Curtis Blaydes

Overeem is a legend and a world champion.

— Curtis Blaydes

I've always been the big guy.

— Curtis Blaydes

I don't live a flashy lifestyle.

— Curtis Blaydes

Title shot, that's the ultimate.

— Curtis Blaydes

It takes years to learn how to grapple.

— Curtis Blaydes

Anything can happen in the UFC.

— Curtis Blaydes

I believe in my coaches.

— Curtis Blaydes

I've already shown that I can strike.

— Curtis Blaydes

What's a martial artist? Someone who respects his opponent.

— Curtis Blaydes

I've had my speech impediment since... all my life.

— Curtis Blaydes

My hands are fast and they've always been fast and I've always been athletic.

— Curtis Blaydes

At heavyweight? It can be a heavy jab and that could be the fight, it could be lights out.

— Curtis Blaydes

I don't have mental energy to spend on unknowns, things out of my hands.

— Curtis Blaydes

My hands are good, but I've been wrestling since I was 14 years old.

— Curtis Blaydes

Actually having training partners helps. Actually having coaches helps.

— Curtis Blaydes

We are on ESPN now. That is supposed to mean something.

— Curtis Blaydes

I learned early on that when you compete, sometimes emotions are good, but I never used emotion when I wrestled and I…

— Curtis Blaydes

I could go out there like a madman and swing and punch and give people the bloody, crazy fight they want,' he…

— Curtis Blaydes

I may not be the best pure wrestler in MMA but I'm the best MMA wrestler. I use my wrestling the most…

— Curtis Blaydes

I'm not a smack talker. I have a speech impediment. So if I try to talk smack and I start stuttering, that…

— Curtis Blaydes

I think true MMA fans appreciate how difficult it is to lift up a 265-plus pound man repeatedly.

— Curtis Blaydes

If you want this sport to grow, you need to provide more amenities for us as far as training. You can't have…

— Curtis Blaydes

I've been the bad guy before, I wrestled in high school and college and when you go to other people's schools they…

— Curtis Blaydes

I have a family to provide for and whatever I have to do to accomplish that, that's what I'm going to do.…

— Curtis Blaydes

There's a lot of guys who don't have one-punch knockout power that have the belt. Khabib, he had the belt. Izzy, does…

— Curtis Blaydes

I'm always going to be the better wrestler and that's always going to be my advantage and it's always going to be…

— Curtis Blaydes

Focus on the things you can focus on, regardless of what you're doing. Like if you have a normal job, if you're…

— Curtis Blaydes

People who think the venue actually has a factor on the outcome of the fight, I don't know what to tell you…

— Curtis Blaydes

If they give me the opportunity to fight for the belt, I feel like I'll have it for a while, unless some…

— Curtis Blaydes

I have a child. I'm not going to jeopardize her future or her quality of life to appease people who know nothing…

— Curtis Blaydes

I want to remember my daughter's birthday when she's 18. I don't want to forget it. I don't want to forget her…

— Curtis Blaydes

The opportunities that are given to a champion, or even a former champion are opportunities that are - they just aren't there…

— Curtis Blaydes

I know I can hang with anybody on the feet.

— Curtis Blaydes

Title shot, that's the ultimate goal.

— Curtis Blaydes

My football coach was also my wrestling coach.

— Curtis Blaydes

I believe in my conditioning.

— Curtis Blaydes

I don't think a lot of people appreciate how athletic you have to be to get takedowns.

— Curtis Blaydes

It's good to live with other guys who are doing exactly what you're doing.

— Curtis Blaydes

There's no shame in getting beat by someone like DC.

— Curtis Blaydes

I was 6-1, 230 pounds as a freshman. It wasn't good weight. I was a pudge. Chunky.

— Curtis Blaydes