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“I think between 2014 and 2015, I made weight five times in 11 months. During that time, I felt my body change. It was able to hold on to more weight. And anybody who makes weight knows that it gets harder and harder to make weight once you've done it that many times.”
“I'm a calm-headed fighter. I do my job.”
“We have people around the world who live in the United States, and these people don't deserve to be called traitors.”
“It wasn't easy to get here, and it will not be easy to take my title away from me.”
“I'm not a trash talker. I respect my opponents.”
“I'm the best in the world; thank you, Jesus, for that.”
“I don't want to lose what I've won.”
“I want people to remember me as a guy who works hard.”
“I'm confident, motivated.”
“I breathe martial arts every day of my life.”
“I still have a lot to do, a lot to improve.”
“Eddie Alvarez, man, he's a tough guy.”
“Bro, how are you going to tap on the neck, on the choke? Go to sleep, man. Be a man.”
“I wouldn't be where I am without Evolve.”
“What made me move up to welterweight was all the effort I was doing, to look at my health and have a good life. I wanted to stop sacrificing so much.”
“I'm always looking for perfection. Even after training and my coaches say I did good, I always think I could have done more.”
“People see me because I'm winning my fights. That's how I want people seeing me.”
“People don't believe in me very much, but I have my teammates and my family that believe in me so much; they see how hard I work.”
“I'm the former lightweight champion. I want to fight one of the top guys. I don't want to fight a guy who isn't ranked.”
“I beat Diaz, Pettis, Ben Henderson, Cerrone, and I earned it, man. I earned my title.”