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" I want to go out there and be clean in my performances and showcase great knockouts. "

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" I'm glad that in this sport you can write your own stories, and you don't have to worry about what other people expect out of you. "

" Fighting somebody like Manhoef, who can take anyone out at any point in time - that was a big win for me and one of the best finishes. In that fight, it wasn't looking good for me, but I kept believing in myself and was able to land a big shot, which was huge! "

" Everyone's out there trying to take what's mine, and they're going to have to fight me for it. "

" I don't worry about who they're putting in front of me. Why would I? That's just nonsense for me to waste my energy. "

" Everybody would rather get a quick submission, a quick knockout. "

" I don't fight for my legacy or for the glory or anything like that. The feedback from the fans is nice, don't get me wrong; it's a good feeling having them - you on their side. But I'm motivated by making a good living for my family, and that's what made me get serious about this. "

" It's nice that fans want to see me fight. It definitely helps and gets everyone excited. It gets the UFC excited, and they are quick to put me back in there. But I really just focus on myself and getting ready to fight. "

" I'm not just a guy who can knock people out. "

" I want to knock people out. "

" I was a striker before a wrestler. I've always wanted to knock people out. "

" I focus on making sure I'm sharp, and it doesn't matter who I am fighting. I need to perform at my best and try to elevate my game to the highest level I possibly can, so that is what I concentrate on doing. "

" I know you can't fight forever, and there's only so long you can do this. "

" My coaches do all the breakdowns of my opponents, and I leave that up to them. "

" I'm just willing to do a lot, take a lot, and force people into a fight. That's something a lot of people aren't ready to do. Some people are. "

" Coming back to the UFC was huge. I was ready for the spotlight for the first time. "

" No one ever wants fight of the night. Every fight I've gone in, I want knockout of the night. I want to be in and out quick. Sometimes, these guys just have a lot of grit - they're highly trained, and I just can't get them out of there, so I get fight of the night. "

" Usually, when I liked athletes growing up, it was because they could hit a ball very far or they can throw a ball very fast. They can shoot a jumper, or they can dunk the ball. "

" When you're coming up, and you have Matt Hughes, Tim Sylvia, Jens Pulver and Pat Miletich, Jeremy Horn to train with and compete with - guys that have fought in Japan, all over the world - and you see these guys every day, you just embrace the grind and get after it: you have no choice but to succeed. "

" I just train hard and worry about the things I can control. "

" I don't really dabble into the politics of MMA too much. "

" Sometimes when you are winning, you don't see your flaws; you don't see what you are not good at. "

" I never lost sight of my goals. I never stopped thinking I could reach the top. "

" When push comes to shove, I'm a fighter, and I'm going to force someone to fight. It takes a lot of technique, it takes a lot of skill, but to take that, and make something of it, it's a lot of heart and a lot of determination, and that's something I have. That's who I am. "

" I was always into martial arts and boxing. "

" For me, it's always the same: worrying about how I can get better, the techniques I can do. "

" I'm just trying to be a better fighter every time I compete, so it's all about being more strategic and looking for a way to get a finish. "

" I was getting a lot of good work with my wrestling up in Iowa, but I needed a more all-around game, striking, jiu-jitsu at a high level. I had a lot of good coaches out at ATT to work with. They pushed me. Everything was smarter. Everything was precise. "

" I can see that I can be a role model. "

" My coaches have done a good job of tightening my skills, where I can dictate a little bit more where the fight is going. "