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" 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. "

Eddie Alvarez

Garden

You

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" I beat Gilbert Melendez, and he got two shots at the title. "

" 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. "

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" Fighting, for me, is not a career - it's an opportunity. I'm going to take full advantage of it and do it as long as I can. As long as my body lets me and I'm healthy enough to do it naturally, I'll do it. "

" 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 think when it comes to re-signing with an organisation, there's no real compromise if you're trying to move on. "

" 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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" It's a fist fight - the idea is to go out there and impose my will. "

Eddie Alvarez

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" Out of nowhere, they made an interim belt and had Lee fight Ferguson. This is very odd for me; what went on there? You know. I don't know what went on there. "

" 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. "

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Career

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" When I fought Nick Thompson, I wasn't experienced enough. That was the first person that put me in a real fight. Before Nick, nobody had put me in a fight where I had to struggle. "

Eddie Alvarez

Enough

Nobody

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" The first time I fought Mike Chandler, I was thinking about money way too much. I was thinking about the end of my contract. My focus was way off. I didn't believe in the people that were guiding 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. "

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

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" I've said it from the very beginning: Fighting the best guys in the world doesn't pay as good as the circus. I want to join the circus. I'm trying to get that circus money. "

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" The fights for me are always about what you cannot see, the intangibles. It's about what's inside - what really is inside. "