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" Truly, I am not afraid of one man in this whole UFC Octagon roster. I truly don't care. What's the worst thing that's going to happen to me? I lose. I get knocked out? "

Demetrious Johnson

Worst

Care

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" Pay-Per-View is run by drama. It is. It's true. I've done the research for myself. You look at Jon Jones. When Jon Jones fought Machida, probably did about $200,000, $300,000. When he fought Cormier, they made, like, $875,000. "

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" Me, I'm a working-class man, and I go to my job, put in the work, and walk away clean and unscathed, and I like it that way. "

" I don't like to disrespect people or my opponents. Anything can happen. "

Demetrious Johnson

People

Happen

" I wasn't a person who hated working. When I was working and training, I loved it. I loved that I had to work that hard. I think it transformed into the gym and then transformed into the octagon. It was a good thing. "

" I'm very well-rounded. It's mixed martial arts. "

" There are things - I want to compete in a big tournament, like an eight-man tournament, like the old fighters. You're going to compete; you're going to fight this one and this one. "

Demetrious Johnson

Fight

Going

" It's always about bringing in the numbers, the viewership. That's what gets you the money. "

" The first time I saw a commercial for my fight was UFC 210. "

" That's one of the things I loved about Pride: the first round was ten minutes. "

" I can eat whatever I want, and I don't get over 145 pounds. A lot of the guys who fight at 125 pounds, they get pretty big, and when it gets closer to the fight, they're walking around at 135 pounds. For me, I try to stay the same weight I typically walk around at. "

" I never cared who I was going to fight because, at the end of the day, it makes no difference. "

" For me, I don't need to juice to make weight for my fights. I just do it for the health benefits - to keep my body healthy and to get my greens in me. "

" A lot of people misunderstand what it means to have good cardio. Good cardio is when you are able to push the fight, and I've shown that in all of my fights. "

" I don't allow people's outlook on me dictate what I do in my life and how I live my life. "

Demetrious Johnson

Outlook

My Life

" At one point in time in my career, it was like, 'Oh, he never finishes nobody.' Then, the next thing you know, I'm breaking peoples' arms, making them tap out, and knocking them out. Then, the next thing you know, it's, 'Oh, I don't like his personality.' It's like, 'Okay, well, if you don't like who I am, I can't help you there, buddy.' "

" I think the only person who will ever lose in a fight and still end up making a million dollars is Conor McGregor - that's just because of how his contract is structured or whatever. "

" I worked a full-time job at a place call Caraustar. We recycle paper, then through recycled paper, we take it and we make V board out of it. If you buy a TV, a new couch, you see these little V boards that make like a V. "

" Before there was a Ronda Rousey, there was a Gina Carano and Cris Cyborg. They finally fought, and we found out who was the baddest woman on the planet, and that was Cris Cyborg. When she hits people, I'm like, 'Whoo!' "

Demetrious Johnson

She

Planet

" That's the beautiful thing about mixed martial arts - and I'll tell people that - you have to think outside of the box. "

" If you want to see great mixed martial arts, tune in when I fight. If you want to see drama and all of that stuff, you guys can go watch 'Bachelors in Paradise.' They'll give you enough drama you can want to watch. "

" My mind can't always be on fighting. "

" I always loved playing video games. It was something my mom did, and my sister played as well. "

" That's kind of how I see my workmanship: it's how many hours I put in that makes me better. "

Demetrious Johnson

Kind

I See

" You're starting to see a lot of fighters, like, 'We want more money so we can be able to retire eventually,' instead of, we get to 30 years old, and we're like, 'Alright, I think Costco has openings.' "

" I'm not in the business to get hit and take concussions. "

" The first time I fought Ian McCall, I cut carbs completely out of my diet all through training camp. I was afraid I wasn't going to make weight, that I'd get on the scale, and it would be all, 'He weighs 128,' and the people would throw cabbage at me. I basically cut all carbs on the diet, just eat chicken and greens all the time. "

Demetrious Johnson

Chicken

Eat

" I think the reason I'm the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world is I beat everyone in my division. "