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" I believe me being married, having a life outside of fighting, gives me a mental break. "

Demetrious Johnson

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" You can tell MMA is a carb sport because it's fast; it's explosive. It's not a fat storage sport. "

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" I'm a good dad. I'm an evolved dad. You know, you see a lot of guys when they're in training camp, they go off, do their own thing. But I'm in the midst of it. Swim lessons? I'm there. Changing diapers, teething, doctor's appointments, I'm there 24/7. "

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" That's kind of how I see my workmanship: it's how many hours I put in that makes me better. "

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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 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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" At the end of the day, UFC is a business. "

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

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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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" 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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" In the beginning of your mixed martial arts career, you're not making good money. "

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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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" 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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" My wife is very supportive. "

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

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" Each time I'm training and sparring, I'm always pushing myself to submit my training partners. "

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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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" I'm not in the business to get hit and take concussions. "

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" You look into an encyclopedia and ask what fighter can do any type of martial art at a high-caliber level, my picture will show up. "

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" When I got into this sport, I thought all I had to do was beat people and finish fights, and everything else would take care of itself. "

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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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" 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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" 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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" I'm the type of fighter who has never made an excuse. I fought with a broken rib, broken leg. "

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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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" Honestly, I would love to fight Henry Cejudo. You've got that gold medalist in the Olympics, I would love to test myself against that. "

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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'd rather have head stomps and kicks to the head on the ground rather than elbows because I think to kick someone in the head while they're laying on their back is very hard. Elbows are easy. You can be here, and I just cut you and won the fight. "

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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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" 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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