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" I hate the expression, 'I'm not fake.' "

Michael Bisping

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" Financially, I've done very well doing what I do. I've got plenty of money in the bank. I've got gigs with FOX doing analyst work, media work. The UFC has been very kind to me. Ultimately, however, I want to be world champion. I have to achieve that to validate my entire career. "

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" Obviously, every fighter wants to be the world champion, and that's what I want to achieve. "

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