Stipe Miocic

“It's the heavyweight division, man: there's a bunch of big guys, so anything can happen when they hit you. But I have plans, and feel I get better every fight.”

“I traded my 2002 Silverado in for the Trailblazer, and after my second fight, I got a win bonus. It was the knockout-of-the-night bonus, $50,000, and I paid the rest of my car off, and I gave it to my mother because I had a sponsorship with a Chevy dealership.”

“The UFC has a great plan for us. I'm just happy I'm employed by them and can pay my house bills and everything.”

“I'm actually pretty frugal with my money.”

“I'm just a normal dude.”

“I'm going to do what I want to do. If he wants to go to the ground, that's fine. I'm a wrestler.”

“Junior Dos Santos is one of the best heavyweight fighters of all time, and he has proven it by being a champion. That is something that I want to be in my career, and I understand to achieve that, I have to beat guys like him.”

“I'm the world champ! I'm the world champ!”

“I'm from Cleveland. I love this place. I'm never going to leave.”

“Of course, fighting's first. That's what I do; that's what pays my bills, you know.”

“I lived with my mom my whole life; her work ethic was ridiculous, and it hasn't changed.”

“I like being the underdog. I like turning around and shutting people up when they tell me I can't.”

“I don't care about history; all I care about is winning.”

“What makes me so confident is my coaches, my team: they are the best in the world, and if it wasn't for them, I wouldn't be here.”

“It's up to the UFC. Whoever they put in front of me, I'll fight.”

“It would be a dream if I was able to fight in Croatia.”

“In the fight with Hunt, all I can say is it was a good night for me. I'm happy to get out of there without taking too much damage, and I'd take that every time.”

“Saving people, helping people, is just something I always wanted to do.”