Words matter. These are the best Jose Aldo Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
The training is intense here at Nova Uniao.
I think the legacy Ronda leaves behind is that she changed women’s MMA.
Everybody knows if you have the rules, you need to follow the rules and do exactly what you need to do.
People come to me to say I don’t sell; Brazilian media say I don’t give interviews. Nobody is obligated to do anything.
Every time I step in the Octagon, I always try to finish.
When I started, athletes fought for honor, respect, philosophy.
I fight for my fans. I love putting on a good show for them, and I feel that they enjoy a good stand-up game.
I think Americans are really patriotic people, so patriotism is something they can understand. I’m very patriotic about Brazil, my country, and that includes my language.
I always want more. I will always want to earn more.
The best is that one that beats everybody. I don’t care about the rankings.
Nobody stays young forever.
I focus on myself, and I train for myself.
I want superfights, to challenge other opponents.
I like to watch women’s MMA more than men fighting because they always do their best and fight hard.
I lived in a favela.
What I want is to leave this sport as champion. I want to be the only featherweight champion. That’s when I’ll leave the sport.
Not just me but everybody in the WEC was dreaming of fighting in the UFC and become a champ. Thank God I went there and became a champion. I root for the WEC guys. I do.
When I first fought in the U.S., the size of the crowd was something I was not used to seeing, but you get used to it.
When I’m inside the cage, nobody will take anything away from me.
Every fighter seeks evolution.
Aldo is one guy. Barao is another one. We’re friends, we’re teammates, but it’s a fight. Each one will defend his name.
I don’t want to fight until I’m 40. I don’t even know if I’ll get to 35.
I’m not scared of anyone. They have two arms and two legs, and I will do my best and win.
Of course, people will be partial, but I put myself among the best in history.
Some fighters have a great punch; others don’t.
I clear my mind; I don’t think about the pressure before a fight. I focus on going in the cage and being successful while doing my job.
Everyone should go up there and fight. Go up there and go through opponents and earn their opportunity to fight for the title, not talk their way into the title.
No matter what happens, I will always be the champion.
I want a superfight. That’s my biggest wish. I want to test myself in different divisions.
Nobody gave me anything. I conquered everything. And I gave them a lot more than they gave me back.
Rankings mean nothing. You have to talk trash.
I fight for everybody, national and international, no matter where they are. I want to help those athletes. Not only those in the UFC – those that are in the big league and can have a better future – but those in the small promotions and need our help.
McGregor has no respect for the sport, for the person. That’s it. He’s not good for the sport.
Every time I’m in there, that’s the best Aldo possible.
You have to be good wherever the fight goes, and that’s how I try to be.
I want to follow my path.
We have to talk a little trash to sell fights, talk more, because we know we will profit more from that. It’s important.
I train every day to destroy whoever they put in front of me.
Some people win 10, 15, and don’t fight for the belt.
I have to respect my opponent, always, doesn’t matter who he is, but I’ll get in there and win. That’s a fact.
As long as I fight for myself, I will stay champion.
I can fight Cain Velasquez if they want. It’s not up to me, I’m not the matchmaker.
Pressure is nothing. It’s part of the job.
Chael Sonnen inspired everybody. You go there and call someone out, and you get the fight.
Featherweight division is one of the most complicated and tough classes in UFC.
I was really close to my father since I was young. He always told me that I had to work in order to become a man, so I had to stay with him when my mother left. He always took me to work to help him as a bricklayer. I was just a kid, so I did what I could do to help him.
I’m the king of Dublin.
Even parrots talk. I don’t care about what they say.
I’ve never had any fear in my entire career.
Talking makes the fight bigger… When the fight is over, everyone goes in opposite sides with money in the pocket. You have to talk trash because that brings money.
Something I always liked to train is kickboxing.
We always try the knockout, but it’s hard to get it if the opponent always runs away.
I don’t even watch my own fights. If it’s not someone from my team or someone I like, I guarantee you that I’ll go to the movies with my family instead.
Everybody fights for money, of course, but I wanted to leave a legacy when I retired, get my name in the history. I don’t think like that anymore. When I lost the belt, I saw how reality is. Champion means nothing.
We always try give the best of us in training to go in the cage and have a good performance, thus giving millions for the company. We also want to have part of these millions.
