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We run on the beach some days, and others, we run hills behind the gym. We also do several hours of grappling each week as mixed with some intense cardio in the ring.
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It's one of those things: I'm never gonna get over not fighting, I don't think, but I'm content with my decision to retire.
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I try to stay in shape and am always consistently working out.
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I don't read a lot of MMA news. I try to stay out of it.
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It's hard for an athlete to quit what he's done his whole life.
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That's one of the reasons I retired. To stick around, the way I was fighting, I would have to start playing it safe. I went out on my shield. That's the way I liked it. I fought that way my whole career. I don't want to bore people my last three or four fights.
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I have a great time with the kids. I'm always happy when they're around.
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Mixed martial arts is great, and it's here to stay.
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I have had people that I was doing some promotion stuff with go, 'You know, we had an idea. We should have, like, a legends fight.' It's always that. That conversation always comes up when we're talking about doing some promotion for a company or helping them promote their league.
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You can't pick and choose who's going to win or who's gonna mess up.
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I tell the guys all the time, 'if you have a good puncher, all the way in or all the way out.' Don't stay there and box.
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Some guys are gym fighters, some guys are better in the ring.
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I'm probably not going to be popular with the fighters with this one, but my biggest problem is guys playing it safe. I understand it from a coach's standpoint and a manager's standpoint. I understand why you'd want to play it safe and want to win the fight, win every fight. I get it.
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My first contract I was offered by the UFC, or my second contract, it was 1-and-1, 2-and-2, 3-and-3. That's $12,000 for the year. Don't complain to me about fighter pay. It was $12,000 for a year, and it was exclusive.
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It's hard for me to fake smile. I personally think I look stupid fake smiling.
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I'm one of those guys: I'm out there trying to punch you out and to hurt you, but as soon as I'm done, hopefully there's nothing wrong with you; I'm hoping that you're okay.
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I think the reasons I retired stay the same. I don't want to change my style. I can't take a punch like I used to for whatever reason. I've heard all sorts of theories as to why that would happen, but I can't do it.
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I like aggressive fighters who will come after me.
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When I'm training for a fight, I work out two or three times a day for five days a week.
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The worst thing is losing because you got tired, because you didn't work hard enough in training. Ugh, that's the worst.
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I tried in my career to be really good to fans.
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Mountain Dew was my favorite drink through college; it kept me up studying for a lot of tests.
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When it comes to damage, boxing will cause more damage than MMA ever will.
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My whole life, I've been training for something, whether it be baseball or football or wrestling or martial arts.