Ryan Bader

I want to have a belt somewhere.

— Ryan Bader

I learned boxing and jiu-jitsu from the ground up.

— Ryan Bader

To be a two-division champion, it's surreal, man.

— Ryan Bader

I'm in this sport to win a championship.

— Ryan Bader

It took me a while to believe I could be a champion.

— Ryan Bader

I'm used to playing the underdog role and the favorite.

— Ryan Bader

I can control my performance and how I fight.

— Ryan Bader

I'm working on my boxing. I hope people see that.

— Ryan Bader

I don't like to take any time off because I think with all my time I should be trying to get better.

— Ryan Bader

I can only work with the opportunity that is given to me.

— Ryan Bader

It took me at least 10 fights to feel comfortable. I didn't know what I didn't know.

— Ryan Bader

Some fighters don't like to travel when they fight but I fought in Australia and I loved it.

— Ryan Bader

We came up in that - keep your mouth shut, let your hard work do the talking, and I came into MMA…

— Ryan Bader

I grew up in a bracket sport, in wrestling. You win, that does the talking, you move on.

— Ryan Bader

Machida always has his elusiveness and whatnot and Shogun has the tools to beat him.

— Ryan Bader

I believe I can beat everybody at every division, I truly do.

— Ryan Bader

My wrestling actually helps my striking and my striking helps my wrestling. I just learned how to put it all together through…

— Ryan Bader

My mindset has changed. When I was fighting guys like Glover I was second-guessing myself. Am I the best in the world?…

— Ryan Bader

I got to a point I was so focused on getting a title shot all the thought in my head was to…

— Ryan Bader

I was very new to the sport when I entered 'The Ultimate Fighter' and basically got by on my athletic ability and…

— Ryan Bader

Winning is everything to us, but at the same time you've gotta have exciting fights and keep pushing it in that way.

— Ryan Bader

I think I am underappreciated a little bit, but at the end of the day, it doesn't matter because myself, my family,…

— Ryan Bader

I need that name in Rashad Evans, a name that UFC and the fans respect. They know his skill set. They know…

— Ryan Bader

There was a time in the UFC, after the Anthony Johnson fight, where I said, 'You know what? I'm gonna quit making…

— Ryan Bader

Lil' Nog had some trouble with Jason Brilz primarily because he put a scramble into every position he had. Nogueira would be…

— Ryan Bader

I'm not taking anything away from DC. He carries himself well, is a champion, a stud athlete, an unbelievable fighter and it'd…

— Ryan Bader

Yea, I really don't lift much during training camp, I just focus on strength and conditioning, but in the time off, that's…

— Ryan Bader

There will always be something down there that says, 'All right, you won the Bellator title but you never won the UFC…

— Ryan Bader

I'm really into circuit training. You don't have to do each station for very long. Implementing some free weights, maybe a treadmill…

— Ryan Bader

I definitely followed him. Coming up, if you wanted to see some fights on YouTube, you pulled up Fedor. His tenacity, aggression…

— Ryan Bader

One thing I learned in my career is to be patient.

— Ryan Bader

We've always taken every single fight that was offered.

— Ryan Bader

I think ultimately the fans want to see knockouts.

— Ryan Bader

I do believe I'm the best in the world.

— Ryan Bader

I've got to work on my defense and my movement.

— Ryan Bader

I like proving people wrong.

— Ryan Bader

Ring rust doesn't affect me too much.

— Ryan Bader

My right hand is pretty powerful.

— Ryan Bader

I'm not in the UFC to be mediocre.

— Ryan Bader

If there's anything I take from Lil' Nog it's respect.

— Ryan Bader