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" For me, I don't need to juice to make weight for my fights. I just do it for the health benefits - to keep my body healthy and to get my greens in me. "
Demetrious Johnson
Health
Need
Body
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" If I went up there and beat T.J. Dillashaw at 135 pounds, I have no interest whatsoever in staying at 135. People are like, 'Why not?' and I'm like, 'I have no interest in fighting guys who walk around at 160 pounds.' "
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" I'm a black-and-white type of dude. If you say something, I believe you're gonna do it. "
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" I think the only person who will ever lose in a fight and still end up making a million dollars is Conor McGregor - that's just because of how his contract is structured or whatever. "
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" Honestly, just all the love and respect from the fans, that's always the biggest thing that puts a smile on my face. "
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" I don't like to disrespect people or my opponents. Anything can happen. "
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" I don't bash my company. I don't bash my opponents. I don't miss weight. "
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" As a fighter, I pay very close attention to the amount of marketing that goes into and around my fights, and I can tell you that you'd be hard pressed to find much that has been done to promote me outside of 'TUF 24,' which was minimal in comparison to other fights, fighters, and shows. "
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" My wife is very supportive. "
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" I work way too hard in the gym to woo the judges and just skate by. "
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" That's all I care about is being healthy. "
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" I wasn't a person who hated working. When I was working and training, I loved it. I loved that I had to work that hard. I think it transformed into the gym and then transformed into the octagon. It was a good thing. "
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" I don't care if my opponents are cheating or not. "
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" When I'm done my mixed martial arts career, the only people who are gonna remember me and respect what I did and how I lived my life are my two children. That's my legacy, ladies and gentlemen. "
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" Some days I have off like Thursday and Sunday but typically Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday are dedicated to training if I'm in fight camp. "
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" The first time I saw a commercial for my fight was UFC 210. "
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" I'm a smaller guy, so I train at a high pace. "
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" I never cared who I was going to fight because, at the end of the day, it makes no difference. "
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" I can eat whatever I want, and I don't get over 145 pounds. A lot of the guys who fight at 125 pounds, they get pretty big, and when it gets closer to the fight, they're walking around at 135 pounds. For me, I try to stay the same weight I typically walk around at. "
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" If somebody goes, 'You should go to 135,' my heart's just not into it. "
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" I worked a full-time job at a place call Caraustar. We recycle paper, then through recycled paper, we take it and we make V board out of it. If you buy a TV, a new couch, you see these little V boards that make like a V. "
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" I don't need to tell any one of you guys that I can do what I can do. I'll just show it to you guys, and if you want a little sneak peak, come watch me work out. That's how I do my thing. "
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