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A lot of people might sit back and watch Dominick Cruz doing his footwork, and say, 'Oh, Dominick Cruz just dancing around, and he runs away.' It's a totally different atmosphere until you get in there, and you actually experience it.
Demetrious Johnson -
If you want to see great mixed martial arts, tune in when I fight. If you want to see drama and all of that stuff, you guys can go watch 'Bachelors in Paradise.' They'll give you enough drama you can want to watch.
Demetrious Johnson
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I love fighting for the UFC. It's an amazing company. I've done a lot of great things, and they've done a lot of great things for my career.
Demetrious Johnson -
When I got into this sport, I thought all I had to do was beat people and finish fights, and everything else would take care of itself.
Demetrious Johnson -
If you look at the end of a roll of toilet paper, like the brown paper tube, I basically worked in a factory that made humongous ones like that - for concrete or anything you wanted to put in there. I was the guy who chopped those up into smaller pieces, put them in a box, throw it in a pallet, wrap it up, jump in a forklift and put it on a truck.
Demetrious Johnson -
You look into an encyclopedia and ask what fighter can do any type of martial art at a high-caliber level, my picture will show up.
Demetrious Johnson -
For me, you look at the beginning of his career, the man couldn't even make weight. That's how I found out about Henry Cejudo to begin with. 'Oh, Henry Cejudo misses weight again.' I'm like, who's this guy who keeps missing weight. When the UFC signed him, I was like, 'Great, you guys signed another guy who can't make 125.'
Demetrious Johnson -
I hope people can remember me as the greatest. Who knows?
Demetrious Johnson
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They'll always find somebody for me to fight. Whether I win or lose, they'll find somebody to fight, and I'll compete. I'll make money, and I'll pay my bills.
Demetrious Johnson -
If somebody goes, 'You should go to 135,' my heart's just not into it.
Demetrious Johnson -
I take care of Demetrious Johnson, and the UFC takes care of themselves. That's nothing against the UFC; they're a well-oiled machine. They do an amazing job at advertising and making stars.
Demetrious Johnson -
I come from one of the great coaches - Matt Hume, Brad Kertson - and my skill set is well-rounded.
Demetrious Johnson -
I'm not in the business to get hit and take concussions.
Demetrious Johnson -
I don't like to disrespect people or my opponents. Anything can happen.
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As a fighter, I pay very close attention to the amount of marketing that goes into and around my fights, and I can tell you that you'd be hard pressed to find much that has been done to promote me outside of 'TUF 24,' which was minimal in comparison to other fights, fighters, and shows.
Demetrious Johnson -
I really, truly appreciate Conor McGregor's style - his fighting style and the way he talks. The reason why is because he reminds me of a young Mike Tyson, a young Muhammad Ali, the way he talks.
Demetrious Johnson -
I think 15 to 18 title defenses is something that would be in the record books forever.
Demetrious Johnson -
I never cared who I was going to fight because, at the end of the day, it makes no difference.
Demetrious Johnson -
It's always about bringing in the numbers, the viewership. That's what gets you the money.
Demetrious Johnson -
I want the whole world to watch me fight. But you know if people are just tuning in to hear me trash talk are not fight fans.
Demetrious Johnson
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I do have my cheat meals. I have Oreos inside the house right now, and I have beer and fried chicken and waffles. All that good stuff. But once it comes down to when I really want to get in shape and get lean, I'll eat clean and go with whole foods.
Demetrious Johnson -
Before there was a Ronda Rousey, there was a Gina Carano and Cris Cyborg. They finally fought, and we found out who was the baddest woman on the planet, and that was Cris Cyborg. When she hits people, I'm like, 'Whoo!'
Demetrious Johnson -
MMA has the rudest, most negative, dumbest, ignorant fans in the world - but it also has the most passionate fans in the world.
Demetrious Johnson -
I worked a full-time job at a place call Caraustar. We recycle paper, then through recycled paper, we take it and we make V board out of it. If you buy a TV, a new couch, you see these little V boards that make like a V.
Demetrious Johnson