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" I'm just a small guy. "
Demetrious Johnson
Guy
Just
Small
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" I don't want to say I was ever scared to voice my opinion. I was just trying to make a good example, I guess you could say. And even when I'm more outspoken, I believe that I am still making a good example for younger athletes and also future athletes. "
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" 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. "
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" I don't have small goals; I just have goals, and it's, one, stay healthy; and two, have a very successful career. "
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" I don't care about being the champ champ. I want to be the only consecutive 12-time defending champion in any mixed martial arts promotion. "
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" At the end of the day, UFC is a business. "
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" The first time I saw a commercial for my fight was UFC 210. "
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" I don't care if my opponents are cheating or not. "
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Care
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" Coaching 'The Ultimate Fighter' in my weight class, I couldn't do it. I'd basically be coaching people to beat me. I'm going to give you my riddle? "
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People
Coaching
" 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. "
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You
Will
" I work way too hard in the gym to woo the judges and just skate by. "
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Gym
Work
" You're starting to see a lot of fighters, like, 'We want more money so we can be able to retire eventually,' instead of, we get to 30 years old, and we're like, 'Alright, I think Costco has openings.' "
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Money
You
Want
" Truly, I am not afraid of one man in this whole UFC Octagon roster. I truly don't care. What's the worst thing that's going to happen to me? I lose. I get knocked out? "
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Me
Worst
Care
" UFC has failed to market and promote me appropriately. "
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Me
Market
Promote
" I've knocked people out from the clinch. I've submitted people from armbars, Kimura, last-second armbars. I've knocked people out with one-hand punch. "
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Punch
People
Out
" Some days I have off like Thursday and Sunday but typically Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday are dedicated to training if I'm in fight camp. "
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Friday
Fight
Monday
" Usain Bolt is the fastest man in the land; I'm the fastest man in mixed martial arts. "
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Martial Arts
Mixed
Arts
" For me, you look at the beginning of his career, the man couldn't even make weight. That's how I found out about Henry Cejudo to begin with. 'Oh, Henry Cejudo misses weight again.' I'm like, who's this guy who keeps missing weight. When the UFC signed him, I was like, 'Great, you guys signed another guy who can't make 125.' "
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Beginning
Great
Look
" I do have my cheat meals. I have Oreos inside the house right now, and I have beer and fried chicken and waffles. All that good stuff. But once it comes down to when I really want to get in shape and get lean, I'll eat clean and go with whole foods. "
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Down
House
Good
" I always loved playing video games. It was something my mom did, and my sister played as well. "
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Loved
Mom
Video Games
" I think the reason I'm the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world is I beat everyone in my division. "
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Best
World
Think
" I want the whole world to watch me fight. But you know if people are just tuning in to hear me trash talk are not fight fans. "
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You
World
" I focus on staying healthy, going to the gym, and I go out there and fight. "
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Healthy
Fight
" 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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Fight
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" That's one of the things I loved about Pride: the first round was ten minutes. "
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Ten
Loved
Pride
" If I went up there and beat T.J. Dillashaw at 135 pounds, I have no interest whatsoever in staying at 135. People are like, 'Why not?' and I'm like, 'I have no interest in fighting guys who walk around at 160 pounds.' "
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People
Like
Beat
" 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. "
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Myself
You
Look
" One of the things I always tell people is that when it comes to fighting and fight week, then I'm there for one purpose, and that's to fight and get the hell out of dodge. "
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People
Week
Fight
" That's the beautiful thing about mixed martial arts - and I'll tell people that - you have to think outside of the box. "
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Box
Think
Beautiful
" They'll always find somebody for me to fight. Whether I win or lose, they'll find somebody to fight, and I'll compete. I'll make money, and I'll pay my bills. "
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Money