“I’m not going to come out here and be like 'I can outstrike Alex Pereira.' Of course not, that’s stupid...I know you fight at what you’re good at. I throw hands a little bit to make them counter back to get me to the takedown but I’m not going for a straight striking battle with them...So let me get all three belts the PFL, Bellator and then UFC so I can walk off into the sun”

– in an interview with Bloody Elbow