Kelvin Gastelum

“I can knock out anyone in my division and probably submit anyone as well. I can do it all and I'm going to keep proving it.”

“Obviously I need to work on my diet and my lifestyle. It's just a matter of me changing my lifestyle outside of camp.”

“You shouldn't mess with people's wives. You shouldn't mess with people's family or religion, absolutely.”

“People are looking for something real and in MMA, you can't lie in there. There's no deceit in there. If you don't prepare for the fight or don't train well, you'll go in there and get smashed.”

“When I'm outside of camp, I gain 40 or 50 pounds above my weight class. It shouldn't have to be that way, and that's on me.”

“I'm learning so much every day and every fight is just a huge learning experience for me.”

“I feel the times I've missed weight, it's been an immaturity thing and not knowing or understanding the right way to handle my nutrition.”

“I spend my days in the gym and I grow and I learn. That's what I do.”

“People are looking for something genuine and I think MMA is one of those few things that is very genuine and very true to the art. That's why it's attractive to so many people.”

“If your weight is the last thing on your mind, then you're going to have a fun fight.”

“I feel like a lot of people are kind of unfortunately 'over' the 'Ultimate Fighter.' It's kinda been dull, boring. That's how I feel. I don't know how spectators feel, but that's how I felt.”

“People will try and say you can't do this or that. Just watch me do it.”

“I get a lot of Brazilian fans telling me they support me.”

“I'm here to win fights and I'm here to stay in the UFC for a long time.”

“There is no handbook, no protocol on how to live this life. It's a matter of persevering through your problems and keep on keepin' on.”

“I had a great 2014. I even won the MMA award for Breakthrough Fighter of the Year. I had a great year - '15 was just not my year.”

“I've paid my dues, climbed the ranks without trash talk.”

“I don't want to face lower competition or guys everyone expects me to beat. I don't get better that way and what do I gain from it?”

“I don't pull out of fights.”

“I love the Brazilian fanbase. They actually have a pretty good reception of me.”