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" Regardless of the magnitude, the crowd, or the pay-per-view sales, the goal is to beat the guy in front of me. "

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" The goal never changes. It's about beating the guy in front of you. "

" The truth is, a large majority of the market, I'd guess 80 percent, doesn't know anything more than what they are sold. "

" I'm my own biggest critic, so no matter what was being said in the media or being said by fans, I feel the worst when I disappoint myself. "

" I'm looking to grab the UFC and pull them back in the direction of Philadelphia. "

" I have a tremendous support from a lot of the Underground fans. They believe in me, they want to see me do well, and they're behind me. But there are a lot of people out there who don't believe it, and so I want to separate perception and reality. I want to be able to do that. "

" I boxed. I did track and field; I did basketball, football, any sport I was able to sign up for. "

" I'm a little unconventional; I do things a little differently. "

" The more dangerous the opponent, the better fight I've fought. It always made me move in ways I'd never moved before. "

" We got four-ounce gloves here. It's not hard to knock someone out. "

" The business aspect of this sport is a contradiction to what it's really about, and that's knowing something for what it is and not just what it looks like. "

" As far as Nurmagomedov, I just don't get how you become the No. 1 contender without actually fighting guys who are ranked in the top 10. It kind of baffles me. "

" I know what I can do at 155. "

" Going in there just to win and put on a boring fight, I don't want to be related to anything like that. "

" If they could put us all in a tournament, that'd be the best way, but they're not going to do that here at the UFC. "

" You don't want to be in a fight of the year. It takes years off your life. But, it's why fans tune in; it's why people gravitate toward your fights. It's why people want to watch you fight. It's important to get into them, but it's important to try not to get into too many of them. "

" I never take a round off or a run off or a push-up off; that's just not in me. "

" I've been fighting the best guys, so I would like a gimme fight. "

" There's a lot of guys in the UFC who are good at one thing, and they get matched up stylistically well. "

" My biggest fear as a fighter is to be knocked out in front of millions of people. But after it actually happened, there's this calmness about you that says everything is OK. "

" I want to fight only dangerous guys. Whenever I've done that in my career, I've stepped up and risen to the challenge. "

" Although I'm shorter, all of my weight I carry in my back and my butt. That's where most of my weight is. "

" Typically, I would say that I'm not defined by one loss and I'm not defined by one win. But I'd be lying if I told you I didn't harp on the loss at Madison Square Garden. "

" I want to prove the naysayers wrong. They're everywhere. And to be honest with you, they're all I see, and they're what motivates me. "

" The longer I'm in this sport, the more I realize that it's not about the wins and losses that makes you a good fighter. It's about putting the time in and fighting the best guys possible and going after them. The outcome will take care of itself. "

" There's not a single strike that good preparation can't negate. "

" If you're not successful at a certain weight, it rarely has anything to do with gaining or losing 10 pounds. It's something inside of you that you need to fix in order to win. It rarely has anything to do with cutting 10 pounds. "

" I was never the most technical; I was never the best at one aspect at this sport, but what I was always good as was negating people's strengths and putting them in terrible situations where they're uncomfortable. "

" It's a fist fight - the idea is to go out there and impose my will. "

" In this sport, the good thing about the UFC and MMA in general is a lot of it's based on perception. "

" I started this fight career with one objective. When I step inside a ring or an octagon, it is to beat the guy in front of me. "