Jose Aldo

“I've considered going to lightweight. As soon as my trainer decides that I can go up, then I will.”

“I fight for my fans. I love putting on a good show for them, and I feel that they enjoy a good stand-up game.”

“We always train with heavier sparring partners to make it harder so the fight will be easier.”

“I fight for everybody, national and international, no matter where they are. I want to help those athletes. Not only those in the UFC - those that are in the big league and can have a better future - but those in the small promotions and need our help.”

“Nobody gave me anything. I conquered everything. And I gave them a lot more than they gave me back.”

“I was really close to my father since I was young. He always told me that I had to work in order to become a man, so I had to stay with him when my mother left. He always took me to work to help him as a bricklayer. I was just a kid, so I did what I could do to help him.”

“I wanted to train jiu-jitsu instead of capoeira because the mat was soft. It was better than training capoeira on the hard floor. I started reading jiu-jitsu magazines, reading about the world champions, and becoming one of them became my goal.”

“The UFC makes 80, and athletes make 20. That's what happens. That's the real story.”

“We create difficulties in training, so we never think it's easy.”

“I take much pride in winning. I don't accept losses, so I'm always going after that. The day I lose this fire, I think it's time for us to stop.”

“Not just me but everybody in the WEC was dreaming of fighting in the UFC and become a champ. Thank God I went there and became a champion. I root for the WEC guys. I do.”

“When I started, athletes fought for honor, respect, philosophy.”

“I have to respect my opponent, always, doesn't matter who he is, but I'll get in there and win. That's a fact.”

“A champion doesn't choose opponents or where the fight is going to be.”

“Thank God the UFC and MMA gave me a lot of stuff.”

“Every time I'm in there, that's the best Aldo possible.”

“My next fight is always the most important fight, so regardless if I'm fighting for the title or not, I always have to go in there and give everything that I've got.”

“The best is that one that beats everybody. I don't care about the rankings.”

“Something I always liked to train is kickboxing.”

“We always try the knockout, but it's hard to get it if the opponent always runs away.”