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" I don't really think about or pay any mind to what everyone thinks about my fighting style or if they watch me fight; I just concentrate on myself. "

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" I know you can't fight forever, and there's only so long you can do this. "

" I've always had a belief in myself and an ability to always do what I believe. "

" No one ever wants fight of the night. Every fight I've gone in, I want knockout of the night. I want to be in and out quick. Sometimes, these guys just have a lot of grit - they're highly trained, and I just can't get them out of there, so I get fight of the night. "

" You can only stay at a high level so long before you need to rest your body. "

" I think fans expect fighters to beat each other up, and what I expect out of myself is to stay of trouble. "

" I only know I feel good when I fight. "

" If you look at all aspects of all sports, everything comes down to basics and fundamentals. "

" I always believed in myself, and even in the bad times, when I'd do bits of greatness here and there, it was those kinds of things that kept me alive and helped me to get to where I am now. "

" I just take it one fight at a time. "

" Fighting somebody like Manhoef, who can take anyone out at any point in time - that was a big win for me and one of the best finishes. In that fight, it wasn't looking good for me, but I kept believing in myself and was able to land a big shot, which was huge! "

" When I came back to the UFC, I was just excited. "

" In college, I tried to start wrestling as soon as I could and when it was available to me, as I loved competing, and then got into MMA under Pat Miletich, where I was able to sharpen all my skills and develop into a true fighter. "

" I was always into martial arts and boxing. "

" There's always going to be some phenom fighter coming up. If they're special athletes and highly trained, they'll do big things. "

" Sometimes spectacular things look really great, but when push comes to shove come fifth round, the basics, fundamentals and technical aspects are going to come into effect. "

" Every fighter wants to... take the least amount of damage possible. "

" I'm just a quiet guy who loved to fight. "

" I don't worry about who they're putting in front of me. Why would I? That's just nonsense for me to waste my energy. "

" I'm not a matchmaker; I don't run the UFC - I'm a fighter. So I'll stick to doing what I do best: training and punching people. "

" Usually, when I liked athletes growing up, it was because they could hit a ball very far or they can throw a ball very fast. They can shoot a jumper, or they can dunk the ball. "

" When you're on a roll, you want to stay busy - you want to keep that momentum going. "

" When St-Pierre retired, it brought a lot of enthusiasm to the weight class, and things got shook up. "

" I'm just trying to be a better fighter every time I compete, so it's all about being more strategic and looking for a way to get a finish. "

" Everyone's out there trying to take what's mine, and they're going to have to fight me for it. "

" You don't appreciate what you have when it all comes to you real quick. I went from nothing to everything all at once. "

" I've been fighting for a long time. "

" Winning fires me up. "

" I don't like going to decisions. I always try to finish people, knock them out, beat them up, and that's always the game plan. "

" I don't know what the fans expect out of these fighters, but I know what I expect out of myself. And that's go out there, beat people up, and just be me. "