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“I talk to my guys and I tell them, 'You have to fight in a way that you don't give the promoter a choice but to bring you back.'”
“If you have a young student, don't let him take too many punches to the head. There's the right moment to do a hard training, but it can't be every day. A good coach takes care of your student.”
“I don't like jokes.”
“It's not news that I want to face Vitor Belfort or Chael Sonnen.”
“I just opened a free, public MMA gym in Paraiba, so why can't Curitiba or Sao Paulo have one? No money? Someone needs to do this.”
“UFC have the best fighters.”
“If you open one little gym that has some mats and one bag, you can save lives.”
“The UFC are promoting a lot of cards and there are a lot of fights that people even don't know that will happen. But Wanderlei Silva vs. Dan Henderson would sell very well.”
“People talk, talk, but when it's time to fight me, they all wanna hug me.”
“If you don't want to sweat, stay on the couch.”
“The promoter of an event can't take sides. He can't give better conditions to one fighter over the other. Everyone has to be treated with quality.”
“My second bout with Cro Cop was the hardest. I had a serious injury in my eye during the fight and he knocked me out in the second round. I think it was the closest I've been to death.”
“I won't fight just to fight, I'm fighting to win.”
“I'm a professional; I'd never fight against Mirko or anyone else not being prepared.”
“With the way things are going now in the UFC, you have to be ready to fight anytime they call you. During war times, you have to keep your guns always clean.”
“XYIENCE is a great brand, and they've also worked to help inspire my team of amateur fighters.”
“I don't have any superstitions, because I am a Christian.”
“I have my own money. I don't need to make too much more money where I'm at in my life.”
“I'll never doubt Anderson Silva.”
“There are two guys that I think are underrated - Thiago Tavarres and Tyson Griffin.”