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" I don't read a lot of MMA news. I try to stay out of it. "

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" We have come a long way from the first season of 'The Ultimate Fighter.' "

" I thought I could beat anyone in the world. "

" My first contract I was offered by the UFC, or my second contract, it was 1-and-1, 2-and-2, 3-and-3. That's $12,000 for the year. Don't complain to me about fighter pay. It was $12,000 for a year, and it was exclusive. "

" It's hard for me to fake smile. I personally think I look stupid fake smiling. "

" The most excited you'll ever see me is after knocking a guy out. "

" Some guys are gym fighters, some guys are better in the ring. "

" A lot of people are blowing Shogun's fight with Mark Coleman out of proportion. He was coming off an injury, and he gassed early on in his first fight back. "

" Mountain Dew was my favorite drink through college; it kept me up studying for a lot of tests. "

" When I throw the hook, I think of my arm as a whip with a rock attached to the end. "

" I do some weightlifting, a lot of different weight stuff, strength and conditioning stuff, a little bit of everything. "

" Aldo needed to feel McGregor out. Coming right at him ran into McGregor's game. I thought he'd start by taking him down and confuse him a little. Maybe he had all that stuff planned, but one combo, and Aldo got caught. That happens, especially with a guy as talented and precise and full of power as Conor. "

" I'm probably not going to be popular with the fighters with this one, but my biggest problem is guys playing it safe. I understand it from a coach's standpoint and a manager's standpoint. I understand why you'd want to play it safe and want to win the fight, win every fight. I get it. "

" It's a very complex sport, so judging is going to be very complex, too. And not everyone is going to agree all the time on who wins a fight. "

" Every time I win, I prove something: I'm the best guy in the world at what I do. "

" I think the reasons I retired stay the same. I don't want to change my style. I can't take a punch like I used to for whatever reason. I've heard all sorts of theories as to why that would happen, but I can't do it. "

" I like Glover Teixeira; he's a former training partner. "

" I have one way of fighting: I'm going to come after you, put hands on you, and knock you out. "

" I don't like being bad at anything. "

" As far as losing fights, that's part of the sport. "

" I've got a puncher's chance against anybody. "

" I'd like to have all of my losses back. But it's too late for that. "

" I don't think the itch to fight has ever left me, ever. I mean, I got paid to do what I love for a living, and I got paid very well to do it. So that's going to always be there. That's always going to be like, 'Man, I wouldn't mind getting out there again.' "

" I've been on a lot of shows that I like, doing guest appearances and little things. I'm just trying to have fun with being retired. "

" Everyone is on a fair playing field. It's safer for athletes, it's safer for the fighters - it's just a safer thing for fighters. So I think the USADA thing is good. "

" I'm one of those guys: I'm out there trying to punch you out and to hurt you, but as soon as I'm done, hopefully there's nothing wrong with you; I'm hoping that you're okay. "

" You can't pick and choose who's going to win or who's gonna mess up. "

" I started doing martial arts since I was 12, and then I went into wrestling in college. After I met John Hackleman, I started getting really serious about it, and after a few amateur fights, I got an invite to the UFC and have been in love with it ever since. "

" I did well in school, was the captain of the wrestling team and the football team, and always got along well with people, so I'm sure I would have gotten a job in the real world. I probably wouldn't have liked that, though. "

" You can actually find a lot of gyms that do teach mixed martial arts. But it's just like with any martial art - you've got to look at the coaches, go watch some classes, see how people treat each other and how the coaches treat the students. "

" I think people liked the way I fight. "