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" Fabio Maldonado jumped up to heavyweight for our fight, and while he wasn't ranked, he is a super-tough dude and had never been knocked out before. "

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" I've got power. I don't throw hard every time. I just throw shots. "

" Cro Cop is one of the best in the world and such a great guy. It was awesome to train with him. There's nothing better than working with him, and it was a great experience. "

" Everyone has 4 ounce gloves on, and they're big boys, and they can throw hard. "

" Werdum's the champ for a reason. He's good at jiu jitsu; like he says, he's gotten better on his feet. "

" I do my days at the station and then get my training in. "

" I'm a Cleveland guy, man. I love this city. "

" DC is good all round. He pushes the pace, makes you think what you're doing, makes you uncomfortable. "

" There is still so much room for me to get better. Everyone in this sport evolves so quickly. You could take six months off and come back to a totally different game. That's why I'm always in the gym working. Even if I don't have a fight lined up, I'm still in there working to improve my overall game. "

" When I do become the champion, I'll still be a fire fighter. "

" Of course, fighting's first. That's what I do; that's what pays my bills, you know. "

" I think any fight you get into, you've got to shine and show that you deserve to be up there. "

" I love watching 'Orange Is the New Black,' and I play video games, like 'Call of Duty.' "

" I'm hungrier than all of them. They didn't put in the effort that I did to get the title. So I don't care what it takes - I'm not giving up that title. I worked too hard to get it, and I'm not going to lose it. "

" I just work hard at everything I do. If there's something I need to learn, I stick to it, I learn it and put everything I have toward it. "

" You can look at it and say I'm doing this better or that better, but the bottom line is, I just learned to be mentally tougher. "

" Music-wise, I like anything with a beat to it. With walkout songs, I pick something to keep me going and to rile me up. "

" It's the heavyweight division, man: there's a bunch of big guys, so anything can happen when they hit you. But I have plans, and feel I get better every fight. "

" Anthony 'Rumble' Johnson hits hard. You gotta watch out for him. He's got hammers as fists. "

" I think everyone has knockout power. I mean, it's the heavyweight division. "

" I practice going backward all the time. "

" I had to work hard to keep up with my mom. That's where I learned it from. She's a freak. "

" Listen, I'm the champ, and I'm not going to pick and choose who I fight. "

" Cleveland, we've got a champion, baby! "

" My day job keeps me grounded. When I show up to work, I'm not some star fighter or anything, I'm just Stipe. I'm going to keep working in my hometown as long as I can. "

" I'm not scared to go to the ground. I've been wrestling my whole life. I've done a lot of jiu jitsu, but I like standing up, and every fight starts there. "

" I told you I'm the best in the world. "

" When my wife was getting a lease for her Jeep Cherokee, and I saw a Dodge Ram Sport, I thought, 'Oh wow, it's amazing.' "

" You're always nervous before a fight. "

" I'm always the underdog, but I don't mind that. "