Top 50 Urijah Faber Quotes

I train in Muay Thai, kickboxing, traditional boxing, wrestling, jiujitsu, and a little bit of judo.

After a loss, you have to reassess a little bit and be realistic.

I know Barao is a tough, skilled competitor. So am I.

I work my butt off and have a positive attitude.

I love watching other guys fight.

I’ve held the title for years and years.

I think the California mentality is laid-back, and I definitely embody that.

That’s the biggest part of our sport, is self-confidence, and self-belief.

I’m a guy who has put my heart and my soul into something, into everything that I do.

This is why people love to watch me, is because I fight. I’m here to fight. I’m not here trying to protect anything, not trying to protect a legacy or anything. I’m here to fight.

I want to be remembered as just basically somebody who fought with a lot of passion.

Money shouldn’t be the driver for where you spend your time.

Time is something you can’t get back.

This is a mean world, and everyone likes to jump in and kick people when they’re down.

The cheaters are going to find way to cheat over and over again.

I don’t want to be the guy who, ‘Oh, he’s falling apart. He’s a little punchy. Maybe it’s time to stop.’

This is why I go into this sport: to fight the best guy in the world.

I’m a very hard working guy.

I’m a guy that follows my heart and my passion. I do what I love.

I do try to stay positive and maintain a positive environment for my team.

There’s guys who train hard. There’s guys who believe they’re real tough. But there’s only a certain amount of guys who believe – like, really believe – they should be the champion. I know I have that mentality, and I know other guys who have that mentality.

For me, I treat everyone like an equal.

I’d be down to go to 135. I’ve competed most of my life at that weight.

My parents named me after Uriah the Hittite, one of King David’s mighty men in the Old Testament of the Bible, who was known for his fearlessness. I’ve thought about it, and there may be a connection between my name and my personality.

I’m going to stay training every day. I’m going to stay sharp, because that’s what I love to do.

You get notoriety when you fight.

I was 133-pounder all through college, and that’s probably my natural fighting weight, but if it isn’t broken, why fix it? I’ve been a champion at 145.

I’ve always wanted to be the best.

I have always been a big fan of combat sports – ever since I can remember, it was something that appealed to me and something that I thought I would be good at.

I fight guys that no one has ever heard of; I fought guys who are legends, like Frankie Edgar.

The reason we get into the fight game is the same reason why we stay too long sometimes. It’s because we enjoy it.

You can’t make mistakes against top guys.

For me, fitness is a lifetime commitment; I don’t remember ever being out of shape.

Dana White’s awesome. He’s an emotional guy, but I feel like he’s a good guy. He’s an emotional guy. He’s like Donald Trump. He says whatever the hell he wants.

If you want something, you gotta fight for it.

As a kid, I loved contact sports, especially American football and boxing.

Kid Yamamoto is a guy that has star power.

I have to have an attitude of gratitude and not miss opportunities.

There’s only a certain amount of times in my life where I’m going to get to experience every single person directing their energy and focus on you, screaming at you.

For sure, I’d fight B. J. Penn. He’s one of my buddies, also, but I think we could fight each other.

I looked up to action heroes such as Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris, and Jean-Claude van Damme because I liked the attitude and determination they portrayed.

I enjoy competing, and I love to get out there, and I feel like I could compete with anyone in the world, and it took me a long time to get like that.

I’m a very lucky guy.

The rankings – they don’t mean crap, to be honest.

I’ve fought the guys that didn’t do anything for me, didn’t move the needle a bit, people weren’t excited for it, I was having trouble getting excited for it. I’ve fought those guys because that’s what was given to me.

Everything in life that is good, I have.

The world is not equal, unfortunately.

I’ve kind of lived the same lifestyle I’ve had since I was a little kid. Basically, working out and hanging out with my friends and competing. I feel like a really lucky guy. I haven’t had to do anything I don’t want to do in life, and that’s not the case with everyone.

I’ve told the UFC brass I want big fights: fights that are going to put money in their pockets and money in my pockets and staple me as one of the best of all-time.

Mike Brown is a big guy; he’s very durable. He’s extremely strong and very well-rounded.