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" I went to college and did advanced electronical engineering, not really knowing what I wanted to do. It bored me to death, so I dropped out. "
Michael Bisping
College
Me
Knowing
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" As a fighter, you know when you connect with a really good shot because you feel the impact on your fist. "
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" Fighting at home does bring pressure - of course it does. But I've always thrived on that. "
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" I've had ups and downs in my career, and if you look at it as a bookmaker, the odds of me becoming a world champion were never in my favour, but I never stopped believing in myself and never stopped trying. "
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" Back then in the early '90s, people weren't calling it MMA - we called it Knockdown Sport Budo. "
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" I used to be weak - as did all British fighters - with wrestling, because we don't have high school wrestling or college wrestling here. "
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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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Journey
" I have nothing against America; I love spending time there. I fell in love with the country the very first time I went out there, and I have a lot of fans in the U.S. "
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" Ultimately, when two professionals meet, I don't really see the location as being a defining factor. If you're a psychologically weak fighter, maybe it would be. But if you're a seasoned pro, it doesn't really come into it. "
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Two
Fighter
See
" 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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Me
World
" I'm a fighter through and through, and I've got more heart and more determination than anybody. "
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Fighter
Got
" The Liverpool lad Darren Till looked unbelievable in his UFC debut, and he seems like quite a character. "
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He
UFC
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" Fighting in England, for me, is the height of my career. It really is. "
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England
Height
Career
" I don't need their love. If they want to boo, let them boo. "
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Want
Need
Them
" Of course it's an honour to be fighting at UFC 100, but I don't sit back and think about that. For me, it is only ever about winning. "
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Think
Winning
Back
" I want to be the first British person to lift a UFC World Title. "
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Want
Person
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" 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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Food
Way
Love
" I often put my foot in it a little bit sometimes. "
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Little Bit
Sometimes
Little
" Best move is probably the flying knee I used in the Ultimate Fighter semi-final v Ross Pointon in 2006. "
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Move
Best
Fighter
" My best weapon is probably my speed. I am faster than most middleweights, and I know how to use it. "
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Faster
I Am
Most
" You've got to sell fights; you've got to be entertaining. "
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You
Entertaining
Fights
" I had held titles in all the major U.K. organisations, but we were struggling to make ends meet. There were times you don't have a fight lined up, and the bills are stacking up. "
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Bills
Up
Titles
" It seems, whenever there are two Brits fighting in the UFC, we always seem to put on a good fight. "
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Two
Seem
Good
" I'm very happy with my wrestling. "
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Happy
Very
Wrestling
" I always support British athletes of all sports, including Tyson Fury. I think he's a great boxer. However, if he's calling out UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez, then quite frankly, he's living in a fantasy world and needs to come back to reality. "
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Sports
Think
Support
" I hate it when people call me a cage fighter. I'm a mixed martial artist. But people take one look at what we do, and they just start making assumptions. "
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Start
Hate
Artist
" I haven't seen any of the Cung Le movies, but I have seen the Cung Le Q&A that he did in San Jose, and I've got to say that was pretty hard to watch. That was pretty cringeworthy. Listen: stick to kicking; sticking to kicking eggs and setting Guinness World Records, because entertaining a crowd certainly isn't your thing. "
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World
Watch
Say
" I hate the expression, 'I'm not fake.' "
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Expression
Fake
Hate
" I just like doing normal things, going to the shops in Manchester, getting a meal with my girlfriend and kids, going to the cinema. I love Las Vegas and there places, but I couldn't live there. "
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Doing
Love
Normal