A lot of people tell me I have to trash-talk more, but I got here with my fists, fighting, not with my mouth. – Rafael dos Anjos
Now that I’ve achieved my goal to win the belt, I want to be the best of all times. I want to be remembered as the lightweight with most title defenses. – Rafael dos Anjos
God makes everything in perfect time, and he doesn’t give you anything you can’t handle. – Rafael dos Anjos
People say McGregor is tall and all that. He’s as tall as I am, or maybe even shorter. He might have a longer reach, but I’ve fought Nate Diaz and Cerrone, who had reach advantage, and fought Anthony Pettis and Ben Henderson. – Rafael dos Anjos
I’m the former lightweight champion. I want to fight one of the top guys. I don’t want to fight a guy who isn’t ranked. – Rafael dos Anjos
I train to fight five rounds, but if we can end the fight in the first round, it’s even better. – Rafael dos Anjos
Every night that I put my head on the pillow, I go to sleep knowing that I can do more. I’m working toward perfection. I’m trying to be the best ever. – Rafael dos Anjos
I beat Diaz, Pettis, Ben Henderson, Cerrone, and I earned it, man. I earned my title. – Rafael dos Anjos
I always trained hard in my life to win the title, and I will train twice as hard to stay at the top. – Rafael dos Anjos
