I do believe, whenever this is all said and done, we won’t talk about Mickey Gall, the guy that beat CM Punk; we’ll just talk about Mickey Gall, the guy who is a top 10 fighter, a good welterweight or maybe a great welterweight. – Daniel Cormier
When you look at my record at 10-0 as a professional and look at Jon Jones’ record when he was 10-0, who was his toughest guy? Stephan Bonnar, and he did not finish him. I have fought higher-caliber opponents at this stage in my career than Jon did in his at 9-1; His tenth fight was Matt Hammil. – Daniel Cormier
I have definitely worked on that… being efficient and also being smarter with my pressure. – Daniel Cormier
I love Mike Tyson. I was a fan, as everybody else was. The moment somebody stood up to him, he didn’t do so well. And that’s the same thing with Anthony Johnson. The guy’s a bully. He wants to intimidate you; he wants to dominate you. He wants to knock you out. But what happens when you don’t knock somebody out? What happens? – Daniel Cormier
It’s very difficult to make a 100% turnaround. It’s tough when you actually do exhibit patterns of bad behavior. You need to have a very strong support system of people who are willing to keep you in your place if you’re going to overcome these things. – Daniel Cormier
If I didn’t have the wrestling name that I have, I wouldn’t have gotten the financial contract that I got with Strikeforce or the long-term contract or the television contract. That’s all because of wrestling. – Daniel Cormier
A lot of times, losing a fight is tough. In your darkest hours, I guess your true colors show. – Daniel Cormier
My confidence comes from knowing I do the right things in my life. I do the right things in the gym. I do the right things all together. – Daniel Cormier
When I said I could beat Alexander Gustafsson in a standup fight, people laughed at me. They thought, ‘No way.’ But I believe in what I’m seeing every day. – Daniel Cormier
I’m not a guy that really likes to pile onto somebody. Doesn’t really matter who it is. – Daniel Cormier
People like to call themselves fans of fighting and fans of the sport, but if you’re a fan of fighting, how can you not like watching Demetrious Johnson? He’s the best at it. He’s the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world. Why wouldn’t you enjoy watching that guy perform? He does a phenomenal job every time he’s in there. – Daniel Cormier
I’m letting competition drive me, and when competition drives me, I don’t think anyone can compete with me. – Daniel Cormier