Demetrious Johnson

I'm just a small guy.

— Demetrious Johnson

My mind can't always be on fighting.

— Demetrious Johnson

That's all I care about is being healthy.

— Demetrious Johnson

I'm never going to turn down a fight.

— Demetrious Johnson

In my mind, there's more to life than just fighting. That's just how I am.

— Demetrious Johnson

I focus on staying healthy, going to the gym, and I go out there and fight.

— Demetrious Johnson

I'm very well-rounded. It's mixed martial arts.

— Demetrious Johnson

I'm not in the business to get hit and take concussions.

— Demetrious Johnson

In the beginning of your mixed martial arts career, you're not making good money.

— Demetrious Johnson

That's one of the things I loved about Pride: the first round was ten minutes.

— Demetrious Johnson

I'm a smaller guy, so I train at a high pace.

— Demetrious Johnson

UFC has failed to market and promote me appropriately.

— Demetrious Johnson

You look into an encyclopedia and ask what fighter can do any type of martial art at a high-caliber level, my picture…

— Demetrious Johnson

They'll always find somebody for me to fight. Whether I win or lose, they'll find somebody to fight, and I'll compete. I'll…

— Demetrious Johnson

I believe me being married, having a life outside of fighting, gives me a mental break.

— Demetrious Johnson

Some days I have off like Thursday and Sunday but typically Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday are dedicated to training if…

— Demetrious Johnson

Coaching 'The Ultimate Fighter' in my weight class, I couldn't do it. I'd basically be coaching people to beat me. I'm going…

— Demetrious Johnson

For every champion, after you win the belt, you want to defend it as many times as possible.

— Demetrious Johnson

You can tell MMA is a carb sport because it's fast; it's explosive. It's not a fat storage sport.

— Demetrious Johnson

I want the whole world to watch me fight. But you know if people are just tuning in to hear me trash…

— Demetrious Johnson

In wrestling, when I was in high school, my coach said you should be able to hit every single move from any…

— Demetrious Johnson

Pay-Per-View is run by drama. It is. It's true. I've done the research for myself. You look at Jon Jones. When Jon…

— Demetrious Johnson

I don't want to say I was ever scared to voice my opinion. I was just trying to make a good example,…

— Demetrious Johnson

I know why the UFC runs the business the way they do. I know why Conor McGregor makes a base pay of…

— Demetrious Johnson

I guess I'm bothered by how fans react to certain things and how they're interested in certain things over true talent. I've…

— Demetrious Johnson

You're starting to see a lot of fighters, like, 'We want more money so we can be able to retire eventually,' instead…

— Demetrious Johnson

If you're going to make as much money as you are, when you're fighting someone else, that's the one thing I always…

— Demetrious Johnson

I don't need to tell any one of you guys that I can do what I can do. I'll just show it…

— Demetrious Johnson

If you look at the end of a roll of toilet paper, like the brown paper tube, I basically worked in a…

— Demetrious Johnson

I'm not looking for people to put that vote on me to be prom king of the UFC.

— Demetrious Johnson

I work way too hard in the gym to woo the judges and just skate by.

— Demetrious Johnson

I don't bash my company. I don't bash my opponents. I don't miss weight.

— Demetrious Johnson

If somebody goes, 'You should go to 135,' my heart's just not into it.

— Demetrious Johnson

I don't care if my opponents are cheating or not.

— Demetrious Johnson

I'm a black-and-white type of dude. If you say something, I believe you're gonna do it.

— Demetrious Johnson

Yes, I'm known as the most technical fighter in the world, and I'm going to keep that as my brand.

— Demetrious Johnson

I come from one of the great coaches - Matt Hume, Brad Kertson - and my skill set is well-rounded.

— Demetrious Johnson

I wake up around 8:30, 8:45. I eat my breakfast, hit the road by 10 A.M., and get to the gym by 11.

— Demetrious Johnson

Honestly, just all the love and respect from the fans, that's always the biggest thing that puts a smile on my face.

— Demetrious Johnson

I think the reason I'm the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world is I beat everyone in my division.

— Demetrious Johnson