Top 105 Quotes & Sayings by T.J. Dillashaw

I don't want to have to fight Urijah. It's not something I want to do.

Going to train out at Joel Diaz's out in Indio, I've trained with the Lomachenkos, I've seen Terrence Crawford's camp - I think that would be a super intriguing thing to get involved in.

This is a selfish sport. I'm going out there and winning for myself.

I can't fight forever. I've gotta fight and secure my future and decide what I'm gonna do with my life.

I got the who's who in the boxing world; I've been training with the Lomachenkos, the Terrence Crawfords.

I believe I'm the best of all-time at bantamweight.

The goal is to have a belt around my waist.

My performances speak for themselves.

Me and Urijah are really good friends. Not just business partners in the gym, but friends.

Urijah is the one who got me in the sport, he's the one who talked me into fighting instead of going into grad school.

I'm one of those guys that loses and gains weight out of my face.

I've got a split decision loss to Dominick Cruz and that changed everything, a fight that I thought I won. That changed everything, but I am the best bantamweight in the world.

We're controlled more than any other professional sport. We're told what to wear, when to wear it, what we're allowed to say in our interviews.

I wanna watch Cub Swanson against Aldo.

I think I'll finish Cruz faster than I finished Barao. Cruz has got a crazy style. But I think I'm going to finish him quicker than I finished Barao.

I'll fight anyone the UFC wants me to beat and defeat them.

I used to think Dominick Cruz was really good.

Guys cross train all the time. That's what Alpha Male's known for, guys have open doors to come in all the time.

Any time you have to tell work where you're at and what you're doing, that's considered an employee, not a contractor.

I'm a big Red Hot Chili Peppers fan.

I don't want to fight Urijah. He's the one that got me into the sport.

Lance Palmer, I'm always talking with.

I'm obviously going to own up that I cheated and I got caught.

I'm a big fan of the calf slicer, some moves that aren't always done inside the octagon.

I wanted to drop the weight class to go to the 125s, and I played it off on how easy it was going to be. 'I can do this, no problem, I always cut weight.' I pushed my body to the extreme.

Chad Mendes, I'm hunting with all the time.

It would be tough to fight any of my teammates.

Cruz is a little too athletic for Faber, Faber is flat-footed.

When I won the belt, I dominated Renan Barao, and they gave him an instant rematch within two months. And then he missed weight and they still gave him a rematch.

What's going to build my name the most is by beating Demetrious Johnson. I think he's the best pound-for-pound in the world. I'd love that fight.

It's not just so much to be the champ-champ. It's just that I feel that I'm the greatest pound-for-pound fighter in the world.

Urijah's about Urijah. He's about number one. He's always been that way. No matter what it is he needs to be doing something better than you, he needs to be one-upping you. He's a one-upper.

I don't go out there and talk crap about Urijah and there's plenty to talk about. I'm just gonna continue to be a humble guy and appreciate what he did for me in this sport.

We're professional athletes. I feel like I got treated better in college wrestling. I had a physical therapist on hand at all times, no matter what, when I was in college.

I've never missed weight once in my entire life or my career going from wrestling from eight years old through all my professional career. If I agree to do something, I'm doing it.

I respect Demetrious Johnson. I respect him as a human being. He always acts like a professional, he's a nice guy, but that still doesn't mean that I can't say that he's scared to fight me.

I don't want to be fighting when I'm 37 years old.

I've seen past fighters who don't seem all there anymore, can hardly walk around or look like the Tin Man, they've just been through the wringer.

For the fans out in public, I don't make enough money to not fight.

I've taken fights on one-day notice.

I'm one of those guys who's a hard worker.

Justin Buchholtz is one of my best friends.

I'm in the gym nonstop, I'm always in shape, so I'm willing to do what it takes.

I'm really going to put a stamp on my career by beating Cruz.

I will beat Aldo. I wanna fight him.

I'm a lean 135er.

This is a very short-lived career. I have to do what's best for myself. I have to do what's best for my career and being on top for as long as possible.

When guys are trying to better themselves or their career, they go to a new team or a new coach. It happens every day in this sport. What's the big deal?

Lineker is a very tough fighter. I mean, he's definitely not on my level.

I'm not gonna be one of those guys who's going to do the Conor McGregor effect and talk a bunch of crap to make money.

If I'm not focused, that's when I'm going to get in trouble.

I wanted to be Team UFC. But the more Team UFC you are, the worse you get treated, it seems like.

I believe in Duane Ludwig as a coach. I love the guy. I train with him. Me and him mesh. When you find something that works, you keep it going. Me and him see eye to eye. We train well together.

I don't want to be a diva champion.

I'm trying to be the best in the world and get that pound-for-pound spot and I'm trying to get paid.

I got thrown into the lion's den when I got to Alpha Male. My first sparring session was with Joe Benavidez, Chad Mendes and those guys, just bleeding from my face, its not like they took it easy on me. It was one of those things where we sparred 3-4 days a week, and we got thrown in there and that's what made me as tough as I am.

I'm gonna be the greatest.

Everyone is wanting to make a name for themselves, and Dominick Cruz has been doing that by talking. He's been behind a desk, being a reporter, talking about fights.

I'd love to get that Mayweather fight. Not even for the money, just for the fact of proving us UFC fighters got what it takes to get in that ring.

Anyone in the UFC, that should be your goal, to get the UFC belt and to fight for that title.