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" Fighting, for me, is not a career - it's an opportunity. I'm going to take full advantage of it and do it as long as I can. As long as my body lets me and I'm healthy enough to do it naturally, I'll do it. "

Eddie Alvarez

Opportunity

Body

Fighting

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" I have a tremendous support from a lot of the Underground fans. They believe in me, they want to see me do well, and they're behind me. But there are a lot of people out there who don't believe it, and so I want to separate perception and reality. I want to be able to do that. "

Eddie Alvarez

People

Support

" You win a world title, you beat the best guys in the world, and a lot of these fans are kind of misconstrued about who are the best fighters in the world. "

" Conor McGregor - this guy is so offensive minded and never on the defense that whenever you put him on the defense, he gets so flustered and so upset. "

" I believe that in order for me to consider myself one of the top ranked lightweights in the world, I have to go out and dominate the fight. "

Eddie Alvarez

Top

Myself

" I rarely think that when a guy loses a fight, it's a weight issue. You can either fight, or you can't. "

" From wrestling, I learned that I was capable of much more than I thought I was. "

Eddie Alvarez

Much

Capable

" Out of nowhere, they made an interim belt and had Lee fight Ferguson. This is very odd for me; what went on there? You know. I don't know what went on there. "

" Fighting in general, but especially when I was younger, was tough to deal with because there are so many external things going on that want to control you that most people have no clue about. "

" The first time I fought Mike Chandler, I was thinking about money way too much. I was thinking about the end of my contract. My focus was way off. I didn't believe in the people that were guiding me. "

" I started this fight career with one objective. When I step inside a ring or an octagon, it is to beat the guy in front of me. "

Eddie Alvarez

Career

Fight

" I think when it comes to re-signing with an organisation, there's no real compromise if you're trying to move on. "

" The most comical thing for me, even when I watch movies, is the guy who's so crazy confident about himself, with the mink jacket - to me, that is so funny. I wish I could be like that. As a fighter, I wish I could do that, so I could make people laugh. But I can't; it's not my style. "

Eddie Alvarez

Laugh

Funny

" I'm a little unconventional; I do things a little differently. "

" Having your worst nightmares kind of come true is truly liberating. "

" There's a lot of guys in the UFC who are good at one thing, and they get matched up stylistically well. "

" People say I'm good at standup. I don't even think I'm that great at standup. I just hit hard. I don't think I'm super technical or anything like that. I got a couple knockouts. I think I just hit hard more than anything. "

" 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. "

Eddie Alvarez

World

I Am

" I would love, love, love to watch Conor McGregor fight Floyd Mayweather. "

" I think sports is a quest to find out what really is - not what perceptions are. "

" The longer I'm in this sport, the more I realize that it's not about the wins and losses that makes you a good fighter. It's about putting the time in and fighting the best guys possible and going after them. The outcome will take care of itself. "

" I never prepare according to how I feel for a fight. I always prepare to be a better me. "

" 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. "

" It's a fist fight - the idea is to go out there and impose my will. "

Eddie Alvarez

Fight

Fist

" I'm old school, man. I think, if you want to be the best, then beat the best guys. "

" Me? I'm no sob story. I get paid well, and I live comfortably. "

" I have a very good ground game and very good wrestling. People just underestimate it. That's it. I want to keep it like that. "

" The business aspect of this sport is a contradiction to what it's really about, and that's knowing something for what it is and not just what it looks like. "

" I've said it from the very beginning: Fighting the best guys in the world doesn't pay as good as the circus. I want to join the circus. I'm trying to get that circus money. "

" Typically, I would say that I'm not defined by one loss and I'm not defined by one win. But I'd be lying if I told you I didn't harp on the loss at Madison Square Garden. "