Believe Quote by Michael Chiesa

I believe that in order for me to consider myself one of the top ranked lightweights in the world, I have to go out…

— Eddie Alvarez

I'm a real lightweight because I am one of the biggest lightweights in the division.

— Paddy Pimblett

I was one of those fighters that was on the medium-to-high pay grade because I won. I won consistently.

— Jon Fitch

I was lightweight - that was the whole point of me

— Julian Clary

I don't know who makes the rankings, but I was No. 7 in the featherweight rankings when I moved up to lightweight.

— Renato Moicano

I think I'm one of the fastest and strongest lightweights out there.

— Sage Northcutt

I try to fight like a lightweight.

— Andrei Arlovski

I probably should have been fighting at 155 for a long time, but I was so close to the top at 145.

— Dustin Poirier

I got heavier, I got stronger, I won the European championship title in powerlifting, I broke three world records so everything was going perfect.

— Patrik Baboumian

After I beat Frank Camacho, I got ranked. I believe I was ranked No. 15 or 14. So I thought I was going to…

— Beneil Dariush

In 2010, I was ranked top 50 in the deadlift in three different weight classes, and I won my first natural bodybuilding competition.

— Matt McGorry

All my life I've been ranked lower than I thought I should be.

— Mike Conley Jr