Top 55 T.J. Dillashaw Quotes

When I won the belt, I dominated Renan Barao, and they gave him an instant rematch within two months. And then he missed weight and they still gave him a rematch.

I got the who’s who in the boxing world; I’ve been training with the Lomachenkos, the Terrence Crawfords.

I’m always reinventing myself.

I’m obviously going to own up that I cheated and I got caught.

I wanna watch Cub Swanson against Aldo.

This is a very short-lived career. I have to do what’s best for myself. I have to do what’s best for my career and being on top for as long as possible.

It took me two years to get a title shot off a split-decision loss to Dominick Cruz that the UFC told me they thought I won.

I’m not one who looks for the drama.

I am leaps and bounds better than Henry Cejudo. I greatly believe that. But unfortunately, I didn’t get a chance to prove it.

If you really look at the sport, when the No. 1 ranked fighter beats the No. 2 ranked fighter, the only thing that’s up next for him is a title fight.

I was raised the right way, my parents did a great job, I owe them everything. Without them, I’m not the man I am today.

I’m a big time hunter. I grew up my whole life hunting and providing meat for my family.

We’re controlled more than any other professional sport. We’re told what to wear, when to wear it, what we’re allowed to say in our interviews.

I don’t want to fight Urijah. He’s the one that got me into the sport.

Let’s be honest, I’ve never said I wasn’t a sore loser.

I’ve seen past fighters who don’t seem all there anymore, can hardly walk around or look like the Tin Man, they’ve just been through the wringer.

I don’t want to have to fight Urijah. It’s not something I want to do.

I’m one of those guys who’s a hard worker.

What’s going to build my name the most is by beating Demetrious Johnson. I think he’s the best pound-for-pound in the world. I’d love that fight.

Any time you have to tell work where you’re at and what you’re doing, that’s considered an employee, not a contractor.

Urijah’s about Urijah. He’s about number one. He’s always been that way. No matter what it is he needs to be doing something better than you, he needs to be one-upping you. He’s a one-upper.

I wasn’t ever really friends with Garbrandt. We weren’t really that close. But guys like Justin Buchholz, the head coach, he was always in my corner. Danny Castillo. Guys like that.

It’s not just so much to be the champ-champ. It’s just that I feel that I’m the greatest pound-for-pound fighter in the world.

I’ve been known for that. My emotions get the best of me.

I wanted to drop the weight class to go to the 125s, and I played it off on how easy it was going to be. ‘I can do this, no problem, I always cut weight.’ I pushed my body to the extreme.

I believe I’m the best of all-time at bantamweight.

It would be tough to fight any of my teammates.

I wanted to be Team UFC. But the more Team UFC you are, the worse you get treated, it seems like.

This is a selfish sport. I’m going out there and winning for myself.

Have I been overly aggressive in some sparring sessions? Yes, I have. There’s things, there’s punches and things I’ve thrown that’s been too aggressive and I’ve gotten to where I’ve had to tell myself, yeah, I shouldn’t have done that, kind of thing.

I’ve never missed weight once in my entire life or my career going from wrestling from eight years old through all my professional career. If I agree to do something, I’m doing it.

I’ll fight anyone the UFC wants me to beat and defeat them.

I’m not one who wants to hate on anybody.

I’d rather be an athlete than a fighter, an athlete is going to go there and figure out the ways to win, see the holes in the game.

I’m not a fake one.

I’ve got no problem making 125.

I know there’s nobody working harder than me.

Immediate rematches or rematches in general, I don’t know if they ever really do change.

I’m not a guy that’s gonna go out there and not be me and be fake and talk a bunch of crap.

I’ve always wanted to coach ‘The Ultimate Fighter,’ I thought it would be something I’d really enjoy.

My first vehicle I had to buy it myself and work to get it. My dad was really hard on me.

Let’s really have the best fight the best. I think that’s the way it needs to go.

I respect Demetrious Johnson. I respect him as a human being. He always acts like a professional, he’s a nice guy, but that still doesn’t mean that I can’t say that he’s scared to fight me.

Urijah is the one who got me in the sport, he’s the one who talked me into fighting instead of going into grad school.

I’m a lean 135er.

I was chasing that Demetrious Johnson fight. It just really didn’t seem like it wanted to work itself out.

I’m in the gym nonstop, I’m always in shape, so I’m willing to do what it takes.

Anyone in the UFC, that should be your goal, to get the UFC belt and to fight for that title.

Most of the guys I’ve come across in the UFC have always been really polite and are always friendly with each other. We all understand how hard it was to get where we’re at and how hard it is to stay there, so it’s a mutual respect for each other.

It’s something to be proud about when I’m done, to look back at my career and know I’ve handled myself the way I wanted to – that my son can look back at my career and be proud of his dad.

The reason why I’m so shredded at 135 is because I’m a professional athlete. I do everything the correct way.

We’re professional athletes. I feel like I got treated better in college wrestling. I had a physical therapist on hand at all times, no matter what, when I was in college.

I don’t have maybe the typical fighter story of having to grow up rough. I grew up great.

Everyone is wanting to make a name for themselves, and Dominick Cruz has been doing that by talking. He’s been behind a desk, being a reporter, talking about fights.

When guys are trying to better themselves or their career, they go to a new team or a new coach. It happens every day in this sport. What’s the big deal?