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" I always support British athletes of all sports, including Tyson Fury. I think he's a great boxer. However, if he's calling out UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez, then quite frankly, he's living in a fantasy world and needs to come back to reality. "

Michael Bisping

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" It seems, whenever there are two Brits fighting in the UFC, we always seem to put on a good fight. "

" I can't understand how some guys get tired after one round. If you can't go the distance, why are you even in the fight? "

" I had held titles in all the major U.K. organisations, but we were struggling to make ends meet. There were times you don't have a fight lined up, and the bills are stacking up. "

Michael Bisping

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" I want to be liked; I just haven't lost sleep over it. "

" Stefan Struve's an amazing talent. "

Michael Bisping

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" I used to do traditional weapons training, and I wasn't bad with a sword. "

" I am proud to be the first British champion, and headlining MSG is a testament to all the hard work. "

" Due to the UFC educating people on MMA as a sport, people give us the respect as athletes, opening doors to opportunities which wasn't available in the past. It has been amazing to be part of the UFC journey. "

" Let's be honest: I don't want to walk out to boos. I always want to be cheered, like anyone, and I've been very lucky over the years to have a lot of support. Coming to America, I'm always the away guy, and so people thought their guy had to take me out, and they boo. "

" The more in shape you are, the harder you can push yourself. "

" For so many years, people have used the expression 'poster boy of British MMA,' but I've never seen myself as that; I certainly never described myself as that. "

" I used to be weak - as did all British fighters - with wrestling, because we don't have high school wrestling or college wrestling here. "

" It seems like every problem you can have with an eye, I had. "

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" I was a big fan of martial arts movies - Bruce Lee in particular, as cringeworthy as it is. Jean-Claude van Damme was a big inspiration as well - it's a little embarrassing. "

" I'm not going to please everyone; not everyone's going to like me. I accepted that a long time ago, and if I had to shed a tear every time I got a hate email, believe me, I'd be severely dehydrated. "

" I beat Anderson Silva and then Luke Rockhold, who was, pound-for-pound, one of the best. Now I get to do Dan Henderson, who is a legend in the sport. "

" If you want to boo, that's your right. Boo. Go ahead. Boo me all day long. "

" I worked in factories, slaughterhouses, as an upholsterer. I did demolition work, was a postman, was a tiler, a plasterer. I even sold double-glazing door-to-door. But I always dreamed of being a world champion, first of all as a boxer. "

" I've beaten a lot of great fighters, but people say the big ones, I've lost them all. I don't want to go down as a guy who loses his big fights. "

" A lot of Americans say the food in England sucks. I don't think the food in England sucks - the food is great - but I've got to say, the Americans have got the dining out experience nailed down. "

" A lot of people get up to the top of the pile, maybe get one No. 1 contender match-up, and if they lose, they drift into obscurity. I lost, and I went back a bit. But I built myself back up. Three times. "

" Once I started fighting in UFC, things took a big U-turn. After my second fight, I came home and paid my mortgage off. "

" Fighting is different than other sports because you're not competing as regularly. "

" Financially, I've done very well doing what I do. I've got plenty of money in the bank. I've got gigs with FOX doing analyst work, media work. The UFC has been very kind to me. Ultimately, however, I want to be world champion. I have to achieve that to validate my entire career. "

Michael Bisping

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" I haven't seen any of the Cung Le movies, but I have seen the Cung Le Q&A that he did in San Jose, and I've got to say that was pretty hard to watch. That was pretty cringeworthy. Listen: stick to kicking; sticking to kicking eggs and setting Guinness World Records, because entertaining a crowd certainly isn't your thing. "

" UFC has done a fantastic job of establishing the biggest leading brand in mixed martial arts. Years ago, many people didn't know what MMA was nor understand the sport. "

" I always wanted to be the champion, and I had belief in myself that I could achieve it. But along the way, of course, you've also got to be a realist. You lose a couple of fights here and there, and you think maybe it's not going to happen. "

" Anderson Silva kind of took the best part of Rich Franklin out of his soul, and he was never the same again. "

" All I do is fight, consistently, the best guys in the world, and sure, I've lost a couple here and there, but I've certainly won the majority of my fights. There are those who pick and choose opponents and try to pad their record along the way, but I've never done that. "

" I'm very happy with my wrestling. "