He's been doing this a long time. Hats off to a champion, Carlos Condit.
I'm not a matchmaker; I don't run the UFC - I'm a fighter. So I'll stick to doing what I do best: training and punching people.
When I came back to the UFC, I was just excited.
If I don't have the drive and determination to wake up every day and train with young, hungry fighters, if I don't want to do that, then I need to get out of the game, but as long as my body says I'm all right, and my hunger stays the same, I'm going to keep going.
I think the UFC's done a great job of building the brand, building the UFC, building MMA.
Coming back to the UFC was huge. I was ready for the spotlight for the first time.
I'm a big baseball fan, and I love the Cards.
I try not to worry about what people think and what people think I should do each fight, how impressive I need to be. I need to go out there and win; that's what it comes down to.
When you're on a roll, you want to stay busy - you want to keep that momentum going.
I just take it one fight at a time.
I just train hard and worry about the things I can control.
I'm not just a guy who can knock people out.
I'm tactical, and I have a lot of heart - something that you don't see when you watch a lot of fights.
I didn't care what people thought of me, that I was getting better, pushing myself to get better. Those are the things I concentrate on. I don't concentrate on what everyone else was saying.
Trying to get over guys and knock them out, that's what fires me up. Decision victories, whoop dee doo, but finishing guys fires me up.
I'm glad that in this sport you can write your own stories, and you don't have to worry about what other people expect out of you.
I expect greatness out of myself.
The thing is I always believed in myself. I always believed that I was going to be the best in the world.
I just worry about myself. I'm just gonna be me and do me. If people appreciate it, cool. If not, I'm gonna still be me.
I've always had a belief in myself and an ability to always do what I believe.
