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" Although I'm shorter, all of my weight I carry in my back and my butt. That's where most of my weight is. "

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" I've got the fighting Irish, and Puerto Ricans are some of the best fighters in the world. I'm proud of who I am, but it doesn't define me as a person. "

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" When I joined UFC, I said I want to be involved in fights where millions of fans are watching, biting their fingernails, thinking, 'What the heck is going to go on here?' "

" The fights for me are always about what you cannot see, the intangibles. It's about what's inside - what really is inside. "

" I was never the most technical; I was never the best at one aspect at this sport, but what I was always good as was negating people's strengths and putting them in terrible situations where they're uncomfortable. "

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