I always did promotion for my fights.
— Jose Aldo
I don't want to fight until I'm 40. I don't even know if I'll get to 35.
Every time I step in the Octagon, I always try to finish.
We get paid way less than we deserve. We deliver shows and deserve to get paid more. We practically pay to do this. You deserve to get better paid if you sell the fight.
I like to watch women's MMA more than men fighting because they always do their best and fight hard.
I've been in many wars already.
The UFC makes 80, and athletes make 20. That's what happens. That's the real story.
Aldo is one guy. Barao is another one. We're friends, we're teammates, but it's a fight. Each one will defend his name.
Featherweight division is one of the most complicated and tough classes in UFC.
I watch my diet and I eat right, but I am not on a strict diet.
I've fought in front of thousands of people and never responded to the crowd. I got there, did my job, and left.
Cub Swanson was the first to talk a lot on fight week in the WEC, and I got there and ran through him.
I lived in a favela.
Nobody stays young forever.
Chael Sonnen inspired everybody. You go there and call someone out, and you get the fight.
I like to stay on my feet and exchange.
I fight for my fans. I love putting on a good show for them, and I feel that they enjoy a good stand-up game.
I always want more. I will always want to earn more.
I've never had any fear in my entire career.
Each person has a way to promote their fight. Each person has a way to try to create opportunity in their career.
The athlete is not treated like he deserves. We deserve better. I'm not speaking only about the UFC, but about the media as well. The fans treat us really well.
You have to be good wherever the fight goes, and that's how I try to be.
I was always the champion and will always be as long as I'm in the featherweight division.
I focus on myself, and I train for myself.
I want the undisputed belt.
My next fight is always the most important fight, so regardless if I'm fighting for the title or not, I always have to go in there and give everything that I've got.
I was a fan of jujitsu, so that pretty much got me started in fighting. I won a lot of local competitions when I was young and eventually won a ticket to go compete in Rio de Janeiro. In Rio, I struggled a lot in the beginning, living in the gym and not having much to eat, but eventually I joined the Nova Uniao Team and really improved my skills.
Every time I'm in there, that's the best Aldo possible.
Pressure is nothing. It's part of the job.
I want a superfight. That's my biggest wish. I want to test myself in different divisions.
It doesn't matter who's competing in my division. I don't worry about it.
I'm always watching every featherweight that fights in the UFC because we can eventually fight in the future.
When I first fought in the U.S., the size of the crowd was something I was not used to seeing, but you get used to it.
I'm not scared of anyone. They have two arms and two legs, and I will do my best and win.
What I want is to leave this sport as champion. I want to be the only featherweight champion. That's when I'll leave the sport.
I'm the king of Dublin.
Everyone should go up there and fight. Go up there and go through opponents and earn their opportunity to fight for the title, not talk their way into the title.
I think the legacy Ronda leaves behind is that she changed women's MMA.
I have to respect my opponent, always, doesn't matter who he is, but I'll get in there and win. That's a fact.
No matter what happens, I will always be the champion.
As long as I fight for myself, I will stay champion.
Interim belt is made for media and fans, not for me.
I love sports - I am a die-hard fan of soccer, and I am always at Maracana Stadium in Rio watching Flamengo play. I am also a big fan of basketball; I stay up at night to watch Lebron James play whenever I can.
I don't cut weight, so it's no problem for me to fight at lightweight.
Some fighters have a great punch; others don't.
When I'm inside the cage, nobody will take anything away from me.
We have to talk a little trash to sell fights, talk more, because we know we will profit more from that. It's important.
I've competed for so many years that I can go in there and have fun and do what I love, which is fight and compete.
We always try give the best of us in training to go in the cage and have a good performance, thus giving millions for the company. We also want to have part of these millions.
I clear my mind; I don't think about the pressure before a fight. I focus on going in the cage and being successful while doing my job.
