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" I want to be world champion, and that's why I've worked for an entire lifetime to get here. "
Michael Bisping
Here
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Why
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" I don't need their love. If they want to boo, let them boo. "
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" I've beaten a lot of great fighters, but people say the big ones, I've lost them all. I don't want to go down as a guy who loses his big fights. "
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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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" I'm in a sport where, on their day, anyone can beat anyone else if they are at the top of their own game. "
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Day
" I'm generally an optimist, but of course, when you've been with the UFC for a decade and still not had a title shot, there is a little part of you that wonders if it will ever happen. "
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" Due to the UFC educating people on MMA as a sport, people give us the respect as athletes, opening doors to opportunities which wasn't available in the past. It has been amazing to be part of the UFC journey. "
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Respect
Past
Journey
" I was a big fan of martial arts movies - Bruce Lee in particular, as cringeworthy as it is. Jean-Claude van Damme was a big inspiration as well - it's a little embarrassing. "
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Arts
Movies
Big
" I beat Anderson Silva and then Luke Rockhold, who was, pound-for-pound, one of the best. Now I get to do Dan Henderson, who is a legend in the sport. "
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Get
Who
" Best move is probably the flying knee I used in the Ultimate Fighter semi-final v Ross Pointon in 2006. "
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Fighter
" A lot of people get up to the top of the pile, maybe get one No. 1 contender match-up, and if they lose, they drift into obscurity. I lost, and I went back a bit. But I built myself back up. Three times. "
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People
Back
Lose
" All I do is fight, consistently, the best guys in the world, and sure, I've lost a couple here and there, but I've certainly won the majority of my fights. There are those who pick and choose opponents and try to pad their record along the way, but I've never done that. "
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Fight
Done
" There's no shortage of fighting talent in the UFC; that's what makes it such a great organisation, and that's why I'm so proud to be a part of it. "
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Great
Fighting
Proud
" I have been involved in this sport since I was eight years old, so, hopefully, I can train and coach athletes down the line. "
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Train
Coach
" For so many years, people have used the expression 'poster boy of British MMA,' but I've never seen myself as that; I certainly never described myself as that. "
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Never
" I love the way of life out in California, and I've made a lot of friends out there. The food is amazing. "
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" When everybody fought Anderson Silva in the past, they were terrified of him. Absolutely terrified. That's part of the reason why he was so successful. "
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" I think it's just in human nature: if you've got two guys fighting, and you don't really know them, you're going to root for the guy who comes from your country. "
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Nature
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Human Nature
" I've been on both sides of the boos. "
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Boos
Been
" People write me off, and yet then, when I fight people, my opponents have a completely different opinion of me afterwards. "
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" I'm a fighter through and through, and I've got more heart and more determination than anybody. "
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Fake
Hate