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" With MTV2, every fighter is exposed to millions of people, and they won't have to take a monster pay cut to do so. "
Eddie Alvarez
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" The idea is to go out there and win in a dominant fashion. That changes people's minds, the way they're thinking about me, and lets people know I'm here to contend for a title. "
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" I have a very good ground game and very good wrestling. People just underestimate it. That's it. I want to keep it like that. "
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" I like to be with my back against the wall in dangerous situations. "
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" It's MMA - anything can happen. You can throw a punch from one knee, a punch from anywhere. "
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" I don't need to be told what I am or what I should do or if I beat this guy it means I'm good or if I lose to that guy it means I'm bad. I'm at peace with myself, and I know what I do every day in my training will speak for itself, and success will be a byproduct. "
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" It's a fist fight - the idea is to go out there and impose my will. "
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" Me? I'm no sob story. I get paid well, and I live comfortably. "
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" I will fight whoever the UFC wants me to fight. "
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" I want the best guys the promotion has to offer, put them in front of me, and I'll beat them. "
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" Fighting in general, but especially when I was younger, was tough to deal with because there are so many external things going on that want to control you that most people have no clue about. "
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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. "
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" I've done it a couple times where I've had fight of the year. It's not what you aspire to. "
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" 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. "
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" I know what I can do at 155. "
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I Can
Know
" If your worst fear can come true, and everything can still be OK, then there's really not much to fear at all. "
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" There's not a single strike that good preparation can't negate. "
Eddie Alvarez
Preparation
Good
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" The fans, man, the fans have a little different way of thinking. They really applaud the spirit of fighters, and that put a huge influence on the type of energy I fought with, rather than if I won or lost. America's a real win-or-lose culture, where with the Japanese, fighting with spirit is enough. "
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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. "
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" If you're not successful at a certain weight, it rarely has anything to do with gaining or losing 10 pounds. It's something inside of you that you need to fix in order to win. It rarely has anything to do with cutting 10 pounds. "
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Fix
Need
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" I would love, love, love to watch Conor McGregor fight Floyd Mayweather. "
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" I can walk into a restaurant and knock five guys out, become 5-0 real quick. It's about the quality of opponent. You have to beat the right guys to call yourself the No. 1 contender. "
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" From wrestling, I learned that I was capable of much more than I thought I was. "
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" I like to keep a high pace, violent fight. I don't like to waste time, and I don't like to go to the judges. I feel like I've fought long enough where I can adapt to just about any situation. "
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" The truth is, a large majority of the market, I'd guess 80 percent, doesn't know anything more than what they are sold. "
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" I've been fighting the best guys, so I would like a gimme fight. "
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" The fighters and the fights are what makes UFC great. "
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" 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. "
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" I think when it comes to re-signing with an organisation, there's no real compromise if you're trying to move on. "
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Trying
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" The most comical thing for me, even when I watch movies, is the guy who's so crazy confident about himself, with the mink jacket - to me, that is so funny. I wish I could be like that. As a fighter, I wish I could do that, so I could make people laugh. But I can't; it's not my style. "
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