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" 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. "

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" Where most kids play stickball and hockey, I'd walk down the streets with two sets of boxing gloves and knock on my friend's door and see if he wanted to box. There were boxing gyms on every corner. "

" I enjoy fights the most once them nerves go away and you settle into the fight. That's when you can have your fun and be creative and just kind of be yourself. "

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

" The most comical thing for me, even when I watch movies, is the guy who's so crazy confident about himself, with the mink jacket - to me, that is so funny. I wish I could be like that. As a fighter, I wish I could do that, so I could make people laugh. But I can't; it's not my style. "

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

" 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 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. "

" The fans, man, the fans have a little different way of thinking. They really applaud the spirit of fighters, and that put a huge influence on the type of energy I fought with, rather than if I won or lost. America's a real win-or-lose culture, where with the Japanese, fighting with spirit is enough. "

" I really didn't want to enter the UFC in a fight that nobody really cared about or where people thought I was just going to whoop some guy. "

" I'll beat a bunch of good guys, and then I'll get a ton of fans come up to me and go, 'Do you think you can beat Conor McGregor?' And I'm like, 'Oh my God. You guys are disillusioned.' They think because this man's popular he's good. "

" I'm a whole lot more than just Spanish or Irish or whatever, but definitely, it's given me help. It's given me a push, and I'm very proud of my Spanish heritage. "

" I think it's important to say that I am genuinely thankful for the time at Bellator. "

" 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. "

" Where in normal neighborhoods, they would play stick ball and hockey and baseball, we used to slap box and bring boxing gloves down the street and box each other. "

" I have a very good ground game and very good wrestling. People just underestimate it. That's it. I want to keep it like that. "

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

" I want to fight Gilbert Melendez. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" Having your worst nightmares kind of come true is truly liberating. "

" I want the best guys the promotion has to offer, put them in front of me, and I'll beat them. "

" I like to be with my back against the wall in dangerous situations. "

" I rarely think that when a guy loses a fight, it's a weight issue. You can either fight, or you can't. "

" I will fight whoever the UFC wants me to fight. "

" 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 think bullying in general is for cowards. "

" The right thing to do is just ask what you can give, and then let things manifest in the time they're supposed to. "

" It's MMA - anything can happen. You can throw a punch from one knee, a punch from anywhere. "