Brazil is on my side.

I was tested against the best.

I do things right. No shortcuts.

You have to respect your opponent.

I'm a big fan of Georges St-Pierre.

Eddie Alvarez, man, he's a tough guy.

I wouldn't be where I am without Evolve.

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

I breathe martial arts every day of my life.

My goal is to always be improving my skills.

When I was 16 years old, I weighed 176 pounds.

Every fight and every loss taught me something.

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

I'm not a trash talker. I respect my opponents.

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

I'm the kind of guy who always pushes really hard.

Cerrone, he's a very good Muay Thai guy, very long.

If I don't fight McGregor, I still have a good life.

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

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

I'm the best in the world; thank you, Jesus, for that.

I've learned that the key is to fight with no pressure.

I have to take care of my family, my team, and my legacy.

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

I want to do that. That's my goal. I want to become a legend.

I'm always the underdog, and I go in there and win the fights.

Cerrone is a great opponent. The guy won eight fights straight.

Ben Henderson, he had never been knocked out before fighting me.

I came from the bottom. Now I'm the main event and UFC champion.

I think it's a loser's mentality to get happy with somebody losing.

I'm going to show the difference between the champ and second place.

I think to get a title shot, you need to have some expressive winnings.

I'm an aggressive fighter, but I'm smart. I'm not going to play stupid.

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

I like my life. I like competing, but it's not just because of the money.

Just to be fighting for the belt, I was already happy. No pressure at all.

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

A lot of fighters come from Brazil. We've been doing this for long, long years.

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

It doesn't matter who they put in front of me, I just want people to remember me.

It wasn't easy to get here, and it will not be easy to take my title away from me.

Bro, how are you going to tap on the neck, on the choke? Go to sleep, man. Be a man.

I beat Diaz, Pettis, Ben Henderson, Cerrone, and I earned it, man. I earned my title.

Coming from where I came from, I was born naked with no teeth. Now I have everything.

I didn't get any crazy sponsors. I don't have any extra sponsors since I got the belt.

God makes everything in perfect time, and he doesn't give you anything you can't handle.

I don't want to just be a champion, and I'm done with that. I wanna be a lightweight legend.

I train to fight five rounds, but if we can end the fight in the first round, it's even better.

We have a lot of Brazilians in the United States. It doesn't mean we're traitors to our country.

When you're a fighter, and you're not doing good in your work, that happens - you lost the fight.

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