I want to stay humble, but I have to talk because the other guys talk too much, and I understand the crazy power the UFC PR machine has.
KHABIB NURMAGOMEDOVWhen I fought with Michael Johnson, when I took his arm for the kimura, I can break it, but I go very slowly, be careful, because I don’t want to give him injury.
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I don’t fight for the money. I fight for my legacy. I fight for history. I fight for my people.
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I think about only me.
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They’re all fake belts. To be honest, I think real belt is Tony Ferguson’s.
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When I fought with Michael Johnson, when I took his arm for the kimura, I can break it, but I go very slowly, be careful, because I don’t want to give him injury.
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I need eight weeks, train hard, last one week make weight, and go to the war. Because when I go to the war, I have to know I am ready or no.
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My style is not like anyone’s. I’m not a typical wrestler.
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These guys talk when I’m injured, but when I’m healthy, where are these guys? Tony or Conor, it doesn’t matter. Or maybe they’re going to fight it each other? It doesn’t matter.
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I came to the UFC to fight with top-level fighters and become the undisputed, undefeated champion. This is my goal.
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I don’t think I’m a bad guy from Dagestan. I think I’m a good guy from Dagestan. But for my opponents, for sure, I’m a bad guy because when I go to the cage every time, I smash my opponents.
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I never have a problem with the weight cut. My number one enemy is injuries because I train so hard.
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I don’t think about, ‘Oh, I’m finally getting my respect,’ because I don’t care about this.
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I never fight for the money, but every person is different.
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Of course I am tough, but I am smart, too. I’m more smart than tough. People watching my record and say that this guy is tough. This is not about tough; this is about mind. You think when you fight. This is about everything.
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I care about my legacy.
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Where is Conor? He wanna fight with a bus. I want to fight with a real gangster. Iaquinta, thank you so much.
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