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" These kinds of fights, these big fights that get everyone talking and interested, these are the fights I want. "
Eddie Alvarez
Big
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Everyone
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" 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. "
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" I believe that in order for me to consider myself one of the top ranked lightweights in the world, I have to go out and dominate the fight. "
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" Having your worst nightmares kind of come true is truly liberating. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" Gray Maynard? Kenny Florian? All these guys, they're UFC fighters, that's all. They're pushed by the UFC, but when they leave the UFC, they're forgotten. When's the last time you heard Josh Neer's name? You haven't. When's the last time you heard about Roger Hurerta? You haven't. They're no ones anymore. "
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" I would love, love, love to watch Conor McGregor fight Floyd Mayweather. "
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" I want to fight only dangerous guys. Whenever I've done that in my career, I've stepped up and risen to the challenge. "
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" Although I'm shorter, all of my weight I carry in my back and my butt. That's where most of my weight is. "
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Butt
" Every once in awhile, we all get a bad hand dealt to us. "
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" The right thing to do is just ask what you can give, and then let things manifest in the time they're supposed to. "
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You
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" I think when it comes to re-signing with an organisation, there's no real compromise if you're trying to move on. "
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" 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. "
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World
" Conor McGregor - this guy is so offensive minded and never on the defense that whenever you put him on the defense, he gets so flustered and so upset. "
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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. "
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Man
Thinking
America
" 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. "
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Born
Fighting
Fight
" I beat Gilbert Melendez, and he got two shots at the title. "
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Got
" 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. "
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" 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. "
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Him
" I rarely think that when a guy loses a fight, it's a weight issue. You can either fight, or you can't. "
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" 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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" I think sports is a quest to find out what really is - not what perceptions are. "
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" I've got the fighting Irish, and Puerto Ricans are some of the best fighters in the world. I'm proud of who I am, but it doesn't define me as a person. "
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" I won my first 10 fights by knockout. The money was getting larger at the same time. "
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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. "
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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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" 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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