I know I’m the least technical guy in the sport. Most of the champions or guys at the top are real martial artists.
DERRICK LEWISI really don’t punch with my left hand anyways.
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For sure, I would love to fight in Houston.
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I believe I get the belt then I’ll get the money. I’m not trying to be the best fighter in the world. It’s all about the cheddar.
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I’ve been through so much stuff that I hope even my enemies wouldn’t have to go through.
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It would be cool to let people know that it doesn’t matter what kind of background you have in your past, that you can still make something out of your life.
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Brock Lesnar is not a fighter. He’s scared to be hit.
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If I was really trying to be the best fighter in the world, I would be in the best shape and taking it more serious but I’m not.
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I wanted to start in boxing, but you have to train a little harder to be a boxer. A lot of those guys can take punches. MMA, you only have to hit someone so hard to knock them out.
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I just really want to put the past behind me, because it makes me angry thinking about it. But it’s also the reason I’ve made it this far in my career. It’s like, built up in me. It’s what I think about when I fight. My childhood.
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Like a lot of people have said, it’s not a bad loss to lose to Mark Hunt, so it’s really like a learning lesson.
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That’s what really gets me going, thinking about my past. I think about all the tough times and bad times I’ve had in my life and I bring all that into the Octagon. That’s only because it’s hard going in there trying to fight someone who didn’t do anything to you.
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I don’t want to fight once a year. I like fighting every other month.
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The guys in the top five, they’re good everywhere. Me, I’m just almost one-dimensional.
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It’s like I say all the time, it’s the heavyweight division. It doesn’t matter if the guys a black belt or if he’s a world-class boxer. We still have a 50-50 chance.
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You’ve really got to stay ready 24/7. You really can’t get ready because there’s no telling. They’ll call you short notice to fight anyone so you really have to stay ready.
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I tell people all the time that it would be good if they forget about me next week, that they don’t even mention my name anymore.
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