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" I never take a round off or a run off or a push-up off; that's just not in me. "

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" You win a world title, you beat the best guys in the world, and a lot of these fans are kind of misconstrued about who are the best fighters in the world. "

" If they could put us all in a tournament, that'd be the best way, but they're not going to do that here at the UFC. "

" The most comical thing for me, even when I watch movies, is the guy who's so crazy confident about himself, with the mink jacket - to me, that is so funny. I wish I could be like that. As a fighter, I wish I could do that, so I could make people laugh. But I can't; it's not my style. "

" Typically, I would say that I'm not defined by one loss and I'm not defined by one win. But I'd be lying if I told you I didn't harp on the loss at Madison Square Garden. "

" The fighters and the fights are what makes UFC great. "

" I've knocked a ton of guys out. I know the power I have and the advantages I have against the best in the world. "

" Where in normal neighborhoods, they would play stick ball and hockey and baseball, we used to slap box and bring boxing gloves down the street and box each other. "

" I've said it from the very beginning: Fighting the best guys in the world doesn't pay as good as the circus. I want to join the circus. I'm trying to get that circus money. "

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

" When I say 'fighter,' I am thinking about how you deal with adversity, how you deal with being in bad situations. "

" 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. "

" We got four-ounce gloves here. It's not hard to knock someone out. "

" I'll beat a bunch of good guys, and then I'll get a ton of fans come up to me and go, 'Do you think you can beat Conor McGregor?' And I'm like, 'Oh my God. You guys are disillusioned.' They think because this man's popular he's good. "

" The more dangerous the opponent, the better fight I've fought. It always made me move in ways I'd never moved before. "

" Where most kids play stickball and hockey, I'd walk down the streets with two sets of boxing gloves and knock on my friend's door and see if he wanted to box. There were boxing gyms on every corner. "

" 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. "

" I want to fight Gilbert Melendez. "

" 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. "

" It's a fist fight - the idea is to go out there and impose my will. "

" These kinds of fights, these big fights that get everyone talking and interested, these are the fights I want. "

" As far as Nurmagomedov, I just don't get how you become the No. 1 contender without actually fighting guys who are ranked in the top 10. It kind of baffles me. "

" I'm a little unconventional; I do things a little differently. "

" I know what I can do at 155. "

" I don't need to be told what I am or what I should do or if I beat this guy it means I'm good or if I lose to that guy it means I'm bad. I'm at peace with myself, and I know what I do every day in my training will speak for itself, and success will be a byproduct. "

" There's not a single strike that good preparation can't negate. "

" I think it's important to say that I am genuinely thankful for the time at Bellator. "

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

" I want to fight only dangerous guys. Whenever I've done that in my career, I've stepped up and risen to the challenge. "

" With MTV2, every fighter is exposed to millions of people, and they won't have to take a monster pay cut to do so. "

" 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. "