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

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" 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. "

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

" If your worst fear can come true, and everything can still be OK, then there's really not much to fear at all. "

" I won my first 10 fights by knockout. The money was getting larger at the same time. "

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

" 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. "

" 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 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 don't have a nickname. But, hey, they can call me what they want - The Silent Assassin, The Underground King. In Japan, they call me American Knuckle Star. Call me what you want. "

" From wrestling, I learned that I was capable of much more than I thought I was. "

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

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

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

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

" I don't want to go that route where I'm going into fights dehydrated. I used to fight at 170 pounds. I was 10-0 at 170 with eight knockouts. I'm not going to listen to somebody from the outside tell me what weight I should be fighting at. "

" 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 want an opportunity to fight the best in the world and make millions of dollars doing it. "

" 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. "

" I don't need to be told what I am or what I should do or if I beat this guy it means I'm good or if I lose to that guy it means I'm bad. I'm at peace with myself, and I know what I do every day in my training will speak for itself, and success will be a byproduct. "

" 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. "

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" 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. "

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" I think sports is a quest to find out what really is - not what perceptions are. "

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