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" If you want to see great mixed martial arts, tune in when I fight. If you want to see drama and all of that stuff, you guys can go watch 'Bachelors in Paradise.' They'll give you enough drama you can want to watch. "

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" I don't need to tell any one of you guys that I can do what I can do. I'll just show it to you guys, and if you want a little sneak peak, come watch me work out. That's how I do my thing. "

Demetrious Johnson

Need

I Can

" That's all I care about is being healthy. "

" UFC has failed to market and promote me appropriately. "

Demetrious Johnson

Market

Promote

" Pay-Per-View is run by drama. It is. It's true. I've done the research for myself. You look at Jon Jones. When Jon Jones fought Machida, probably did about $200,000, $300,000. When he fought Cormier, they made, like, $875,000. "

" I don't allow people's outlook on me dictate what I do in my life and how I live my life. "

Demetrious Johnson

Outlook

My Life

" I'm not in the business to get hit and take concussions. "

" There are things - I want to compete in a big tournament, like an eight-man tournament, like the old fighters. You're going to compete; you're going to fight this one and this one. "

Demetrious Johnson

Fight

Going

" At the end of the day, I know what my skill set and abilities are, and it's just going to take people a little while to recognize it. Whether that comes around or not, I'm not going to sit here in the corner and pout about it. "

" I'm very well-rounded. It's mixed martial arts. "

" You look into an encyclopedia and ask what fighter can do any type of martial art at a high-caliber level, my picture will show up. "

" That's kind of how I see my workmanship: it's how many hours I put in that makes me better. "

Demetrious Johnson

Kind

I See

" My wife is very supportive. "

" I know why the UFC runs the business the way they do. I know why Conor McGregor makes a base pay of $3 million. But I think I justify my pay with my skill set, and I've always been willing to promote my brand. "

" I take care of Demetrious Johnson, and the UFC takes care of themselves. That's nothing against the UFC; they're a well-oiled machine. They do an amazing job at advertising and making stars. "

" At one point in time in my career, it was like, 'Oh, he never finishes nobody.' Then, the next thing you know, I'm breaking peoples' arms, making them tap out, and knocking them out. Then, the next thing you know, it's, 'Oh, I don't like his personality.' It's like, 'Okay, well, if you don't like who I am, I can't help you there, buddy.' "

" I'm not going to go out there and have these slugfests, but I'll go out there and dominate my opponent. That's what I do in my fight. "

" I love fighting for the UFC. It's an amazing company. I've done a lot of great things, and they've done a lot of great things for my career. "

" I'm a black-and-white type of dude. If you say something, I believe you're gonna do it. "

" We've always been into juicing. It's one of the things that my wife likes to do. She's a vegetarian, so she loves to juice. And I'm a big health freak - well, when I feel like being it. "

" I think 15 to 18 title defenses is something that would be in the record books forever. "

" Me, I'm a working-class man, and I go to my job, put in the work, and walk away clean and unscathed, and I like it that way. "

" I think the reason I'm the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world is I beat everyone in my division. "

" That's one of the things I loved about Pride: the first round was ten minutes. "

" The first time I fought Ian McCall, I cut carbs completely out of my diet all through training camp. I was afraid I wasn't going to make weight, that I'd get on the scale, and it would be all, 'He weighs 128,' and the people would throw cabbage at me. I basically cut all carbs on the diet, just eat chicken and greens all the time. "

Demetrious Johnson

Chicken

Eat

" Honestly, just all the love and respect from the fans, that's always the biggest thing that puts a smile on my face. "

" When I'm done my mixed martial arts career, the only people who are gonna remember me and respect what I did and how I lived my life are my two children. That's my legacy, ladies and gentlemen. "

" In my mind, there's more to life than just fighting. That's just how I am. "

Demetrious Johnson

Just

I Am

" A lot of people might sit back and watch Dominick Cruz doing his footwork, and say, 'Oh, Dominick Cruz just dancing around, and he runs away.' It's a totally different atmosphere until you get in there, and you actually experience it. "

" You can tell MMA is a carb sport because it's fast; it's explosive. It's not a fat storage sport. "

" In wrestling, when I was in high school, my coach said you should be able to hit every single move from any position. So, arm drag to double-leg, snap-down to double-leg. You should be able to hit a move from anywhere, so with my armbar, I can essentially hit it from any position because it's my favorite submission. "