Israel Adesanya

“Kelvin Gastelum, there's many ways I can classify his style. I like it. He's improved. One thing I can say is that he's improved over his run in the UFC from 'The Ultimate Fighter' and now being a contender. But his style? It's very Mexican. You have the Mexican style of boxing, and he has a Mexican style of MMA, like smart Mexican style.”

“You won't see me on TMZ shaving my hair and yelling at the camera guy.”

“There's no one like me. No one.”

“I've got Africa stamped on my chest, and I've outlined Nigeria because that's my bloodline.”

“A lot of guys just can't handle the spotlight and the pressure, so they shy away from it, like 'oh, I don't want to be in it.' That's never me.”

“If you visibly compromise someone or hurt someone, or hurt their vision, you're not supposed to still just stand there and wait for them to come to you.”

“I've had malaria damn near eight times.”

“I've learned how to be famous and a lot of people don't prepare for it and it's something that can change life for the better or for the worst.”

“I'm not going to say I'm perfect. I never have.”

“It's about legacy, it's about moments, it's about being an icon - I'll do what I do and the money will flow.”

“I want to defend my belt against all the middleweights that are the biggest threats supposedly before I jump up in weight.”

“I make moves on my terms.”

“Kiwis, we love a good one out. We love a good fight. This is part of the culture. Straight up. We're a country of a warrior race, the Maori.”

“I wear gold all of the time. I collect gold like a magpie.”

“I'm a guy that, if I see people running away from something I'm like, 'Why you running away? What's over there?'”

“There doesn't need to be hatred after a fight, because it's all said and done. I'm cool with a lot of my opponents in the UFC. There's people I've fought who were my friends in kickboxing tournaments and after we were still cool.”

“Fighting is worldwide. Fighting is fighting, everyone understands what it is.”

“I'm a dancer, I'm an entertainer.”

“Even when I was fighting in China I met some guys on the local circuit that we're fighting, they didn't enjoy it, they wanted to be musicians and do other things, but they're just fighting because it pays the bills and they get money for it.”

“A lot of people say they don't care about the belt, but that's not true. For me, when I say it, I really mean that.”