T.J. Dillashaw

I treat myself more as an athlete instead of as a fighter. As a fighter, you're going out there as a street thug, relying on your hands, trying to knock someone out, being overly aggressive.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

I will beat Aldo. I wanna fight him.

I'm gonna be the greatest.

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

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.

I'm a lean 135er.

I don't want to be a diva champion.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

I'm a big Red Hot Chili Peppers fan.

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

My performances speak for themselves.

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

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

I've taken fights on one-day notice.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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?

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

During the fight you really don't feel much; you've got so much adrenaline going. Luckily I've mostly been on the winning side, so I haven't felt much pain inside the octagon.

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.

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

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

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

It would be tough to fight any of my teammates.

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

The goal is to have a belt around my waist.

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

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.

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.