Jared Cannonier

“The fight with Gastelum, I believe that was the last fight on my contract, or it was the second-to-last fight, but it was close to the time for a renewal.”

“That's just simple physiology, right? You hit any man on the jaw and they are going to go unconscious.”

“I don't concern myself with the past and what happened, I am on the path. I came from there; it's apart of me and ingrained in me. I don't need to come out of the now.”

“Improvement is an ongoing process for me.”

“I really don't like being surrounded by a lot of people who I don't know, who I'm not familiar with, who I don't trust.”

“Jack Hermansson is a tough guy; we know what he likes to do and that's what I have to prepare for.”

“I would prefer never to fight on a Shabbat.”

“I get better every time I step into the Octagon.”

“It is intriguing to see the champ is picking and choosing his fights.”

“I'm a fighter before I'm a mixed martial artist to be honest.”

“I train at the best gym in the world.”

“It feels good to know that I only lost to the cream of the crop.”

“The planet Earth is my home. So no matter where I go, I can dig my feet and set some roots and thrive.”

“If you a bad man, you'll fight the biggest, the best. Find a challenge, and then over the challenge, that's how you become the baddest man on the planet.”

“In my situation, when I quit my job, I was able to get paid from the UFC to sustain myself.”

“I don't use my mouth to let people know how I fight.”

“I had this drive to do the martial arts. It wasn't necessarily mixed martial arts, but I always had the drive to be a martial artist from being a kid watching them on TV, but especially from the Army where I got my first real taste of martial arts.”

“A fight's a fight. Whoever it is, I'm going to do the best I can to put you away.”

“I use joy to fuel my fight.”

“I have a lot of fun working and training and learning and trying to figure out the different aspects of my craft.”