Raphael Assuncao

“I'm proud of what I've done. I look at it and I try to stay humble and do what I've got to do, but I think people forget, I'm the first guy to beat the win streak at Nova Uniao with Johnny Eduardo. He had an 11-fight win streak and I beat him, and people say, 'That's nothing.'”

“My only loss at bantamweight is to TJ Dillashaw and I also have a win over him.”

“For me, being upset is different than being frustrated. Frustration, it's a little more deep inside. Being upset, you can get over it the next day.”

“If I keep doing what I've been doing and keep doing my job, the title shot is going to come. That's why I take every fight very seriously.”

“2009 is going to be a year that everything is going to fall in place for me.”

“I'm 34 years old, but I still feel like I'm progressing as an athlete.”

“I'm always critical of myself, but I know where I stand as well.”

“When it is all said and done, everything is different once you get up into the cage.”

“For my size and frame, 135 pounds fits me better, and a I feel really good here. I've actually gotten stronger because I've done a lot of strength and conditioning to actually lose the weight. It made me better.”

“Dominick Cruz is my friend, we had a few beers together in the past, but you can't deny what I have done in the UFC.”

“I'm one of the most consistent guys in the world, in the UFC.”

“I like to say jiu-jitsu is like mathematics. It has to be exact otherwise you don't have it.”

“If a person, an athlete is not versed in something, their first reaction when there is a bad situation is not a good feeling. It's panic.”

“I think it's good to have a chip on your shoulder because it's motivating.”

“I've had guys on top of me, trying to beat me up.”

“Every guy I've beat has been trying to take my head off.”

“What else do I have to do for a my title chance. I don't know what to do. What else do I have to do? I've fought everybody.”

“I'm kind of quiet.”

“There are so many things that make the moment for a submission. There is timing, muscle memory, a lot of times power. When you commit, you have to have power and technique. It has to be sharp.”

“I'm not going to take up an acting class in order to get a fight. That is not what I've worked my entire life to do. It's not what I've been living for.”