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" The fighters and the fights are what makes UFC great. "

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" 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. "

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

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

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

" You win a world title, you beat the best guys in the world, and a lot of these fans are kind of misconstrued about who are the best fighters in the world. "

" I'm proud of both sides, and they are both really well known to be fighting heritages, so I tell everyone all the time - they say, 'What are you'? - I say I'm Irish. I'm Puerto Rican. I guess I was born to fight. "

" 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. "

" I've experienced success, I've experienced failure, I've been a world champion, I've fought all over the world; I think I've experienced enough that I won't get in front of a million people and get gunshy. "

" If I can put the right guy with the right mouthpiece in front of the right opponents, we can build a champion, but he doesn't really have to beat the best guys; we just have to give him the right matchups. "

" When I say 'fighter,' I am thinking about how you deal with adversity, how you deal with being in bad situations. "

" I will do whatever the UFC tells me to do, but there's not a doubt in my mind that I can be champion. "

" These kinds of fights, these big fights that get everyone talking and interested, these are the fights I want. "

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

" I don't like going to 155; I do it because everyone else does. "

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" I've knocked a ton of guys out. I know the power I have and the advantages I have against the best in the world. "

" 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. "

" The idea is to go out there and win in a dominant fashion. That changes people's minds, the way they're thinking about me, and lets people know I'm here to contend for a title. "

" People say I'm good at standup. I don't even think I'm that great at standup. I just hit hard. I don't think I'm super technical or anything like that. I got a couple knockouts. I think I just hit hard more than anything. "

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

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" 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. "

" 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. "

" With MTV2, every fighter is exposed to millions of people, and they won't have to take a monster pay cut to do so. "

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