--- title: "10 Best Quotes By Stephen Thompson" description: "10 Best quotes by Stephen Thompson. Plus more from Stephen Thompson and more Best sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a1/stephen-thompson-5214_best_i-wouldn-t-say-i-m-the-best-mma-fighter_1258316.jpg" --- > [I wouldn't say I'm the best MMA fighter but I'm working on it every day and I'm getting better and better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-thompson/i-wouldn-t-say-i-m-the-best-mma-fighter-but-i-m-working-on-it-every/) [Stephen Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-thompson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a1/stephen-thompson-5214_best_i-wouldn-t-say-i-m-the-best-mma-fighter_1258316.jpg) > [I've had many fights, but this is the biggest stage I've ever fought in. The UFC is the best.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-thompson/i-ve-had-many-fights-but-this-is-the-biggest-stage-i-ve-ever-fought/) [Stephen Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-thompson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/332/stephen-thompson-5214_best_i-ve-had-many-fights-but-this-is-the-big_619400.jpg) > [Anybody who fights McGregor is going to have a good payday. He's one of the best guys in the UFC.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-thompson/anybody-who-fights-mcgregor-is-going-to-have-a-good-payday-he-s-one/) [Stephen Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-thompson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/162/stephen-thompson-5214_best_anybody-who-fights-mcgregor-is-going-to_2537105.jpg) > [I try my best not to get hit. I don't like getting hit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-thompson/i-try-my-best-not-to-get-hit-i-don-t-like-getting-hit/) [Stephen Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-thompson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40f/stephen-thompson-5214_best_i-try-my-best-not-to-get-hit-i-don-t-lik_1779674.jpg) > [All I want to do is what I do best: go out there and put a hand or a foot upside somebody's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-thompson/all-i-want-to-do-is-what-i-do-best-go-out-there-and-put-a-hand-or-a/) [Stephen Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-thompson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ea/stephen-thompson-5214_best_all-i-want-to-do-is-what-i-do-best-go-ou_2007595.jpg) > [I just want to be able to say I fought the best fighters in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-thompson/i-just-want-to-be-able-to-say-i-fought-the-best-fighters-in-the-world/) [Stephen Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-thompson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f2/stephen-thompson-5214_best_i-just-want-to-be-able-to-say-i-fought-t_399742.jpg) > [I'm going to give it my all to get that title. And whether I make it or not, I'll know I've competed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-thompson/i-m-going-to-give-it-my-all-to-get-that-title-and-whether-i-make-it/) [Stephen Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-thompson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fb/stephen-thompson-5214_best_i-m-going-to-give-it-my-all-to-get-that_1736032.jpg) > [Constantly moving, from side to side. Keeping your opponent guessing. If you stand still long enough, a wrestler is going to shoot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-thompson/constantly-moving-from-side-to-side-keeping-your-opponent-guessing-if/) [Stephen Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-thompson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25a/stephen-thompson-5214_best_constantly-moving-from-side-to-side-keep_3104864.jpg) > [Everybody asks 'would you fight Conor McGregor?' - of course I'd fight Conor McGregor but it's not because of the money. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-thompson/everybody-asks-would-you-fight-conor-mcgregor-of-course-i-d-fight/) [Stephen Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-thompson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e00/stephen-thompson-5214_art_everybody-asks-would-you-fight-conor-mcg_2494549.jpg) > [Ben Askren, he is a very strong wrestler, probably the best in the division, I think. But then again, when you're in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-thompson/ben-askren-he-is-a-very-strong-wrestler-probably-the-best-in-the/) [Stephen Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-thompson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/938/stephen-thompson-5214_best_ben-askren-he-is-a-very-strong-wrestler_2074859.jpg) ## Other authors on Best ## More by Stephen Thompson > [I understand it's part of the sport, part of the game to have people who like you and people who don't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-thompson/i-understand-it-s-part-of-the-sport-part-of-the-game-to-have-people/) [Stephen Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-thompson/) > [Everybody asks me, 'Hey, what's your most memorable fight?' For me, it's definitely the Matt Brown fight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-thompson/everybody-asks-me-hey-what-s-your-most-memorable-fight-for-me-it-s/) [Stephen Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-thompson/) > [To be honest with you, Conor McGregor at 170, I think he's just going to be thrown around like a little rag doll.