Why 'Do Bronx'? Because I'm from the slums, those are my roots.
Kevin Lee is really tough. He has some flaws in his game that we can work with. I think he mixes up his boxing and his wrestling really well. He takes you down, he unleashes some strong ground and pound. However, he usually starts a round strong and then starts to fade. In five rounds, I think I can take an advantage of that.
I think I have to go down to featherweight. That's where I should stay, where fights will be more equal.
My friends joke that I'm a young veteran in the UFC.
Everybody knows where I come from and how my jiu-jitsu is, training at Macaco Gold Team, but I also work on my striking at Chute Boxe Diego Lima, so I'm prepared on the feet and on the ground.
Anything you do in your life, you have to be a professional.
I'm an employee, I work for the UFC.
The new trend in MMA is to talk trash and curse to get a fight, but I'll never change who I am.
I've been fighting in the UFC for five years now and it's about time I'm headlining a card.
McGregor talks a lot, but he's also really tough and deserves our respect.
Lightweights are heavier and bigger than me. I walk around 166 pounds, and other lightweights come down from 198, so they are stronger than me.
I believe everybody feels better when they don't cut too much weight.
Max Holloway, I know I can beat him.
Anthony Pettis, he's a really tough fighter and it was a close fight until I made a mistake and gave him the neck.
I know I can beat everyone that defeated me.
What's important is to be fighting in the UFC. It doesn't matter if it's the first or last show.
Becoming the guy with most submissions in UFC history at age 28, breaking Royce's record, will definitely give me more leverage with the UFC. I'll get more attention and more sponsors. It helps a lot.
What matters the most to me is breaking into the top-10.
Stop messing around sending me unranked fighters. I want someone ranked, someone that will take me closer to my goal, which is to become champion.
A fight is a fight and anything can happen.
