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Matt Mitrione

American retired mixed martial artist and former American football player98 QUOTES

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Matt Mitrione is an American retired mixed martial artist and former American football player. Born in 1978, he competed in the UFC and later in Bellator MMA, and he is also known for a professional football career that included the New York Giants and the Minnesota Vikings. Before moving into mixed martial arts, Mitrione played college football at Purdue University. He was featured on The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights and went on to fight as a heavyweight contender, with wins over Kimbo Slice, Derrick Lewis, Roy Nelson, Phil De Fries, and Fedor Emelianenko.

“You can never tell somebody's power until you get touched by it, and you can't take other people's word for it because you don't know how good other people's chins are.”

“I will say this, most traditional heavyweights are going to struggle with a guy like Ryan Bader and most traditional heavyweights are going to struggle with a guy like Linton Vassell. Linton beat Kharitonov like he stole something. Once he got him on the ground it was over.”

“Fighting and beating a legend like Kharitonov is a major accomplishment in anybody's career.”

“I think everyone on the planet knows I'm a puncher. If I can get around you, I'm going to punch you in the face.”

“Wingstop, they're a sponsor of mine. So we go out there and smash food. We go there and get crazy. Wingstop has really been good to me.”

“Pat Barry is a hell of a good friend of mine.”

“I don't think as clearly as I used to, and I'm not as quick-witted as I used to be. Sometimes, my words run together.”

“I'm not getting taken down by Bader or Chael. That's just the way it's going to be.”

“A rolling stone gathers no moss, so let me work, baby. Let me work.”

“I'm an Illinois boy and an Indiana boy.”

“You don't want to be the guy nobody cares about.”

“As long as I'm fighting and as long as I'm winning, I don't really care how you feel about me.”

“I played football for 19 years... Football gave me self-discipline, motivation and heart.”

DISCIPLINE SELF-DISCIPLINE MOTIVATION

“I think in the heavyweight division any fight can end with one punch.”

“The thing is, the UFC has become bigger than the sport, and what's bad about that is so many people want to be in the UFC that everyone else is an afterthought. There are guys in smaller organizations that their only goal is 'I want to go to the UFC.'”

“My short-term memory isn't great. I don't get headaches, but I know that the damage from football is done.”

“I guarantee you I have brain damage.”

“For you to get me to the ground, you have to get a hold of my body, and not many people do that very well. If I get taken down, I get taken down to the wall.”

“I'm a stand-up guy who likes to get in there and bang it up.”

“Fighting isn't the only thing I have.”