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-thompson/to-be-honest-with-you-conor-mcgregor-at-170-i-think-he-s-just-going/) [Stephen Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-thompson/) > [I know that pretty much everybody I face is going to wind up wanting to take me down eventually.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-thompson/i-know-that-pretty-much-everybody-i-face-is-going-to-wind-up-wanting/) [Stephen Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-thompson/) > [I rage playing video games. I think that's the only time you will ever hear me say a cuss word.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-thompson/i-rage-playing-video-games-i-think-that-s-the-only-time-you-will-ever/) [Stephen Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-thompson/) > [I was like 'You know what? I'm training with these champions. Guys like Georges St-Pierre, Rashad Evans, Nate Marquardt... Let me give this MMA…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-thompson/i-was-like-you-know-what-i-m-training-with-these-champions-guys-like/) [Stephen Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-thompson/) > [I learned a lot during the Matt Brown fight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-thompson/i-learned-a-lot-during-the-matt-brown-fight/) [Stephen Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-thompson/) > [I'm a striker.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-thompson/i-m-a-striker/) [Stephen Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-thompson/) > [In kickboxing, if I walked around at 185 pounds, I fought at 185 pounds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-thompson/in-kickboxing-if-i-walked-around-at-185-pounds-i-fought-at-185-pounds/) [Stephen Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-thompson/) > [When you're out there in the octagon and you've got thousands of people, millions across the world, either cheering for you to win or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-thompson/when-you-re-out-there-in-the-octagon-and-you-ve-got-thousands-of/) [Stephen Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-thompson/) > [You gotta be ready in this game. Like when Michael Bisping knocked out Luke Rockhold. I thought... everybody thought that Luke Rockhold would go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-thompson/you-gotta-be-ready-in-this-game-like-when-michael-bisping-knocked-out/) [Stephen Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-thompson/) > [We kind of understand at this level of the game when you work your way up to the top there's a possibility you may…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-thompson/we-kind-of-understand-at-this-level-of-the-game-when-you-work-your/) [Stephen Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-thompson/) > [Ben Askren, he's a tough boy. Golly, he's a tough boy. That's what wrestling does. When you wrestle your whole life, you got to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-thompson/ben-askren-he-s-a-tough-boy-golly-he-s-a-tough-boy-that-s-what/) [Stephen Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-thompson/) > [People always ask me what will happen if I lose, and I never really thought about it until they asked me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-thompson/people-always-ask-me-what-will-happen-if-i-lose-and-i-never-really/) [Stephen Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-thompson/) > [As a fighter my goal is not to get hit and frustrate my opponent. Once I get you frustrated then I got you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-thompson/as-a-fighter-my-goal-is-not-to-get-hit-and-frustrate-my-opponent-once/) [Stephen Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-thompson/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/best/stephen-thompson/#itemlist", "name": "10 Best Quotes By Stephen Thompson", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I wouldn't say I'm the best MMA fighter but I'm working on it every day and I'm getting better and better.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Stephen Thompson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-thompson/i-wouldn-t-say-i-m-the-best-mma-fighter-but-i-m-working-on-it-every/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a1/stephen-thompson-5214_best_i-wouldn-t-say-i-m-the-best-mma-fighter_1258316.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a1/stephen-thompson-5214_best_i-wouldn-t-say-i-m-the-best-mma-fighter_1258316.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a1/stephen-thompson-5214_best_i-wouldn-t-say-i-m-the-best-mma-fighter_1258316.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I wouldn't say I'm the best MMA fighter but I'm working on it every day and I'm getting better and better.” — Stephen Thompson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've had many fights, but this is the biggest stage I've ever fought in. 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