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" What matters - the only thing that matters - is winning. It's nice to entertain the fans and to gain new ones, especially from the States, but on the night... that's all that matters. "

Michael Bisping

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" I hit as hard and as fast in the first week of camp as I do in the last week of camp. So it doesn't matter if it's two weeks' notice or 10 weeks' notice. "

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" A lot of Americans say the food in England sucks. I don't think the food in England sucks - the food is great - but I've got to say, the Americans have got the dining out experience nailed down. "

" People say sometimes that I'm distracted. I'm not distracted. I'm being smart. I'm capitalizing while the iron is hot. That's why I'm trying to do movies. I do the podcast. I do a radio show. I work on FOX. I have a gym; I have a lot of things going on. That's because when I'm done, I want to be set up. "

" It seems like every problem you can have with an eye, I had. "

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" I'm not homophobic in the slightest. I have lots of gay friends. "

" Of course it's an honour to be fighting at UFC 100, but I don't sit back and think about that. For me, it is only ever about winning. "

" If a football player has a bad game, he's allowed to do that because he plays once or twice a week. With fighting, it's once every few months. "

" UFC has done a fantastic job of establishing the biggest leading brand in mixed martial arts. Years ago, many people didn't know what MMA was nor understand the sport. "

" In MMA, I found my calling. "

" I haven't seen any of the Cung Le movies, but I have seen the Cung Le Q&A that he did in San Jose, and I've got to say that was pretty hard to watch. That was pretty cringeworthy. Listen: stick to kicking; sticking to kicking eggs and setting Guinness World Records, because entertaining a crowd certainly isn't your thing. "

" I was a big fan of martial arts movies - Bruce Lee in particular, as cringeworthy as it is. Jean-Claude van Damme was a big inspiration as well - it's a little embarrassing. "

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" The Liverpool lad Darren Till looked unbelievable in his UFC debut, and he seems like quite a character. "

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" I started learning jiujitsu when I was eight years old. I had a lot of success and won ever competition I even entered. "

" I have been involved in this sport since I was eight years old, so, hopefully, I can train and coach athletes down the line. "

" Let's be honest: I don't want to walk out to boos. I always want to be cheered, like anyone, and I've been very lucky over the years to have a lot of support. Coming to America, I'm always the away guy, and so people thought their guy had to take me out, and they boo. "

" Anderson Silva kind of took the best part of Rich Franklin out of his soul, and he was never the same again. "

" For so many years, people have used the expression 'poster boy of British MMA,' but I've never seen myself as that; I certainly never described myself as that. "

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