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" I've wrestled my whole life, and when I got done with college, I went back to school to become a firefighter. I liked MMA, but I didn't really know if I wanted to get punched in the face! "

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" I am always going to be the same guy. The fireman that lives in Cleveland. "

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Always

" The Hendricks/Lawler fights, those were just epic. Both were non-stop. I couldn't stop watching, and it was hard to look away. I watch those as a fan, and to see two guys fighting like that for 25 minutes is crazy. "

" I love watching 'Orange Is the New Black,' and I play video games, like 'Call of Duty.' "

" Listen, anyone in the heavyweight division in the top ten, there is no easy fight. I don't care what you say. "

" When I do become the champion, I'll still be a fire fighter. "

" I love fighting. I love what I do. "

" I'm never going to change who I am for the UFC. "

" I love what I do, both aspects - fighting and being a firefighter and paramedic. "

" I like winning, and I worked too hard to get where am at now. I'm not giving it up. "

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" You can look at it and say I'm doing this better or that better, but the bottom line is, I just learned to be mentally tougher. "

" Anthony 'Rumble' Johnson hits hard. You gotta watch out for him. He's got hammers as fists. "

" I don't care about history; all I care about is winning. "

" There is still so much room for me to get better. Everyone in this sport evolves so quickly. You could take six months off and come back to a totally different game. That's why I'm always in the gym working. Even if I don't have a fight lined up, I'm still in there working to improve my overall game. "

" I'm not going to throw haymakers the whole fight; I'll gas out. "

" The UFC has a great plan for us. I'm just happy I'm employed by them and can pay my house bills and everything. "

" DC is good all round. He pushes the pace, makes you think what you're doing, makes you uncomfortable. "

" I've got the best coaches in the world. I've got confidence in them, and they've got confidence in me. "

" Saving people, helping people, is just something I always wanted to do. "

" Music-wise, I like anything with a beat to it. With walkout songs, I pick something to keep me going and to rile me up. "

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" I've got power. I don't throw hard every time. I just throw shots. "

" Cro Cop is one of the best in the world and such a great guy. It was awesome to train with him. There's nothing better than working with him, and it was a great experience. "

" Someone sent me a picture of Werdum on the ground after I hit him... There was 2:16 left, and the area code for Cleveland is 216. They played 'Believeland' that night, and the next day it snowed, and everyone said Hell froze over because the curse was broken. "

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" I'm from Cleveland. I love this place. I'm never going to leave. "

" People have always worn Cleveland shirts and supported Cleveland no matter how bad the teams were or how close we were. It didn't matter. That's really all about the city. We're just hardworking people that love the city and don't care how the teams do. "

" Every fight's like that. You try to break the guy's will. "

" Fabio Maldonado jumped up to heavyweight for our fight, and while he wasn't ranked, he is a super-tough dude and had never been knocked out before. "

" I had to work hard to keep up with my mom. That's where I learned it from. She's a freak. "

" I lived with my mom my whole life; her work ethic was ridiculous, and it hasn't changed. "

" What makes me so confident is my coaches, my team: they are the best in the world, and if it wasn't for them, I wouldn't be here. "

" I love baseball and love the Indians and all the teams here. "