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Look
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Nov 07, 2020

The last thing I'm trying to do is trying to look to go out into a fight. Ask anybody who knows me, I'm not the first guy to go around and just start pushing people.

Feel
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Nov 07, 2020

Maybe if I had made the move in my early 20s it would have been different. But I did not feel good at 145.

Never
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Nov 07, 2020

I should have never fought at 145.

Arts
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Nov 07, 2020

The UFC is martial arts and it's all about technique.

Best
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Nov 07, 2020

My best moment in the UFC, I guess now that I look back, I guess my biggest accomplishment is the two belts in two weight classes. I really wanted to see if I could make it three, but you know, you're talking about the best guys in the world.

First Thing
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Nov 07, 2020

You look at somebody like Frankie Edgar and you think, 'oh, that little guy,' this and that. But these guys, they want it. And even if you're sitting there and you think you've figured something out, or got something you're going to surprise somebody with, the first thing you've got to do is have more heart than these guys.

Just
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Nov 07, 2020

My lasting legacy now is just going to be in highlight reels.

Honestly
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Nov 07, 2020

Honestly, I don't have any special techniques for Sean Sherk.

Like
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Nov 07, 2020

Mixed martial arts, UFC, or what have you, I don't think it has anything to do with rankings. It doesn't have to do with 'this guy beat this guy so he deserves a title shot.' It might be like that every once in a while, but this is entertainment and the two biggest names - the best story.

Fight
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Nov 07, 2020

We see fighters fight their whole career and never get a title shot. It doesn't matter if they rack up 10 wins if people think they're boring. We all know how it works.

Champion
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Nov 07, 2020

When I was 22 years old, I wanted to become the lightweight champion of the world.

Mark
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Nov 07, 2020

I want to leave a mark in this sport.

Feel
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Nov 07, 2020

I'd feel OK facing anyone for the welterweight title.

Fight
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Nov 07, 2020

Jon Fitch is a great opponent, a tough opponent, but St. Pierre brings the whole backing of Canada with him to a fight.

If I Could
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Nov 07, 2020

I'd like to fight welterweight and lightweight at the same time if I could.

Me
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Nov 07, 2020

Do people talk about Kenny Florian coming from a wealthy family and all this? I don't think they do. People say these things about me when they don't even know me.

My Life
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Nov 07, 2020

You can't make everyone happy no matter what. All I can do is live my life and try to be successful and please myself.

Morals
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Nov 07, 2020

I have my own morals I live by.

Life
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Nov 07, 2020

I live my life my way. I try to do the right thing, but I know there are going to be people who aren't happy with what I do or say no matter what, so I'm not going to worry about it.

Fights
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Nov 07, 2020

I don't want any freebie fights.

Look
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Nov 07, 2020

I look for ways to try to build the sport, ways to put more fans in the seats and more money in our pockets.

Nov 07, 2020

I think I could do good against some of the top welterweights. Yeah, pretty big guys, but you gotta live some times, you gotta step up sometime, huh?

Big
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Nov 07, 2020

Tsunamis are always big news around Hilo, grew up always getting ready to escape a tsunami.

Never
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Nov 07, 2020

I would never take a fight with someone to one-up someone else. You know, you do things because you want to do them.

Family Life
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Nov 07, 2020

I separate my family life from fighting.

Gym
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Nov 07, 2020

I definitely like the rubber guard. I always try to use it, especially when I'm just grappling or at the gym.

Far
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Nov 07, 2020

As far as Mike Dolce goes, I would never hire him again for anything.

People
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Nov 07, 2020

Hawaiians are mellow people, but we all live on an island so we see each other all the time. So like you either got to be real nice, because once you have a problem with somebody, you're gonna see them over and over and over, and you're gonna end up fighting. That's why we fight. We're all stuck in one area. You can't get away.

Know
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Nov 07, 2020

I wish I owned the UFC, you know?

Brazil
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Nov 07, 2020

Out of Brazil, they're always gonna have another Wanderlei Silva, another Minotauro, another Anderson Silva.

Nov 07, 2020

The sport has definitely moved beyond that founding idea of MMA, but without a doubt we wouldn't be sitting here right now if the Gracies didn't come here and teach their style and create the UFC.

MMA
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Nov 07, 2020

This is my wife. MMA is my wife. For life.

Me
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Nov 07, 2020

For me Keith Kizer can't be trusted, the head of the Athletic Commission can't be trusted. I never want to fight under the Nevada State Athletic Commission again.

Eye
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Nov 07, 2020

Keith Kizer doesn't want to look anyone in the eye.

Nov 07, 2020

I think I should stay retired.

Me
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Nov 07, 2020

Fighting, to me, has always been something different than what everybody's else opinion is. I've never believed what everybody else has.

Happy
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Nov 07, 2020

There's just something about BJ Penn that gets people amped up. You don't know what's going to happen but something is going to happen. He might disappoint you, make you happy, make you cry or make you jump out of your chair, but he'll do something to you.

Loss
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Nov 07, 2020

Of course I can't retire on a win - but then, I can't retire on a loss either.

Fight
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Nov 07, 2020

When the whole fighting thing started, I never knew at the end it was going to be all about your record. I never had that mentality. I wanted to fight everybody.

First
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Nov 07, 2020

When I first started fighting, I thought I was God's gift to fighting.

Nov 07, 2020

I thought I would go win 100 in a row with 100 knockouts.

Fight
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Nov 07, 2020

You just go out there, you've got to keep training, keeping training as hard as you can and keep winning fights. The only thing that's real is the fight. Everything else is fake.

Champ
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Nov 07, 2020

Being the champ is fake, all of that is all fake.

