I really enjoy the opportunity to face another Ultimate Fighter winner because it doesn't come around that often. — Michael Chiesa Copy Share Image
Bar none, hands down, no matter what division I'm in, I am one of the best fighters in the world. — Michael Chiesa Copy Share Image
I'm a finisher, but he's still Diego Sanchez. He's a wild man. I'm very blessed to come out with the win. — Michael Chiesa Copy Share Image
I don't take a guy down just to hold him, I look for damage and submissions. — Michael Chiesa Copy Share Image
Colby Covington is a nightmare match-up for me, but I'm ready to walk through the fire. — Michael Chiesa Copy Share Image
I show up to win. I don't show up to hurt a guy. I don't show up with emotion. — Michael Chiesa Copy Share Image
Going to fight Gilbert Burns while not training jiu-jitsu, I mean, that's just stupid. — Michael Chiesa Copy Share Image
I could string together 15 wins in a row and still not get a title shot. — Michael Chiesa Copy Share Image
I'm not here to be mediocre. I'm not in the UFC just to get a paycheck and make a living. That's really… — Michael Chiesa Copy Share Image
I found wrestling when I was 11 years old. About two years later, I convinced my mom to let me rent my… — Michael Chiesa Copy Share Image
I want a shot at being an analyst. I love watching 'UFC Tonight.' I'm very critical of all the new fighters they… — Michael Chiesa Copy Share Image
I was still part of that trend where it was see how low you can get, get as small as you can… — Michael Chiesa Copy Share Image
I believe I'm destined to be a world champion and I'm getting closer to what I want. Part of it is developing… — Michael Chiesa Copy Share Image
You're not going to win mental warfare with me. I am one of the mentally toughest guys, if not the mentally toughest… — Michael Chiesa Copy Share Image
What if I could just focus on fighting? What would that be like? What would it be like to take advantage of… — Michael Chiesa Copy Share Image
I had never fought a guy before that I had put on a pedestal the way I did with Carlos Condit. I've… — Michael Chiesa Copy Share Image
With Masvidal, I dropped him and it's the first time I'd ever dropped anyone in my life. I kind of started to… — Michael Chiesa Copy Share Image
When I first got into the sport it was all about who could cut the most weight, who could be the biggest… — Michael Chiesa Copy Share Image
If you're gonna get punched in the face, elbowed, cut up, busted up, injured, have to cut weight, have to bring yourself… — Michael Chiesa Copy Share Image
I am a nerd about this sport. I know guys' records, who they fought, how they win, who they're married to, where… — Michael Chiesa Copy Share Image
I don't think people realize what those weight cuts were doing to me. It took so much out of me to make… — Michael Chiesa Copy Share Image
I feel like a fight is a season. When you're in the UFC, one fight is the equivalent of a whole football… — Michael Chiesa Copy Share Image
170 is not a popularity contest. 170 is a working man's weight class where you work hard, you get your rewards whereas… — Michael Chiesa Copy Share Image
I get a pit in my stomach every time I think of that last attempt to make 155 for the Anthony Pettis… — Michael Chiesa Copy Share Image
If you look at my fights, you see I finish a lot. It's just how I like to go and I'm always… — Michael Chiesa Copy Share Image
Anytime I've won a fight and asked for an opponent, I've usually gotten it, and that's because it's all well thought-out. — Michael Chiesa Copy Share Image
Anytime I've won a fight and asked for an opponent, I've usually gotten it, and that's because it's all well thought-out. — Michael Chiesa Copy Share Image
I won my fight on 'The Ultimate Fighter,' my dad died the next day and I stayed in the game and won the whole… — Michael Chiesa Copy Share Image
I don't take a guy down just to hold him, I look for damage and submissions. — Michael Chiesa Copy Share Image
I think the Eddie Alvarez fight is a good fight that makes sense - a couple Italian guys throwing down. I've got nothing but… — Michael Chiesa Copy Share Image
Mario Yamasaki should just crawl in a hole and never step inside of any type of professional mixed martial arts event. He should never… — Michael Chiesa Copy Share Image
I really feel like going up to 170, I'm going to really be able to show my skill set. — Michael Chiesa Copy Share Image
I'm in this sport to test myself. I want to see how far I can take this thing. — Michael Chiesa Copy Share Image
