“When I was growing up, I was always outside. I think that's helped me,...” — Beneil Dariush Quote

“When I was growing up, I was always outside. I think that's helped me, as far as athletics go, but to improve in anything, you just have to invest time.”

“One of my favorite things when I fight, even when I used to grapple and do jiu-jitsu, I would face opponents who were better than me technically but I would just stay on them and be as relentless and resilient as possible and eventually the gap would get a little bit closer and a little bit closer and a little bit closer.”

“I'm telling you, the lightweight division is so talented, we have so many high level guys out there who are not even in the top-15 who can be champion.”

“I was good at two things, athletics and lying.”

“I've always had confidence when it comes to athletics. It's sometimes stubborn to a fault.”

“If you get a great wife who understands the demands of someone in athletics, I think that's important.”