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“I'm not gonna wrestle you, I'm not gonna strike you, I'm not gonna jiu-jitsu you, I'm gonna fight you.”
“Not everyone is lucky to have a great woman beside them.”
“Because I'm an athlete people think I'm on a certain strict diet before the fight. But the only time things change up in my life is when I've got to cut weight and get down to 135. I eat very small meals but they're the same types of food I'm regularly eating.”
“When you work hard, you have the most chances to survive.”
“Sometimes you win, win, win; you start to go, and then you get a tougher fight in the rankings. And then you figure it out: Well, now I need more. You hit the roof, now you need somebody that takes you to the next level.”
“I like positive people who grind and go forward.”
“With a happy mindset nothing can stop you.”
“I put everything into winning a fight.”
“You want to be a world champion? Win fights.”
“I'm 155 pounds in or out of camp.”
“A lot of guys go crazy against the UFC, start complaining and start getting mad, and they don't get anything. So, why act like them when I can be myself and get whatever I want?”
“I'm just going to keep getting better.”
“I believe in keeping myself hungry and motivated every day.”
“You cannot focus on the stuff you can't control.”
“Some people have an easier road, a shorter road. I have a longer road. So, at the end of the day, life is hard for everybody.”
“I was a kid and so milking a cow was fun, but at the same time, it was work. My family needed me to do the work.”
“I bring what people want to see, I bring what they like and it's the fire.”
“A good wife means so much.”
“I'm going to be a world champion. I'm bringing the belt to Ecuador.”
“I've been trying to be at MSG since I signed with the UFC, and MSG was just special for me. I was so motivated. I was so happy to be there.”