You never want to get injured, of course. That's just not what you do, but in the scheme of things 12 years of professional fighting and having to sit out nine, ten months for an injury is not that bad. — Joseph Benavidez Copy Share Image
Not having to compensate for always being at a size disadvantage allows me to unleash all of my skills. — Joseph Benavidez Copy Share Image
I never thought I was going to lose the first title fight. I was literally obsessed with the outcome only, and I couldn't imagine… — Joseph Benavidez Copy Share Image
I'm in this sport for a long time and I'm going to continue to fight with my whole heart and put on a show. — Joseph Benavidez Copy Share Image
Once you stop having fun doing it, you start to lose a lot of focus and a lot of motivation. Where, when you love… — Joseph Benavidez Copy Share Image
Obviously becoming champion is always going to be my goal and something I want to accomplish, but I can't control being the champion and… — Joseph Benavidez Copy Share Image
I'm not a guy who typically has an after-party. I like to have pizza in my hotel room with the people that went out… — Joseph Benavidez Copy Share Image
You're always going to want to beat a person that beat you, just to prove you're better. — Joseph Benavidez Copy Share Image
My wife... so grateful for that. Nothing can be bad - going home and having someone making you feel like the best every day. — Joseph Benavidez Copy Share Image
When you're fighting the best, best guys in the world, there's no glaring weaknesses. There's X-factors and there's small openings that you have to… — Joseph Benavidez Copy Share Image
Actually, when I don't have a fight I'm training the hardest because I'm not worried about getting hurt. — Joseph Benavidez Copy Share Image
When you go in there and fight, you pretty much relinquish and give up the right to make any excuses about something. — Joseph Benavidez Copy Share Image
I've realized that I can't control what the hell everyone else is gonna do. People are crazy. People want different things. — Joseph Benavidez Copy Share Image
