100 Quotes by Joseph Benavidez

If I went out there and felt the best I ever felt and fought the best I've ever fought and lost, I would have to reconsider things and think differently. I would have a different outlook on my career.

I was sitting in the nosebleeds eating hot dogs and watching Georges St. Pierre win the world title from Matt Hughes. Like never in my wildest dreams if someone would have tapped me on the shoulder and said, 'Hey, seven years from now you're going to be down there doing the same thing' would I have believed them.

That's how you continue your passion and find inspiration; getting new ideas, getting new looks and new visions. Those are ways to evolve and stay passionate.

For me, I've been a part of a super-team in Team Alpha Male for so much of my career.

We have physical therapy there now so any fighter with an injury in the UFC can come to Vegas and get treatment every day.

I'm not a guy who typically has an after-party. I like to have pizza in my hotel room with the people that went out to support me.

Fighting was the only way I felt self-worth, with people thinking I was the best.

When you appreciate something and you're grateful for it - like going in to work everyday or just your partner or your job - you just do it that much better because you're lucky that you're doing it.

I bought a house after the Loveland fight. I wanted something grown up like an elephant or some flowers to put on the mantel. I decided I need a UFC belt.