I'm not a guy that really likes to pile onto somebody. Doesn't really matter who it is.

I want to be regarded as the best guy in the world, and I want to beat the best guy in the world.

I do believe, whenever this is all said and done, we won't talk about Mickey Gall, the guy that beat CM Punk; we'll just talk about Mickey Gall, the guy who is a top 10 fighter, a good welterweight or maybe a great welterweight.

Legacy does matter to me, and I want to leave a good one in MMA.

When I came into the gym, I wasn't just some guy. I was a two-time Olympian.

When you look at my record at 10-0 as a professional and look at Jon Jones' record when he was 10-0, who was his toughest guy? Stephan Bonnar, and he did not finish him. I have fought higher-caliber opponents at this stage in my career than Jon did in his at 9-1; His tenth fight was Matt Hammil.