Top 68 Quotes & Sayings by Junior dos Santos
Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Brazilian athlete Junior dos Santos.
Last updated on November 3, 2024.
I'm a good actor.
Miocic has that knockout punch. I was completely dizzy a few moments when we fought.
I really believe if I put my mind in the right place, if I train very hard, if I have good support by my side, I can be the champion again and stay there for a long time.
You know me: I'm a knockout guy. I'm always looking for the knockout.
I've always done my best inside the Octagon, fought the best there is, and win or lose, I've done my best in my fights.
If I wanted to eat all the protein I need from food, I would have to eat something like 10 chickens per day. That is impossible.
Wladimir, the Klitschkos, they're amazing. I like to watch them fight, especially Wladimir, but it's kind of boring. They are really good at what they do, but they are very careful.
Every athlete in the UFC, I think they want to fight for the title. I'm no different.
The heavyweight division is always very intriguing. These are the heavy hitters, you know? Every time when you do a mistake, it's the end of the fight. So you have to be careful all the time, and this is what makes this division so intriguing, so exciting for the fans.
It's my biggest goal to become champion. I think it's everybody's goal here in the UFC.
I say it all the time: it's different when two heavyweights, especially when they are the size of Ben Rothwell, face each other in the Octagon. Even the leather - right in the back seat of the arena, they will be able to hear the sounds of the punches.
Whatever UFC wants to do or any opponent they want to give me, I'll be ready for that.
I don't like to use - I never use - any kind of drugs to help me in my fights. I don't like that. I don't like drugs.
He puts on a great show every time he fights, so I enjoy seeing Mark Hunt fighting, and I'm glad he's still fighting; he's 44 and still fighting in a high performance, so it's good to see someone like this always putting on a great show and giving us, MMA fans, these great fights.
If I put things together inside the Octagon, I have everything to be No.1 in the world.
In the beginning of my all my camps, I do just boxing.
Jon Jones is amazing; he's so confident. He uses his elbows very well, and I think he's a great talent.
I am not a cheater.
I'm always thinking to myself about getting the belt back.
I don't pick opponents. I don't care about who I'm going to fight.
I love who I am, and I want to stay in MMA.
I love Adele.
Ben Rothwell is a beast like he says he is. He's very, very tough.
For sure, the UFC and MMA became way bigger than boxing.
I like to move a lot and throw some hard punches.
My first MMA fight was July 2006 here in Brazil. I won a few fights here in Brazil, and then I got a chance to fight in the UFC, but they put me against the number one contender for the title at that time. It was Fabricio Werdum.
I am truth. I was made of truth.
If you say an athlete doesn't need supplementation, that he can get everything through food, you're wrong.
I'm a very positive guy.
What's the point of fighting in the UFC if it isn't to become the champion?
I love to train boxing, and I think I have enough skills in boxing.
I don't care that much about rankings, and that doesn't matter that much in the UFC, too.
Before my career comes my family.
I actually want to face Daniel Cormier.
This thing where Daniel Cormier wants to fight Brock Lesnar; I know he wants to make money, but it doesn't make any sense. The only one who wants to see that fight or make that fight is him. Nobody else wants to see that.
Forget about jiu-jitsu and wrestling - I'm a boxing guy.
I like to fight here in Europe.
I was just want to get some good fights and as many as possible.
I have combinations, and I work on my combinations all the time.
Fedor is the greatest, no doubt. For me, in a matter of admiration, he is the greatest of all time. He is a heavyweight who beat everybody. He certainly was 'The Baddest Man on the Planet.'
My coach used to tell me I've got pretty heavy hands, so I try to use them at the start of the fight because it's a good time to use my power because I'm 100% in the moment.
I like Katy Perry.
It's very unusual for me to take a punch.
I see the takedowns; I see the opportunities to take people down or even try to submit them or something like that. But man, I prefer to stay on my feet. That way I'm confident.
I really believe I can knock anyone out in this world.
I have to know jiu-jitsu and wrestling, but I'm a boxing guy.
The ground game of Derrick Lewis isn't that good.
My game plan is always my punching.
Daniel Cormier is a different champion. He has achieved some amazing things in his career, and for me, it would be very nice to be facing him.
Rules are for everyone.
What I really want is to keep myself active.
Considering myself as a true number one in the UFC, I think Cain Velasquez is the number two.
When you become the champion, you become a target.
Brock Lesnar is a very big guy.
I'm chasing my goals, and I haven't been able to make things happen the way I want them to happen. It doesn't feel good, but the answer is simple: I just have to work hard and to focus on cutting down the number of mistakes I make.
When I had long hair, I used to tie it back, so the guys would say I would look like the 'Gypsy.' I used to hate that, but the less you like a nickname, the more it sticks.
I really believe in my hands and my power to knock people out, and I will try to keep looking for that, for knockouts.
Winning is the most important thing, especially in this sport, because when you lose in this sport, it's very hard because you go back, and you have to rebuild your chances to fight for the title.
I'm not worried about trying to guarantee a fight for the belt, because that's automatic; it will happen.
It's always interesting to see Brock Lesnar fighting - and getting beat.
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