Athlete

Every fight's like that. You try to break the guy's will.

I think everyone has knockout power. I mean, it's the heavyweight division.

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'm never going to change who I am for the UFC.

Cleveland, we've got a champion, baby!

I'm going to be the champion for a long time.

When you train as hard as we do, bad things happen sometimes. It's just part of the sport.

I'm just a normal dude.

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 wouldn't want my corner throwing in the towel no matter what. I wouldn't want my corner to do that.

I never thought I would get so much support, and it means the world to me. Nothing could ever get better than that.

I've got the best coaches in the world. I've got confidence in them, and they've got confidence in me.

The sport wouldn't be what it is without the fans, and at UFC 189, watching the Irish fans screaming 'Ole Ole Ole' was pretty amazing.

I had to work hard to keep up with my mom. That's where I learned it from. She's a freak.

I do my days at the station and then get my training in.

I like being the underdog. I like turning around and shutting people up when they tell me I can't.

I'm not scared to go to the ground. I've been wrestling my whole life. I've done a lot of jiu jitsu, but I like standing up, and every fight starts there.

I love fighting. I love what I do.

When I do become the champion, I'll still be a fire fighter.

I'm the world champ! I'm the world champ!