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

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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. "

" I rarely think that when a guy loses a fight, it's a weight issue. You can either fight, or you can't. "

" I want to prove the naysayers wrong. They're everywhere. And to be honest with you, they're all I see, and they're what motivates me. "

" I really didn't want to enter the UFC in a fight that nobody really cared about or where people thought I was just going to whoop some guy. "

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