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" Usain Bolt is the fastest man in the land; I'm the fastest man in mixed martial arts. "
Demetrious Johnson
Martial Arts
Mixed
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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. "
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" My wife is very supportive. "
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" 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. "
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" I don't need to tell any one of you guys that I can do what I can do. I'll just show it to you guys, and if you want a little sneak peak, come watch me work out. That's how I do my thing. "
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" If you're going to make as much money as you are, when you're fighting someone else, that's the one thing I always tell people is I would never turn down the truly rightful No. 1 contender in my division, because the UFC can actually strip you. They can say, 'You're not going to fight the No. 1 contender. We can strip you.' "
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" I'm a black-and-white type of dude. If you say something, I believe you're gonna do it. "
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" There's money to be made, and I want mine. "
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" I don't care if my opponents are cheating or not. "
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" I'm the type of fighter who has never made an excuse. I fought with a broken rib, broken leg. "
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" When I got into this sport, I thought all I had to do was beat people and finish fights, and everything else would take care of itself. "
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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? "
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" I'd rather have head stomps and kicks to the head on the ground rather than elbows because I think to kick someone in the head while they're laying on their back is very hard. Elbows are easy. You can be here, and I just cut you and won the fight. "
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" The first time I saw a commercial for my fight was UFC 210. "
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UFC
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" In wrestling, when I was in high school, my coach said you should be able to hit every single move from any position. So, arm drag to double-leg, snap-down to double-leg. You should be able to hit a move from anywhere, so with my armbar, I can essentially hit it from any position because it's my favorite submission. "
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You
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" I'm very well-rounded. It's mixed martial arts. "
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" 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.' "
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Want
" You look into an encyclopedia and ask what fighter can do any type of martial art at a high-caliber level, my picture will show up. "
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You
Will
" I don't care about being the champ champ. I want to be the only consecutive 12-time defending champion in any mixed martial arts promotion. "
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" I don't have small goals; I just have goals, and it's, one, stay healthy; and two, have a very successful career. "
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" Look at my track record for showing up to fights. Look at my track record of finishing fights. Look at my track record of getting fight night bonuses. Ask yourself if you think that if the UFC decided to truly put marketing dollars behind me that they couldn't sell me or my fights. "
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" At the end of the day, I know what my skill set and abilities are, and it's just going to take people a little while to recognize it. Whether that comes around or not, I'm not going to sit here in the corner and pout about it. "
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" I'm not in the business to get hit and take concussions. "
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" At the end of the day, UFC is a business. "
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" For every champion, after you win the belt, you want to defend it as many times as possible. "
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You
" I think 15 to 18 title defenses is something that would be in the record books forever. "
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Something
" If I went up there and beat T.J. Dillashaw at 135 pounds, I have no interest whatsoever in staying at 135. People are like, 'Why not?' and I'm like, 'I have no interest in fighting guys who walk around at 160 pounds.' "
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