A biography for Kelvin Gastelumhasn’t been written yet.
“I lost to guys like Neil Magny. I lost to Tyron Woodley. I felt like maybe I'd like to have a rematch with those guys. But the feeling that I got after fighting Till, I've never wanted a rematch more than I want that. I would love to run that back.”
“Immigrants from Mexico do the jobs no one else wants to do.”
“If I end up fighting for a belt at 185, then so be it.”
“Guys are hard to finish in the UFC. These are the best fighters in the world and they are really hard to put away.”
“Every fighter is different. When I was going to fight 'Cowboy' Cerrone, he was hugging me, we were riding the same van together, everywhere together. He was friendly, you know? Vitor likes to keep distance from his opponent, not talk.”
“Whatever my opponent wants. If he wants to say hi to me and be friendly, then I'll be friendly back. But if he doesn't, I'll give him that space. It just depends on the fighter. But I can be friendly with everybody. We're gonna fight either way.”
“With every fight I've taken a step up in competition and I've stepped up to the plate to answer every one of those challenges.”
“Madison Square Garden is one of the biggest venues in the world. Muhammad Ali competed there. Mike Tyson competed there.”
“I have family and friends that support me, which is the main thing for me.”
“I'm not the fastest, most skilled guy, biggest or strongest guy, but I think what sets me apart is my will to win.”
“At middleweight, everyone has a height and reach advantage on me and while I feel like I can still compete with the best in the world, it's a risk.”
“I'm not a point fighter.”
“I don't look as chiseled and as muscular as the other fighters. I feel that's why people write me off and that's OK with me.”
“I think the difference between middleweight and welterweight is, I can be a mediocre middleweight or I can be the welterweight champion.”
“I want to take fights that interest me, move me up in the rankings and set me up to be the No. 1 contender.”
“I've been over with Georges St-Pierre in Montreal and over to Team Take Down with Johny Hendricks. I try to learn from these guys and see what separates them from the rest. Honestly, I have all the attributes to be right there with them. I just have to put in that work and work harder than everybody else.”
“I think I'm a bigger, stronger version of Rafael dos Anjos.”
“I felt great at 185. I feel I can excel at this weight, and I feel I beat the top guys at this weight.”
“My height and my reach are at a disadvantage at 185. These guys are over six-feet tall and have a major height and reach advantage over me, so I feel like 170 is where my body type fits best.”
“A lot of people say or think I'm undisciplined. I'm undisciplined in my diet, for sure. But I'm a fighter and I like to fight.”