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“You have to evolve in this sport.”
“I let my fighting do the talking, I don't have to put on great show and dance to make it bigger than it is.”
“When you treat your career early on really crappy, you can't expect to be in a good position. That's just the way pro fighting is.”
“I think that one thing that I've prided myself on is that tough situations make for tougher people and that was one of my goals as well getting into this sport, I wanted to be a tougher human. I wanted to be a tougher man and basically when I had kids I'd be able to be like a superhero to them, and I feel like I'm accomplishing that.”
“I'm not blowing money. I'm not that guy.”
“I decided to pursue MMA after training Brazilian jiu-jitsu for about a year and seeing my first fight. I told myself, that looks scary but I think I could do that.”
“I think my speed and awkwardness is hard to deal with for any fighter.”
“I want to test myself.”
“My goal from Day One has always been to be proud of myself when I retire, whenever that may be and whatever I may have accomplished to that point.”
“I don't do a whole lot of interviews usually. I just like training hard, fighting, and getting back to my normal life.”
“When I think less and just go out there and perform, I do my best work.”
“You almost need somebody to say, look, another day, in boxing that happens all the time. The coaches will say I'll give you one more round, if it looks the same I'm not going to allow you to keep going out and taking damage.”
“That's what I want. I want the big fights, not only to get the title shot but to secure my future and whatever I pursue after fighting.”
“Tough times not only make you stronger, but you grow from those experiences. The same is true with fighting. You have to lean into it.”
“I definitely think that a lot of these fighters should be taken care of long-term. But I feel like we're in that kind of situation where it's, like, the early NFL players. We're the ones that kind of set the standard, and then the next generation are probably going to get all the benefits from us growing the sport.”
“Golf is about power and balance, and it's the same in fighting. If you have confidence in your physicality, you're going to be mentally strong.”
“I love fighting for the UFC, it's been awesome for me.”
“I feel terrible for what I put my mom through, thinking I was a man and all the stupid decisions I used to make.”
“My stubbornness of wanting this fighting career has saved me.”
“I thought about dropping down to 135, started dieting down, but I didn't feel very good and started to get weak. I decided to give weightlifting and strength training another shot. The first few times I tried lifting weights I didn't like the way I felt, and we finally developed a way of working out where I wouldn't lose my speed.”