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" I fell for my own hype. I had too many people saying I couldn't be beat, and I actually fell for it. "
Stipe Miocic
Hype
My Own
Own
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Best
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" I want you to tell me how bad I suck and how I'm going to get knocked out and how I've been lucky my whole career. That's fine. All day. "
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Confident
" Junior Dos Santos is one of the best heavyweight fighters of all time, and he has proven it by being a champion. That is something that I want to be in my career, and I understand to achieve that, I have to beat guys like him. "
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Am
Know
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