A biography for Curtis Blaydeshasn’t been written yet.
“I realized I'm a heel... I know a lot of fans don't like it. I'm OK with that. That makes me happy.”
“We should be able to live the lives of other professional athletes in hockey, baseball, NFL and NBA.”
“I'm here to win fights. I'm here to earn my money.”
“Skill is good but if I get on top of you, I'm just heavy.”
“MMA is like that. You could win four fights in a row, lose a fight, everyone says you suck. You could lose three in a row, win one, and you're the greatest in the world.”
“My hands are fast and they've always been fast and I've always been athletic.”
“I learned early on that when you compete, sometimes emotions are good, but I never used emotion when I wrestled and I don't use emotion when I fight.”
“I don't care if they boo me, I don't care if they hate me, I don't care if they love me... I just want the W.”
“Most really good wrestlers, especially heavyweights, once they're finished with their collegiate careers they don't want to continue the grind.”
“There's a lot of guys with holes in their games because they only focus on one aspect of MMA.”
“I'm gonna voice my opinions. Like, if I feel disrespected or I feel like I deserve something, anything, I'm gonna speak out.”
“It doesn't hurt having an extra long camp, can't hurt.”
“When I get on top of somebody, I don't have to do all the other little checks and balances guys in other weight classes do. I have gravity. I can pin you with just my knee.”
“My focus is just taking every opponent and focusing on them.”
“That's how I fight. I pick it up as the rounds move on.”
“Volkov's legit.”
“I'm not in this for glory. It's not what wakes me up and gets me working out in the morning. I'm here for money and I know if I have the belt, I get more money.”
“If I tried to stand and bang with Alistair, at that point and time in my career, I didn't have the skill or the acumen necessary.”
“Worst case, I've always iterated, if I have to clean out the division, I will. I will do that. I have a family at home that I provide for so the more active I am, the better for them.”
“I projected after I beat Alistair I thought that would be enough to propel me into a title shot and I was wrong. I won't project anymore because all it leads is to disappointment.”