Top 45 Demetrious Johnson Quotes

I really, truly appreciate Conor McGregor’s style – his fighting style and the way he talks. The reason why is because he reminds me of a young Mike Tyson, a young Muhammad Ali, the way he talks.

I’m a black-and-white type of dude. If you say something, I believe you’re gonna do it.

Yes, I’m known as the most technical fighter in the world, and I’m going to keep that as my brand.

For me, I don’t need to juice to make weight for my fights. I just do it for the health benefits – to keep my body healthy and to get my greens in me.

‘Super Contra’ was the game I fell in love with. I played and beat that game with my mom.

There’s money to be made, and I want mine.

UFC has failed to market and promote me appropriately.

I don’t care if my opponents are cheating or not.

Coaching ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ in my weight class, I couldn’t do it. I’d basically be coaching people to beat me. I’m going to give you my riddle?

At the end of the day, I know what my skill set and abilities are, and it’s just going to take people a little while to recognize it. Whether that comes around or not, I’m not going to sit here in the corner and pout about it.

I worked a full-time job at a place call Caraustar. We recycle paper, then through recycled paper, we take it and we make V board out of it. If you buy a TV, a new couch, you see these little V boards that make like a V.

I focus on staying healthy, going to the gym, and I go out there and fight.

All I can do is make sure Demetrious Johnson does the best he can on fight night and goes out and wins his fights.

Look at my track record for showing up to fights. Look at my track record of finishing fights. Look at my track record of getting fight night bonuses. Ask yourself if you think that if the UFC decided to truly put marketing dollars behind me that they couldn’t sell me or my fights.

I’m never going to turn down a fight.

In my mind, there’s more to life than just fighting. That’s just how I am.

I always loved playing video games. It was something my mom did, and my sister played as well.

If somebody goes, ‘You should go to 135,’ my heart’s just not into it.

Truly, I am not afraid of one man in this whole UFC Octagon roster. I truly don’t care. What’s the worst thing that’s going to happen to me? I lose. I get knocked out?

In the beginning of your mixed martial arts career, you’re not making good money.

Before there was a Ronda Rousey, there was a Gina Carano and Cris Cyborg. They finally fought, and we found out who was the baddest woman on the planet, and that was Cris Cyborg. When she hits people, I’m like, ‘Whoo!’

They’ll always find somebody for me to fight. Whether I win or lose, they’ll find somebody to fight, and I’ll compete. I’ll make money, and I’ll pay my bills.

I don’t allow people’s outlook on me dictate what I do in my life and how I live my life.

I hope people can remember me as the greatest. Who knows?

You’re starting to see a lot of fighters, like, ‘We want more money so we can be able to retire eventually,’ instead of, we get to 30 years old, and we’re like, ‘Alright, I think Costco has openings.’

A lot of people misunderstand what it means to have good cardio. Good cardio is when you are able to push the fight, and I’ve shown that in all of my fights.

My wife is very supportive.

You look into an encyclopedia and ask what fighter can do any type of martial art at a high-caliber level, my picture will show up.

That’s one of the things I loved about Pride: the first round was ten minutes.

I’m a good dad. I’m an evolved dad. You know, you see a lot of guys when they’re in training camp, they go off, do their own thing. But I’m in the midst of it. Swim lessons? I’m there. Changing diapers, teething, doctor’s appointments, I’m there 24/7.

I’m just a small guy.

I don’t have small goals; I just have goals, and it’s, one, stay healthy; and two, have a very successful career.

Honestly, I would love to fight Henry Cejudo. You’ve got that gold medalist in the Olympics, I would love to test myself against that.

I do not like getting hit. I can take a hit, but I don’t want to damage my brain if I don’t have to.

If you want to see great mixed martial arts, tune in when I fight. If you want to see drama and all of that stuff, you guys can go watch ‘Bachelors in Paradise.’ They’ll give you enough drama you can want to watch.

When I’m done my mixed martial arts career, the only people who are gonna remember me and respect what I did and how I lived my life are my two children. That’s my legacy, ladies and gentlemen.

For every champion, after you win the belt, you want to defend it as many times as possible.

Pay-Per-View is run by drama. It is. It’s true. I’ve done the research for myself. You look at Jon Jones. When Jon Jones fought Machida, probably did about $200,000, $300,000. When he fought Cormier, they made, like, $875,000.

I can eat whatever I want, and I don’t get over 145 pounds. A lot of the guys who fight at 125 pounds, they get pretty big, and when it gets closer to the fight, they’re walking around at 135 pounds. For me, I try to stay the same weight I typically walk around at.

My mind can’t always be on fighting.

I think 15 to 18 title defenses is something that would be in the record books forever.

At the end of the day, UFC is a business.

I wasn’t a person who hated working. When I was working and training, I loved it. I loved that I had to work that hard. I think it transformed into the gym and then transformed into the octagon. It was a good thing.

I don’t like to disrespect people or my opponents. Anything can happen.

I’d rather have head stomps and kicks to the head on the ground rather than elbows because I think to kick someone in the head while they’re laying on their back is very hard. Elbows are easy. You can be here, and I just cut you and won the fight.