Rafael dos Anjos Quotes

Rafael dos Anjos

Profession : Athlete

Birth : October 26, 1984

What made me move up to welterweight was all the effort I was doing, to look at my health and have a good life. I wanted to stop sacrificing so much.

Rafael dos Anjos

When I was 16 years old, I weighed 176 pounds.

Rafael dos Anjos

It was tough to make weight against Cerrone, and I passed out three times making weight for the Eddie Alvarez fight. One day you get to the limit.

Rafael dos Anjos

I fought well at 155, but I don't think I ever came close to my best at 155. I think I'll get to my best at 170 pounds.

Rafael dos Anjos

I think social media is good for promotion, stuff like that, but people are so negative. People are too negative. If you read the comments, it's just too negative.

Rafael dos Anjos

When you're a fighter, and you're not doing good in your work, that happens - you lost the fight.

Rafael dos Anjos

People see me because I'm winning my fights. That's how I want people seeing me.

Rafael dos Anjos

I need talk more, call people out. It's not who I am, but I feel I need to do this more to bring more attention for me.

Rafael dos Anjos

The whole world has American dreams. This country has people from all parts of the world. We have Irish who live here, we have Brazilians.

Rafael dos Anjos

We have people around the world who live in the United States, and these people don't deserve to be called traitors.

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I'm not a trash talker. I respect my opponents.

Rafael dos Anjos

I talk the truth. I don't trash talk, I just talk the truth.

Rafael dos Anjos

I think to get a title shot, you need to have some expressive winnings.

Rafael dos Anjos

I don't want to fight anybody that just wants to hold you and try and eat the time.

Rafael dos Anjos

I like to fight, and I think the fans want to see a good fight, too.

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In the future, I want to have super-fights.

Rafael dos Anjos

I miss submitting people; I have a lot of confidence in my jiu-jitsu.

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I think Robbie Lawler is a good name and a fight that interests me.

Rafael dos Anjos

Everything I want to do in my life, I want to be at the top.

Rafael dos Anjos