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.
KHABIB NURMAGOMEDOVThese 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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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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You have to punch hard for knockouts, and to beat me, you have to knock me out.
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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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My style is not like anyone’s. I’m not a typical wrestler.
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I care about my legacy.
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I’m from Dagestan, I’m born in Dagestan, and Dagestan is a different level for people living a tough life, people living in the mountains.
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I think about only me.
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Give me 30 minutes rest, little drink of water. Give me 30 minutes, and I can fight with anybody.
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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.
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I never fight for the money, but every person is different.
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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 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 don’t know about politics so much. I’m a professional athlete.
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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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They’re all fake belts. To be honest, I think real belt is Tony Ferguson’s.
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