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" My goal is to go out there and dominate. We all know if I'm in a position and I see my opponent hurt by landing good striking, I'm going to try to get him out of there. If I'm in the top position or in the position to finish by submission, I'm going to look for that. I don't feel the need to prove the haters wrong. "

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" What's on my playlist when I'm fighting is not so much hip-hop. Sometimes, it's something more inspirational. I get a chance to think about what I'm fighting for, like, my family. It takes me to that state because a lot of times, it's a spiritual warfare for me. "

Tyron Woodley

Think

Family

Inspirational

" My real fear with fighting is just not letting it go out there and hang out. I don't fear other guys. I'm just scared I'm not going to go out there and give everything I have. Like I'm only going to give a fraction of the things we trained and worked on. "

" For me, it's about the legacy, being the best fighter and a champion who takes all comers. I'm going to make more money outside the Octagon, after my career, than I make in it. But it's making it difficult for me to achieve my goals when I have unnecessary stumbling blocks like my promoter saying damaging comments about me. "

" Obviously, Robbie Lawler isn't called ruthless for nothing; he's really earned his keep and has a crazy comeback story, probably the best comeback story we've seen in our sport. "

" I ain't Nate Diaz. Nate Diaz is not a welterweight. He did not do well at welterweight because he was undersized, and these dudes are real gorillas in this weight class. "

" When you're working on a Marvel movie, their legal department do not play. "

" Man, I fought since pre-K. I was small for my grade, but I was tough. "

" If you are the best in the world, and you believe you should be fighting for a title, I think it is important to get those things out. Because a closed mouth doesn't get fed. "

" I'm a person who believes that if a team that's producing a champion and producing contenders in that same division, then the coaches should be proud of that and pat themselves on the back because they're really creating a dynasty, so that's the way I take it. "

" At the end of the day, it's a big difference to get the draw than to get the win, but I'll take either over a loss any day. "

" Let's put the cards on the table. Real is real. If I was a different complexion, I think people and fans would treat me a different way. "

" Legacy is really important to me. It's more important than dollars to me. So with that said, I try to find the fights that would solidify my legacy. "

Tyron Woodley

Important

Said

" Have you seen any African American athlete that appeals to the urban market actually bring that market to the MMA? "

" I have the highest takedown defense in the entire welterweight division, maybe the second-highest on the UFC roster. "

" When things get you in the corner, and it feels like you can't go on, you can fight back. You're never out of the fight. "

" I want to leave a legacy behind. I want the chance to measure myself against the top guys and to have them bring out that champion within me in the Octagon. "

Tyron Woodley

Legacy

Myself

" I'm just trying to get paid; I'm going to be straight up. "

" I think the fans are human, and they have their own mind. If someone doesn't like a person because of their skin color, it doesn't matter if you fight or you deliver mail; they're going to have that opinion. "

" I don't feel an obligation to go by the rankings - we all know how those rankings are produced anyway. I want to go out there and fight the money fight. "

Tyron Woodley

Feel

Fight

" I've beaten Jordan Mein. I've beaten Tarec Saffiedine. Some people might have said I beat Stephen Thompson. I beat Robbie Lawler. These are the greatest strikers in our sport, but I'm the only one out of all those guys that outstruck the best strikers, and I still don't get the credit for being the best striker in our division. "

" I'm just going to go out there, pop on my leather gloves, and constantly make connections outside the Octagon, and that will make me bigger in the Octagon. "

Tyron Woodley

Leather

Connections

" I don't want to be the dude that you just think about with a crazy suit, talking crap, fighting in these super fights and driving a Rolls-Royce. "

" I'm a successful individual and maneuvering in a culture where there are some racists. I still find a way to get to the top, whether I go around or weave through. "

" What got me into MMA first was that I was a wrestler, and I was a gangbanger getting into trouble a lot and getting into fights. I grew up in a family of 15 in a four-bedroom house. It was dysfunctional, so that alone made me want to be an MMA fighter. It's really the only sport where you gotta basically depend on yourself. "

Tyron Woodley

House

You

" I want to be compensated. If I'm working at the post office, and I'm sorting the same mail as the person to the right, and they're making $25 an hour and I'm making $21, I need to know what is this person doing so much better that he's getting $4 more than me. That's just knowing the market and being a smart businessman. "

Tyron Woodley

Smart

Know

" Two men can talk on the phone and maybe not agree on everything but at least respect each other. "

" Johnny Hendricks has better credentials, but in MMA, I might be the best wrestler for the style. "

" Goal number one is to be the welterweight champion of the world, and I'm away from my family way too often. This is a sport where we can make cash now. "

" When you fighting in New York, I feel like it would be disrespectful if I didn't walk out with some legendary East Coast hip-hop. "

" I fight with a game plan, but sometimes you have an audible. "