Athlete

I want people to remember me as a guy who works hard.

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

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 miss submitting people; I have a lot of confidence in my jiu-jitsu.

Press conferences aren't the best thing to do, but it's part of the job.

I talk the truth. I don't trash talk, I just talk the truth.

Everybody likes money. I like money. I need money to survive. But I don't love money. Money is not my god.

When you want the belt, you have to work for it.

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.

I still have a lot to do, a lot to improve.

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.

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

I fight because I like challenges.

Man, Ben Henderson, Donald Cerrone... these guys are a different level, man.

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

If you're out for two years, and you beat one guy with a full-time job, without disrespect, but we're talking about fighting for a world title. You can't just beat a guy that went there to cover some guy that got injured, and then this guy, after two and a half years, gets a title shot.

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

I don't do fight camps anymore because I live in camp.

Nate Diaz is a tough opponent. I've fought him.

I think every fight is different based on who is fighting.