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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. "

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" My biggest fear as a fighter is to be knocked out in front of millions of people. But after it actually happened, there's this calmness about you that says everything is OK. "

Eddie Alvarez

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" You don't want to be in a fight of the year. It takes years off your life. But, it's why fans tune in; it's why people gravitate toward your fights. It's why people want to watch you fight. It's important to get into them, but it's important to try not to get into too many of them. "

" From wrestling, I learned that I was capable of much more than I thought I was. "

Eddie Alvarez

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" There's a part of martial arts where we need humility and respect. "

" I enjoy fights the most once them nerves go away and you settle into the fight. That's when you can have your fun and be creative and just kind of be yourself. "

" 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. "

" I'm old school, man. I think, if you want to be the best, then beat the best guys. "

" 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. "

" 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 think bullying in general is for cowards. "

" I will fight whoever the UFC wants me to fight. "

Eddie Alvarez

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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. "

" The longer I'm in this sport, the more I realize that it's not about the wins and losses that makes you a good fighter. It's about putting the time in and fighting the best guys possible and going after them. The outcome will take care of itself. "

" There's a lot of guys in the UFC who are good at one thing, and they get matched up stylistically well. "

" 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. "

" It's hard when you win the title to not think, 'I'm here. Now what do I do?' "

" I was never the most technical; I was never the best at one aspect at this sport, but what I was always good as was negating people's strengths and putting them in terrible situations where they're uncomfortable. "

" I will do whatever the UFC tells me to do, but there's not a doubt in my mind that I can be champion. "

" Where most kids play stickball and hockey, I'd walk down the streets with two sets of boxing gloves and knock on my friend's door and see if he wanted to box. There were boxing gyms on every corner. "

" I think it's important to say that I am genuinely thankful for the time at Bellator. "

" I've experienced success, I've experienced failure, I've been a world champion, I've fought all over the world; I think I've experienced enough that I won't get in front of a million people and get gunshy. "

" 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. "

" Having your worst nightmares kind of come true is truly liberating. "

" Every once in awhile, we all get a bad hand dealt to us. "

Eddie Alvarez

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" I rarely think that when a guy loses a fight, it's a weight issue. You can either fight, or you can't. "

" Going in there just to win and put on a boring fight, I don't want to be related to anything like that. "

" Regardless of the magnitude, the crowd, or the pay-per-view sales, the goal is to beat the guy in front of me. "

" I boxed. I did track and field; I did basketball, football, any sport I was able to sign up for. "

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" If they could put us all in a tournament, that'd be the best way, but they're not going to do that here at the UFC. "

" 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. "

Eddie Alvarez

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