Kamaru Usman Quotes

"I love to study people, and that's basically what sociology is."

"There's a blessing in everything that happens to us."

"I believe that, just naturally, I'm a very soft-spoken person. Everyone tells me that on a daily basis - 'Speak up, we can't hear you,' or 'Elaborate on this.' But that's just how I am."

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

"Fighting is just something that's gonna open doors for things to come in the future."

"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."

"Anybody in that welterweight division that think they want this, you know you don't, because I'm a problem. I'm a problem in this division."

"The goal of this, I would like to think, for everybody, is to become champion."

"There comes a time in our careers that you get that one guy. That guy that just makes your blood boil. That really pulls the savage out of you."

"Nothing but respect for Demian Maia."

"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."

"Can't nobody handle me."

"I'm not the ugliest guy in the world."

"You can't say that I don't have the skills. You can't say that. I have the skills."

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

"I believe that I'm not just a fighter in this game; I love to study the sport. And in studying the sport, I believe I have a good eye for the sport, and I'm able to talk about the sport."

"I can't fight forever. Commentating is one of those major things that I definitely feel I want to do and can do."

"The fight game has changed to where it's no longer the toughest is fighting the toughest to be the best on the planet."

"Fighters no longer manage themselves: they have a whole team behind them. A fighter has a manager, an agent, a Hollywood agent - they got this and that. And on top of that, they've got their whole team of coaches."

"I believe the UFC was sold based on their performance and the services they've provided, so if a company comes in and buys it, they just bought the blueprints of their success. I believe that WME-IMG bought the UFC because of its structure and success."

"I'm a people watcher, and I love to listen."

"I would love to fight a lot more often, but of course it's the UFC, and whenever they feel that they have an opening, then they can put us in there because there's so many fighters."

"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."

"USADA is wonderful, I think they're doing a remarkable job, and they do a remarkable job all around the world."

"That's why I think that I have a big advantage, because I work on my striking a ton, but I don't forget about my wrestling, what brought me to the dance."

"At the end of the day, I'm a professional."

"My parents didn't want me to do this. My dad, when I told him I wanted to wrestle, he told me no, if you're going to play any sports, play baseball."

"I'm the type of person who's never said never."

"I've already proved I have what it takes to be the champion. I'm right there."

"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."