Kamaru Usman

“I believe in fate.”

“I never in my wildest dreams dreamt of being in a position like this, of having a platform like this, where I can really show the world - not just Africa, but the entire world, people in Asia, India, wherever - that your current situation doesn't have to determine your future.”

“I think Mike Perry is a guy the fans actually care about.”

“When you're doing something like wrestling - wrestling is one of the toughest and hardest martial arts to learn - but it's still a form of martial arts. It's still controlled.”

“A lot of people forget that Americans are immigrants. People are forgetting that, to where people have this attitude, 'We're Americans, go back to your country. Go back. This is a free country.' I always heard that growing up. I always heard that.”

“There was a time when guys just had a specialty, like boxer or wrestler or jiujitsu guy. Then came guys who could blend taking you down with also being able to kick your head off.”

“Some guys just like being a fighter, and they live in that world, but I got into this to be champion.”

“One thing about me is that my parents didn't force me to be an athlete.”

“They say the body is 70 percent water, and you need that water for a reason.”

“You can't say I don't have the confidence, because I have that.”

“I have an excellent team, a great manager, and we're going to put something together: we're going to start a foundation, and we're going to change lives.”

“I'm good everywhere. I can defend the takedowns. I can get a guy down if I want them. I can keep it standing and strike. I can do it all.”

“I'm not the ugliest guy in the world.”

“I'm a man on a mission.”

“I lived with my grandmother for a year when I was very young, and even to this day, when I tell my mother events that took place, she can't believe that I can recall that far.”

“I always envisioned hearing them say, 'and new,' and wrapping that belt around me and thinking of all the things I was fighting for.”

“I want Dong Hyun Kim. He's a grappler, he's a strong stand-up fighter, and I think that would be a great fight. I think I beat him every and anywhere.”

“When I fought in The Ultimate Fighter Finale, I had microfracture surgery, and that's usually eight month's recovery turnaround. I had to fight three months after that, and I fought three months after that. And I had to train through that with that.”

“Nothing but respect for Demian Maia.”

“I recall the hard work that my family went through just to continue to live the lifestyle that we were living, which wasn't by any means a great lifestyle.”