Athlete

I want the real title. I can't express it enough that I want to fight for the real title. The interim title, from what I've seen... people get it, and then they take it away in a month. I just don't want to be that person.

I've never met a fighter who said, 'I love cutting weight.'

I'm dangerous because I have nothing to lose.

To bring out the best in someone, you really have to push them.

Ultimately, I'm here to fight the best. I'm not here to stay in and get a couple paychecks. I'm here to do my best while I can and while I'm fresh and make a name for myself.

You know how it is: you're a kid, and you see your parents do something, you tend not to want to follow that and do your own thing.

I really love to help kids that are struggling and going through a tough time, and I want to be a positive light on them.

I come from a city where we really didn't have too many role models.

Sometimes when you get eager, you get sloppy. Sometimes when you get sloppy, you get knocked out.

There's always a way to pull back and discredit ourselves, but once you just shut that out and start doing it, you realize things about yourself that you never thought were possible.

I've been doing charity work since I'm 20 years old, and now I want to help kids.

My house always had at least 14 people in it. And one bathroom. So I didn't really want to be home.

All I do is just live in the gym.

Sometimes it takes me a little longer to kick into my gears.

I'm a businessman, a company man, but I'm no 'yes' man.

I'm the kind of guy who, if you tell me you can't do something, like, 'Brian, you can't do a backflip off that two-floor building,' and I'm going to give it a shot.

I was blessed to be able to be born here. My dad crossed. My dad illegally went through the border and was living under a bridge; he was homeless. People are making fun of him, beating him up. All kinds of things. After he kind of figured out the situation, he brought my mom over.

I'll do things that a lot of people think is very risky.

It doesn't matter that I'm taking a fight on a month's notice. I've taken many fights on two seconds' notice.