These kinds of fights, these big fights that get everyone talking and interested, these are the fights I want.
I want the big fights, I want the big names, fights that will motivate me.
I want the big fights - big ones in importance. And big money fights, also.
Anybody in Britain, the big fights. I'm here for the big fights. I don't care about the little fights any more.
That's what I want. I want the big fights, not only to get the title shot but to secure my future and whatever I pursue after fighting.
We as fighters always want to fight the best possible opponents and the best fights. We want the fans and media to be excited about the fights that we have. I now believe that this is a big fight and people want to see it, I'm not sure that was the case a few years back.
A lot of people don't understand my reasoning behind wanting to fight big fights and big names. Knocking off these big names in fights really solidifies me as the best welterweight that's ever done it.
I want to have a big year. A big year, big fights, big contract, big money, big everything. 2017 is definitely my year.
I just want fights like that. Fights that get me excited. Fights that are going to be exciting.
I've told the UFC brass I want big fights: fights that are going to put money in their pockets and money in my pockets and staple me as one of the best of all-time.
We're not going to do monthly pay-per-view just to do pay-per-views. We're going to build up to big fights more like the boxing model, and when the time is right, we'll do the big, big fights.
Hopefully in 2011 the fans will get to see some fights that they want to see. Manny Pacquiao Vs. Floyd Mayweather needs to happen, and so does David Haye Vs. Wladimir Klitschko. The fans deserve to see fights that they want to see and not just the fights that the promoters want to see.
I've beaten a lot of great fighters, but people say the big ones, I've lost them all. I don't want to go down as a guy who loses his big fights.