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" 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. "

Michael Bisping

Happen

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Will

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" 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. "

" I used to do traditional weapons training, and I wasn't bad with a sword. "

" I used to be weak - as did all British fighters - with wrestling, because we don't have high school wrestling or college wrestling here. "

" The Liverpool lad Darren Till looked unbelievable in his UFC debut, and he seems like quite a character. "

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" I've already been KO'd, embarrassed. Nothing is going to be worse than that, so what's to be scared of? "

" 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. "

" As a fighter, you know when you connect with a really good shot because you feel the impact on your fist. "

" Anderson Silva kind of took the best part of Rich Franklin out of his soul, and he was never the same again. "

" Let's be honest: I don't want to walk out to boos. I always want to be cheered, like anyone, and I've been very lucky over the years to have a lot of support. Coming to America, I'm always the away guy, and so people thought their guy had to take me out, and they boo. "

" A lot of Americans say the food in England sucks. I don't think the food in England sucks - the food is great - but I've got to say, the Americans have got the dining out experience nailed down. "

" In my teenage years, I started kickboxing, then did a little boxing. When the UFC and MMA exploded in the early 2000s in the U.S.A. and Japan, I saw a way to make money and a career. "

" Best move is probably the flying knee I used in the Ultimate Fighter semi-final v Ross Pointon in 2006. "

" 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. "

" As the UFC was getting bigger and bigger, I realized it was a potential career there, and that's what I did. "

" 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. "

Michael Bisping

Champion

World

" Some people are born for a certain thing. And for me, unfortunately, I wish it was something a bit more artistic or whatever, but I was a born fighter. That's what kept me coming back. It makes me feel alive. And, I just know, there is nothing I do better in this world than fight. "

" 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. "

" For me, 'The Ultimate Fighter' has been massive. I think it is a fantastic vehicle to find the new talent of tomorrow. "

" Fighting in England, for me, is the height of my career. It really is. "

" I swear to God, I don't even know who Demi Lovato is. My son has a crush on her. Apparently, he was sat next to her when I knocked Luke Rockhold out, so Demi Lovato knows who I am, that's for sure. "

" 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. "

Michael Bisping

Bills

Titles

" I don't need their love. If they want to boo, let them boo. "

" I want to be world champion, and that's why I've worked for an entire lifetime to get here. "

" I always wanted to be the champion, and I had belief in myself that I could achieve it. But along the way, of course, you've also got to be a realist. You lose a couple of fights here and there, and you think maybe it's not going to happen. "

" Patrick Cote, that would be one way traffic. I'd destroy the guy. "

" Fighting at home does bring pressure - of course it does. But I've always thrived on that. "

" Without wishing to sound arrogant, when I was younger, I used to win every single martial arts tournament I ever entered. I used to enter the under 14s and under 16s, win both gold medals in those, and then go in the men's tournament just for experience, and end up getting a silver medal. "