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" I'm not looking for people to put that vote on me to be prom king of the UFC. "
Demetrious Johnson
Looking
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King
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" I grew up with a single mom, two brothers, and a sister, and after school, we would play outside then go home for dinner and play videogames together. It's something I enjoy doing, and it's also cheap entertainment compared to a movie or paying for cable. You pay $50 one time for a game, and you can play it as many times as you want. "
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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 come from one of the great coaches - Matt Hume, Brad Kertson - and my skill set is well-rounded. "
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" 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
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" 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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Out
" 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
Me
" When I got into this sport, I thought all I had to do was beat people and finish fights, and everything else would take care of itself. "
Demetrious Johnson
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Care
People
" 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. "
Demetrious Johnson
High School
You
School
" At the end of the day, UFC is a business. "
Demetrious Johnson
UFC
Business
Day
" I can eat whatever I want, and I don't get over 145 pounds. A lot of the guys who fight at 125 pounds, they get pretty big, and when it gets closer to the fight, they're walking around at 135 pounds. For me, I try to stay the same weight I typically walk around at. "
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I Can
Try
Walking
" I don't care if my opponents are cheating or not. "
Demetrious Johnson
Cheating
Care
Opponents
" I worked a full-time job at a place call Caraustar. We recycle paper, then through recycled paper, we take it and we make V board out of it. If you buy a TV, a new couch, you see these little V boards that make like a V. "
Demetrious Johnson
See
Paper
New
" It's always about bringing in the numbers, the viewership. That's what gets you the money. "
Demetrious Johnson
About
Always
Gets
" I'm the type of fighter who has never made an excuse. I fought with a broken rib, broken leg. "
Demetrious Johnson
Who
Broken
Fighter
" 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. "
Demetrious Johnson
End Of The Day
People
Know
" 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.' "
Demetrious Johnson
People
Like
Beat
" Honestly, just all the love and respect from the fans, that's always the biggest thing that puts a smile on my face. "
Demetrious Johnson
Love
Fans
Face
" 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. "
Demetrious Johnson
People
Week
Fight
" You have to take the belt, and I dont give my opponents a chance to take my belt. I go out there and take away their opportunity to take my belt away from me. "
Demetrious Johnson
You
Away
Chance
" Obviously I'd love to see Demetrious Johnson, you know, 'Demetrious Johnson $500,000 payout baby,' absolutely. "
Demetrious Johnson
Know
Love
Baby
" 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
Me
" I saw Bobby Green and Lando Vannata, and everybody in the back was like, 'Oh, man, that's a sick fight!' And I'm like, 'Dude, look at his face, that cannot be good for his brain.' I'm just honest. "
Demetrious Johnson
Brain
Man
Green
" I'm not in the business to get hit and take concussions. "
Demetrious Johnson
Business
Get
Hit
" 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. "
Demetrious Johnson
Want
Champion
Care
" I guess I'm bothered by how fans react to certain things and how they're interested in certain things over true talent. I've always appreciated talent over everything else. "
Demetrious Johnson
React
Everything
True
" As a fighter, I pay very close attention to the amount of marketing that goes into and around my fights, and I can tell you that you'd be hard pressed to find much that has been done to promote me outside of 'TUF 24,' which was minimal in comparison to other fights, fighters, and shows. "
Demetrious Johnson
Attention
Done
Find
" In my mind, there's more to life than just fighting. That's just how I am. "
Demetrious Johnson
More
Just
I Am
" UFC has failed to market and promote me appropriately. "
Demetrious Johnson
Me
Market
Promote
" I'd rather have head stomps and kicks to the head on the ground rather than elbows because I think to kick someone in the head while they're laying on their back is very hard. Elbows are easy. You can be here, and I just cut you and won the fight. "
Demetrious Johnson
Back
Easy
Think
" I do not like getting hit. I can take a hit, but I don't want to damage my brain if I don't have to. "
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I Can
Hit
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