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" I'm probably not going to be popular with the fighters with this one, but my biggest problem is guys playing it safe. I understand it from a coach's standpoint and a manager's standpoint. I understand why you'd want to play it safe and want to win the fight, win every fight. I get it. "

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" I started doing martial arts since I was 12, and then I went into wrestling in college. After I met John Hackleman, I started getting really serious about it, and after a few amateur fights, I got an invite to the UFC and have been in love with it ever since. "

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" I like aggressive fighters who will come after me. "

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" I grew up while I was in college. I learned how to take care of myself. I learned how to prioritize things. I learned how to get things done. "

" I think people liked the way I fight. "

" You can actually find a lot of gyms that do teach mixed martial arts. But it's just like with any martial art - you've got to look at the coaches, go watch some classes, see how people treat each other and how the coaches treat the students. "

" We run on the beach some days, and others, we run hills behind the gym. We also do several hours of grappling each week as mixed with some intense cardio in the ring. "

" When I'm training at home, I have five meals for the day that I just heat up. It's all planned, and that's what I eat. "

" I'd like to have all of my losses back. But it's too late for that. "

" It's hard for me to fake smile. I personally think I look stupid fake smiling. "

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" I eat more when I'm not training as much. But I get in the gym, and when I feel my gut, I try to eat healthy for some of my meals. "

" A lot of people are blowing Shogun's fight with Mark Coleman out of proportion. He was coming off an injury, and he gassed early on in his first fight back. "

" When I throw the hook, I think of my arm as a whip with a rock attached to the end. "

" I'm not an emotional fighter. "

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" I'm a fighter, and I'll always be a fighter, and it's what I love to do. "

" I don't ever go into a fight wanting to hurt someone. I just want to show them that I am better than them, and if they get hurt, it's part of the sport. "

" I do some weightlifting, a lot of different weight stuff, strength and conditioning stuff, a little bit of everything. "

" I don't like being bad at anything. "

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" I try to stay in shape and am always consistently working out. "

" People got to understand, the fighters at the top are the fighters that are supposed to get paid because they're the guys that are bringing people in, bringing eyes to the TV, getting pay-per-views buys, and putting people in the seats. I mean, that's what it comes down to. "

" When I'm training for a fight, I work out two or three times a day for five days a week. "

" I drove motorcycles through college. I didn't have the money to buy a car. "

" With the fights I have lost, I always want another shot and think that I can beat them. "

" People still thank me for the stuff I did for this sport, and I appreciate everything people say. "

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" I like Glover Teixeira; he's a former training partner. "

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" I have absolutely no dancing background. I think I took one swing class when I was in college, with a friend of mine. I think I went twice. "

" I don't change my style for anybody. "

" I've always said that when I retire, I'll decide in the training room and not after a fight. "

" Totally different challenges, but being a dad and fighting both wear you out. "

" When it comes to damage, boxing will cause more damage than MMA ever will. "

" I think some of the most important exercises are all the core exercises that you can do to maximize training in certain areas of your body. "