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" I don't want to go that route where I'm going into fights dehydrated. I used to fight at 170 pounds. I was 10-0 at 170 with eight knockouts. I'm not going to listen to somebody from the outside tell me what weight I should be fighting at. "

Eddie Alvarez

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" The truth is, a large majority of the market, I'd guess 80 percent, doesn't know anything more than what they are sold. "

" I will do whatever the UFC tells me to do, but there's not a doubt in my mind that I can be champion. "

" There's a part of martial arts where we need humility and respect. "

" Although I'm shorter, all of my weight I carry in my back and my butt. That's where most of my weight is. "

" The fights for me are always about what you cannot see, the intangibles. It's about what's inside - what really is inside. "

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" I like to be with my back against the wall in dangerous situations. "

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" I can walk into a restaurant and knock five guys out, become 5-0 real quick. It's about the quality of opponent. You have to beat the right guys to call yourself the No. 1 contender. "

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Eddie Alvarez

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" Fighting in general, but especially when I was younger, was tough to deal with because there are so many external things going on that want to control you that most people have no clue about. "

" It's hard when you win the title to not think, 'I'm here. Now what do I do?' "

" You don't want to be in a fight of the year. It takes years off your life. But, it's why fans tune in; it's why people gravitate toward your fights. It's why people want to watch you fight. It's important to get into them, but it's important to try not to get into too many of them. "

" From wrestling, I learned that I was capable of much more than I thought I was. "

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" My biggest fear as a fighter is to be knocked out in front of millions of people. But after it actually happened, there's this calmness about you that says everything is OK. "

" I think when it comes to re-signing with an organisation, there's no real compromise if you're trying to move on. "

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" I've been fighting the best guys, so I would like a gimme fight. "

Eddie Alvarez

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" The fans, man, the fans have a little different way of thinking. They really applaud the spirit of fighters, and that put a huge influence on the type of energy I fought with, rather than if I won or lost. America's a real win-or-lose culture, where with the Japanese, fighting with spirit is enough. "

" In this sport, the good thing about the UFC and MMA in general is a lot of it's based on perception. "

" I don't like going to 155; I do it because everyone else does. "

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" If you're not successful at a certain weight, it rarely has anything to do with gaining or losing 10 pounds. It's something inside of you that you need to fix in order to win. It rarely has anything to do with cutting 10 pounds. "

" The idea is to go out there and win in a dominant fashion. That changes people's minds, the way they're thinking about me, and lets people know I'm here to contend for a title. "

" I don't have a nickname. But, hey, they can call me what they want - The Silent Assassin, The Underground King. In Japan, they call me American Knuckle Star. Call me what you want. "

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" I have a very good ground game and very good wrestling. People just underestimate it. That's it. I want to keep it like that. "

" The right thing to do is just ask what you can give, and then let things manifest in the time they're supposed to. "

" People say I'm good at standup. I don't even think I'm that great at standup. I just hit hard. I don't think I'm super technical or anything like that. I got a couple knockouts. I think I just hit hard more than anything. "