Eddie Alvarez Quotes
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Conor McGregor - this guy is so offensive minded and never on the defense that whenever you put him on the defense, he gets so flustered and so upset.
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You don't want to be in a fight of the year. It takes years off your life. But, it's why fans tune in; it's why people gravitate toward your fights. It's why people want to watch you fight. It's important to get into them, but it's important to try not to get into too many of them.
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The fighters and the fights are what makes UFC great.
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I boxed. I did track and field; I did basketball, football, any sport I was able to sign up for.
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I believe that in order for me to consider myself one of the top ranked lightweights in the world, I have to go out and dominate the fight.
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I know what I can do at 155.
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When I joined UFC, I said I want to be involved in fights where millions of fans are watching, biting their fingernails, thinking, 'What the heck is going to go on here?'
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I'm my own biggest critic, so no matter what was being said in the media or being said by fans, I feel the worst when I disappoint myself.
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Going in there just to win and put on a boring fight, I don't want to be related to anything like that.
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I'm looking to grab the UFC and pull them back in the direction of Philadelphia.
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The goal never changes. It's about beating the guy in front of you.
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I never take a round off or a run off or a push-up off; that's just not in me.
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Typically, I would say that I'm not defined by one loss and I'm not defined by one win. But I'd be lying if I told you I didn't harp on the loss at Madison Square Garden.
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From wrestling, I learned that I was capable of much more than I thought I was.
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It's MMA - anything can happen. You can throw a punch from one knee, a punch from anywhere.
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I enjoy fights the most once them nerves go away and you settle into the fight. That's when you can have your fun and be creative and just kind of be yourself.
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I would love, love, love to watch Conor McGregor fight Floyd Mayweather.
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I will fight whoever the UFC wants me to fight.
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I rarely think that when a guy loses a fight, it's a weight issue. You can either fight, or you can't.
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I will do whatever the UFC tells me to do, but there's not a doubt in my mind that I can be champion.
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It's a fist fight - the idea is to go out there and impose my will.
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I'm proud of both sides, and they are both really well known to be fighting heritages, so I tell everyone all the time - they say, 'What are you'? - I say I'm Irish. I'm Puerto Rican. I guess I was born to fight.
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I like to be with my back against the wall in dangerous situations.
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I want the best guys the promotion has to offer, put them in front of me, and I'll beat them.