I'm a guy who likes to keep fighting five, six times a year, so if I ask for too much money, they might say, 'Well, we pay you too much. We can't let you keep jumping backwards and forwards and promote it.' The money I'm making is good to keep grabbing short-notice fights. I love them; they're my favorite ones.
— Donald Cerrone
Is there any hungry fighters out there that say they don't get paid enough by the UFC? I tell you what: Cowboy's got the answer. Sign on the line. I don't care where you're at on the roster. Let's go.
I've had people say I'm inconsistent, and sure, I've never held a UFC or WEC title.
I just take the fights and do what I love.
You ever try to beat your dad up? It just don't happen. He's got that old man strength.
You have a short window, you know, and if I plan on living the lifestyle I want, I've got to make a nest egg.
I remember kickboxing and traveling the world when I was young. I would go to Japan or Africa, and I would go for the experience. As soon as I got off the plane, we'd go have a good time, party. Fighting was just the outlet of what I was doing there.
I signed a contract to fight at UFC 187, so I'm going to fight at UFC 187, whoever it is against. It's the same thing.
Bring the fights on. If I'm going to be the champ, I gotta beat everyone anyway, so what does sitting and waiting and holding my position do?
You don't have to get ready if you stay ready, alright? I'm always in the gym, always training, all the time.
Even when I was a little punk kid, I would fight anybody - it didn't matter. That's who I've been my whole life.
When they raise your hand, Oh my God, the feeling is unbelievable.
I enjoy fighting. It's one of my favorite things to do in the world, so I'm just enjoying every minute of it.
I would fight every month. Think about the finances I would have. That would be financial freedom.
I've never pulled out of a fight, never not showed up to fight, so injured or not, I'm coming.
I remember being a kid and saying, 'One day, I'm going to have a ranch. One day, one day, one day.' And now, I'm fighting in the UFC. I'm here making the money, and that one day is here. I can finally go get those things that I want.
Standing there and throwing, that's what everyone likes to see.
We have no one to stand up for the fighters' rights. If something bad were to happen, no one backs him, and it's just him alone, and everything gets washed out. We need people to stand up and fight for it.
You've got to know what you put in your body. That's it.
The UFC has been nothing but great to me. I can't complain; they give me what I want.
I'll fight on Fight Pass; it's all the same to me.
Bull riding is fun, but fighting is it.
Fighting angry and fighting mad isn't good.
I don't want to sound arrogant or cocky, but taking a fight on short notice against 'Cowboy,' you have to be mentally strong.
I've been all over the world. I've been to Japan, Africa, Morocco, everywhere. Heck yeah, I would go to Ireland. Why not?
I see the business side of it and moving up the ladder towards the title. That's where the money's at. That's the overall goal.
I thought I would be laying hardwood floors in Colorado - a construction worker. Middle class or working class, that's where I was! I just fought because I loved it. It was so fun! Being able to go in there and outthink your opponents.
Dos Anjos, his wrestling and grappling is supposed to be good, but I feel my Jiu Jitsu, wrestling and striking is way better. I'm better than him all across the board.
The opponent never matters to me. That's something I've always said.
I could definitely make 145. But if 'Cowboy' is going to 145, I'm going after somebody who matters.
MMA makes you sore and tired every day. I wonder what we're going to be like when we're 50 or 60. I wake up some mornings and just say, 'Oh, God.' And then I go scuba diving.
I took up scuba diving, and my next big thing is BASE jumping.
I train every day and do what I love.
Why not drive a snowmobile? I own an Artic Cat. We bought them because we enjoy doing things like that. I enjoy doing fun things, and that's definitely one of the things.
I'm not going to grant Bobby Green his wishes by fighting him and responding to his nonsense.
I thought that Yoel Romero and Tim Means got the only two tainted bottles of protein in the world. I thought it was crazy. You never know with these companies; you've got to be careful.
You're not just top-10 UFC because you suck.
If you want to be the best, you've got to beat the best. The only problem is when I get that belt, who's going to be left to fight? That's what I want to know.
I'll fight every weekend - hell yeah.
That Evan Dunham fight, I went back to not being serious. I was going to the lake and literally brought some wrestling mats down with me. We have a shop at the lake where we park the boat. I'd throw the mats in there, wakeboard all day, and train all night. I was having a good time, getting back to work.
I'm not worried about a title. It's just go and have fun.
Colorado's home for me.
Whether I'm in the main event or on the preliminary card, the same Cowboy is going to be out there.
That's my style of fighting. I am throwing down, you know? Having fun. And that's my approach to life.
I feel so much better at 170, man.
This sport gives you the highest highs and the lowest lows.
Put 'Cowboy' on every card. I'd be ready to go.
It's a relaxed intensity I've got to live my life in.
I just fell in love with the cowboy way of life.
I live a wild and crazy life.
