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• ‟ I can't say 'OK, let's begin to exchange and see where it goes.' We want to give a fight and give people a good show, but you have to play on a safety zone.

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• ‟ Machida Karate is for real combat. Other karate may be not for real combat because there are many rules for the competition, and a lot of the rules aren't good for real combat - you can't do some takedowns, you can't finish the fight on the ground. Machida Karate is very different.

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• ‟ Brock Lesnar is a big challenge for me because he's a big guy: very, very strong, very, very powerful, very, very fast. I like the challenge. Brock Lesnar, for me, would be a very good fight.

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• ‟ I respect Brock Lesnar as a fighter, but I know that I can fight him.

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• ‟ I always go into every fight trying to forget about what happened in the past, whether I won or lost.

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• ‟ It's best to keep a strategic fight and try to win because the level of the sport is so high.

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• ‟ I like to be busy and fight many times a year and showcase all my potentials.

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• ‟ I think we both matured together in this sport, so I think fight between Michael Bisping and myself would mean a lot.

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• ‟ If I had a choice, I'd rather not fight someone from Brazil, but as a professional, I couldn't say no.

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• ‟ I don't believe in ideal places for a fight.

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• ‟ Fighting in Brazil is always great because you're close to the fans. It's a good energy on fight day: during the open workouts, the support on social media is always closer.

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• ‟ When I prepare for a fight, I never expect it to be easy. I believe that that would create a chance for me to not give my best in the Octagon.

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• ‟ I always go there to put on a fight knowing that my opponent is well prepared and will do his best. That's the challenge that motivates me.

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• ‟ A fight involves the emotion, the strategy of combat. There are many factors connected to a fight.

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• ‟ If I have a chance, I'd like to fight at 185 pounds.

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• ‟ I like to be busy, especially after I lost against Luke Rockhold. The best way to recover is to get another fight.

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• ‟ Right after my fight against Luke Rockhold, I had surgery on my left hand. I just took out some fragments from back then. Too many training, and I had some fragments in my hand.

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• ‟ Every fight is a little bit different.

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