At the end of the day, when you get a sponsor, it's a working relationship. So anyone I get involved with, I want it to be a working relationship where I'm generally trying to help them and they're generally trying to help me.

Aljamain Sterling

I got to the pinnacle of the sport for a reason and that's to make money. I didn't come here just to give handouts.

Aljamain Sterling

I mean, I've had fights with random guys, I drove to fights by myself cutting weight, no corners whatsoever. So I've had a very interesting MMA journey.

Aljamain Sterling

I like to put my money where my mouth is and go out there and perform and do what I gotta do.

Aljamain Sterling

People can say the media stuff drains you and everything, but you set everything up accordingly to the schedule.

Aljamain Sterling

At the end of the day, Cejudo's a tough competitor but I think he's a flyweight.

Aljamain Sterling

Every time you step in there with a guy who is not ranked where you're at, it's always a big stepping stone for them - if they're able to get the job done.

Aljamain Sterling

If we're just going to have contenders fighting just to fight, that doesn't make a whole lot of sense. Then I might as well just start jumping around divisions too because there's a lot of fun fights for myself in other divisions that I think I would love to entertain.

Aljamain Sterling

We're all fighting for a reason. We're not fighting to just fight. There's got to be some type of reward at the end of the rainbow and that reward is a big, shiny, UFC gold belt. That changes every fighter's life dramatically for the better.

Aljamain Sterling

Just like any other job, you want a raise you've got to put in the work and you've got to show that you're deserving and what you bring to the table and all kinds of other stuff to show that you're worthy of so and so pay scale.

Aljamain Sterling

You don't have to get into, 'I'm a leftist or a rightist, I'm Democrat or Republican.' You don't have to get into that kind of nitty gritty type of detail, but at the same time to show that you do have a stance is very, very important. To preach the good word of just being a good human being, being a humanitarian.

Aljamain Sterling

What many fans don't realize with fighters, this is our job. But at the same time outside of this, we have regular lives where we do the same things that everybody else does. We have the problems. We get speeding tickets, we get pulled over, we have family issues, we have girlfriend issues, we have issues amongst ourselves, self doubt.

Aljamain Sterling

You gotta do what you gotta do to win, so I don't really get to play around as much.

Aljamain Sterling

I think flyweight has always been exciting.

Aljamain Sterling

I'm a lot bigger than Faber, I'm pretty sure I'm a lot stronger than Faber and I'm pretty sure I'm a lot faster than Faber.

Aljamain Sterling

It doesn't bother me to have people looking up to me, because I don't think I say anything too crazy or over the top where people can't look at me as a role model.

Aljamain Sterling

I've got personality. And I can actually fight. I think that combination alone sells.

Aljamain Sterling

I don't want to be resentful to the sport. I want to be able to leave the sport on a high note.

Aljamain Sterling

It's the fight game. I'm ready for everything.

Aljamain Sterling

I'm like, 'Man, if I'm going to have this idle time, I might as well be in school, do something positive where I'm not just wasting my prime years and not getting something else in return.' If I'm in school and training, that's OK. I did that in college. It worked.

Aljamain Sterling

Aljamain Sterling Quotes

At the end of the day, when you get a sponsor, it's a working relationship. So anyone I get involved with, I want it to be a working relationship where I'm generally trying to help them and they're generally trying to help me.

I got to the pinnacle of the sport for a reason and that's to make money. I didn't come here just to give handouts.

I mean, I've had fights with random guys, I drove to fights by myself cutting weight, no corners whatsoever. So I've had a very interesting MMA journey.

I like to put my money where my mouth is and go out there and perform and do what I gotta do.

People can say the media stuff drains you and everything, but you set everything up accordingly to the schedule.

At the end of the day, Cejudo's a tough competitor but I think he's a flyweight.

Every time you step in there with a guy who is not ranked where you're at, it's always a big stepping stone for them - if they're able to get the job done.

If we're just going to have contenders fighting just to fight, that doesn't make a whole lot of sense. Then I might as well just start jumping around divisions too because there's a lot of fun fights for myself in other divisions that I think I would love to entertain.

We're all fighting for a reason. We're not fighting to just fight. There's got to be some type of reward at the end of the rainbow and that reward is a big, shiny, UFC gold belt. That changes every fighter's life dramatically for the better.

Just like any other job, you want a raise you've got to put in the work and you've got to show that you're deserving and what you bring to the table and all kinds of other stuff to show that you're worthy of so and so pay scale.

You gotta do what you gotta do to win, so I don't really get to play around as much.

I think flyweight has always been exciting.

I'm a lot bigger than Faber, I'm pretty sure I'm a lot stronger than Faber and I'm pretty sure I'm a lot faster than Faber.

It doesn't bother me to have people looking up to me, because I don't think I say anything too crazy or over the top where people can't look at me as a role model.

I've got personality. And I can actually fight. I think that combination alone sells.

I don't want to be resentful to the sport. I want to be able to leave the sport on a high note.

It's the fight game. I'm ready for everything.

I'm like, 'Man, if I'm going to have this idle time, I might as well be in school, do something positive where I'm not just wasting my prime years and not getting something else in return.' If I'm in school and training, that's OK. I did that in college. It worked.