1 contenders.

I've never been here to simply compete.

No beating around the bush. Give me the guys that are next in line, the guys that deserve it, and let's go.

My last year of football I started having a couple of MMA fights, and bringing the weight down. It started in the pre-season of football, just to keep fit, and I did really well.

I want to take on fighters like Jeremy Stephens, Andre Fili... get ourselves into the Octagon and see if these guys can bully me.

Actually, when I first started dropping weight to fight, my biggest worry was how my smaller body would look compared to the size of my massive head.

Anyone that's watched my career knows that I finish fights and that I'm one scary dude to be in the cage with.

I used to wrestle when I was younger. It was soccer, wrestling, rugby league and now MMA.