100 Quotes by Tony Ferguson

If I have a roof over my head and if I'm cashing checks and choking some necks I'm always happy.

We've never had somebody to secure the legacy for the 155-pound division.

I finished Edson Barboza in a d'arce choke. What else do you want? He's very hard to take down. Spinning heel kicks, spinning kicks. I took some of his most powerful shots and I just kept coming forward. I'm the Boogeyman out there.

Starting at age 6, I was helping install the Formica table tops with that strong glue. My dad was the master. I was the apprentice. I'd be in there working until I'd be telling him, 'I feel woozy,' and he'd say, 'Go outside, son.' So I'd go organize his tools. He used the best ones made.

I can take a hit, I know I can hit back twice as hard.

My fuel for my fire is to be able to provide for my family.

I show up. I make weight. I'm a professional.

I don't want to be around people that bring me down.

When I first started fighting, it wasn't the easiest thing. I didn't have all the money in the world. I was eating Subway once in a while, some packets of oatmeal here and there. It wasn't that bad, but it's because I was fortunate and had good people there to support me.