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" I always loved playing video games. It was something my mom did, and my sister played as well. "

Demetrious Johnson

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" If somebody goes, 'You should go to 135,' my heart's just not into 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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" I guess I'm bothered by how fans react to certain things and how they're interested in certain things over true talent. I've always appreciated talent over everything else. "

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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. "

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" You're starting to see a lot of fighters, like, 'We want more money so we can be able to retire eventually,' instead of, we get to 30 years old, and we're like, 'Alright, I think Costco has openings.' "

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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 know why the UFC runs the business the way they do. I know why Conor McGregor makes a base pay of $3 million. But I think I justify my pay with my skill set, and I've always been willing to promote my brand. "

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" Coaching 'The Ultimate Fighter' in my weight class, I couldn't do it. I'd basically be coaching people to beat me. I'm going to give you my riddle? "

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" I'm very well-rounded. It's mixed martial arts. "

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" I do not like getting hit. I can take a hit, but I don't want to damage my brain if I don't have to. "

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" I think the reason I'm the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world is I beat everyone in my division. "

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" For every champion, after you win the belt, you want to defend it as many times as possible. "

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" Truly, I am not afraid of one man in this whole UFC Octagon roster. I truly don't care. What's the worst thing that's going to happen to me? I lose. I get knocked out? "

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" All I can do is make sure Demetrious Johnson does the best he can on fight night and goes out and wins his fights. "

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" You have to take the belt, and I dont give my opponents a chance to take my belt. I go out there and take away their opportunity to take my belt away from me. "

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" I think 15 to 18 title defenses is something that would be in the record books forever. "

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" I don't have small goals; I just have goals, and it's, one, stay healthy; and two, have a very successful career. "

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" I grew up with a single mom, two brothers, and a sister, and after school, we would play outside then go home for dinner and play videogames together. It's something I enjoy doing, and it's also cheap entertainment compared to a movie or paying for cable. You pay $50 one time for a game, and you can play it as many times as you want. "

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" I don't want to say I was ever scared to voice my opinion. I was just trying to make a good example, I guess you could say. And even when I'm more outspoken, I believe that I am still making a good example for younger athletes and also future athletes. "

Demetrious Johnson

" I'm not looking for people to put that vote on me to be prom king of the UFC. "

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" Pay-Per-View is run by drama. It is. It's true. I've done the research for myself. You look at Jon Jones. When Jon Jones fought Machida, probably did about $200,000, $300,000. When he fought Cormier, they made, like, $875,000. "

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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 love fighting for the UFC. It's an amazing company. I've done a lot of great things, and they've done a lot of great things for my career. "

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" For me, you look at the beginning of his career, the man couldn't even make weight. That's how I found out about Henry Cejudo to begin with. 'Oh, Henry Cejudo misses weight again.' I'm like, who's this guy who keeps missing weight. When the UFC signed him, I was like, 'Great, you guys signed another guy who can't make 125.' "

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" Before there was a Ronda Rousey, there was a Gina Carano and Cris Cyborg. They finally fought, and we found out who was the baddest woman on the planet, and that was Cris Cyborg. When she hits people, I'm like, 'Whoo!' "

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" I wake up around 8:30, 8:45. I eat my breakfast, hit the road by 10 A.M., and get to the gym by 11. "

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" We've always been into juicing. It's one of the things that my wife likes to do. She's a vegetarian, so she loves to juice. And I'm a big health freak - well, when I feel like being it. "

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" The first time I fought Ian McCall, I cut carbs completely out of my diet all through training camp. I was afraid I wasn't going to make weight, that I'd get on the scale, and it would be all, 'He weighs 128,' and the people would throw cabbage at me. I basically cut all carbs on the diet, just eat chicken and greens all the time. "

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" At the end of the day, I know what my skill set and abilities are, and it's just going to take people a little while to recognize it. Whether that comes around or not, I'm not going to sit here in the corner and pout about it. "

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