Only
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Nov 07, 2020

Martial arts was founded on the spirit that it's not only a sport, but a way of life.

Know
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Nov 07, 2020

I know there are a lot of others who are willing to take shortcuts for the sake of money, but when I see that... I get real irritated. I hate it.

Just
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Nov 07, 2020

I just love the fighting.

Face
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Nov 07, 2020

It isn't always the funnest feeling, sparring three days a week, getting punched in the face at 38 years old, it might not always be the funnest feeling but it's better than a lot of other things. I love it.

Go
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Nov 07, 2020

Back when we won the 170-pound title, I knew we were going to go back and get the 155-pound title but the 145-pound title wasn't even a thought in the mind. We would have had that title already if it was around.

Going
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Nov 07, 2020

2017 is going to be the biggest year for martial arts in the history of the Earth.

Best
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Nov 07, 2020

I don't want to just be, 'Oh, he was good back in the day.' I want to be known as one of the best.

Back
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Nov 07, 2020

I'm not a great athlete that can play any sport. But one thing I could always do is... fight back.

Fight
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Nov 07, 2020

Fighting is still a fight for me. It always has been.

Love
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Nov 07, 2020

This is a fight. This isn't putting a ball in a hole. This has always been a fight for me, and I just love it when it's that way.

Me
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Nov 07, 2020

Fighting is still not a sport for me.

Journey
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Nov 07, 2020

Some days you think nothing surprises you anymore and other times I'm thinking I can't believe this journey and how it went down.

More
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Nov 07, 2020

I want to get one more world title. Three titles at three weight classes, and without a doubt 145 is my best option.

Me
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Nov 07, 2020

There's more opportunity for me to get three UFC belts at 145 than going to 185.

Good
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Nov 07, 2020

I have a good team around me and I don't feel anything is anywhere near out of my league.

Enough
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Nov 07, 2020

Training in Brazil at Nova Uniao was nothing short of amazing. I can't thank Leo Santos and coach Andre Pederneiras enough for their efforts.

Me
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Nov 07, 2020

The second Hughes fight was a huge reality check. But it didn't hit me right away.

Fight
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Nov 07, 2020

I don't miss a three-month training camp. I don't miss fight week. But I do miss being the baddest man on the planet.

Fighting
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Nov 07, 2020

It does blow me away, though, when I see Werdum just got the belt at 37 and then you see Mark Hunt still fighting at 40. All these different things. It is amazing. I don't know. They're out there, they're doing it.

Power
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Nov 07, 2020

It ain't the technique, it ain't the speed, it ain't the power. It's who wants it the most.

Good
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Nov 07, 2020

It doesn't do me any good to train for three months, and I don't get to fight.

Loved
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Nov 07, 2020

Back then, 22, I just loved the sport so much. It was such an exciting time, it was fun. It was an amazing ride.

Lie
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Nov 07, 2020

I guess looking back you're only as good as you think you are. You can lie to yourself and that's what you have to do.

Fighter
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Nov 07, 2020

I don't know where that thought came from and I don't know why I had that thought, but I thought I was the best fighter on the whole planet.

Nov 07, 2020

I'm sure there are people in all sports that bend the rules but I'm not going to sit here and point the finger.

He
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Nov 07, 2020

Dennis Siver, he's a tough guy.

Out
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Nov 07, 2020

I'm definitely excited to be a part of the UFC spreading out globally around the world.

Passion
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Nov 07, 2020

It is not constantly in my head that I am a champion or a UFC fighter. I forget about that. It is very important to other people, and I am glad to have the support, but fighting is my passion. It is what I like to do.

Fighting
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Nov 07, 2020

I always have fighting inside my head and heart.

Normal
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Nov 07, 2020

I guess growing up, it was pretty much a normal life, as I got older I used to get into some fights but nothing unusual.

Get
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Nov 07, 2020

My dad took us to a couple of karate classes when we were young but we didn't really get into it.

Easy Way
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Nov 07, 2020

That's the mark of a man, just keeping your head up, right? Not taking the easy way out.

Art
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Nov 07, 2020

Jiu jitsu is a great art for self-defense. But jiu jitsu alone won't get you to a world championship in the UFC or even a winning record sometimes.

Name
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Nov 07, 2020

I've always thought that being in the UFC is what the name suggests: Ultimate Fighting Championship. As time went on, people started learning to use the rules that suit them.

Food
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Nov 07, 2020

Some guys are athletes and some guys are fighters. But, whether I look down on that or not, they're just out there trying to do the best job they can to put food on the table, so I can't be too hard on them.

Big
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Nov 07, 2020

Jiu-jitsu is created where the small man can beat the big man.

Nov 07, 2020

I don't want to be the guy who said 'I could have did this, and I could have did that.' I want to be the guy to know if I could have or I couldn't do it.

Never
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Nov 07, 2020

I never even thought I would be in the UFC.

Fighter
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Nov 07, 2020

I'm a purist, and I'm more a fighter than an athlete.

Go
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Nov 07, 2020

I want to go get that 145-pound belt. That's definitely a huge motivation for me. I believe with Greg Jackson's help, I can get that done.

Nov 07, 2020

I don't want to be a shell of my former self.

Got
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Nov 07, 2020

I got a wonderful life back in Hawaii.

Life
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Nov 07, 2020

I love my life. But I love fighting more.

Motivated
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Nov 07, 2020

Maybe the word they should use instead of Motivated Penn is Prepared Penn.

Fight
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Nov 07, 2020

I do get pumped up about it when I go different places and people are like 'come on! You gotta fight again! You gotta fight again!' But it's a lot of work.

Nov 07, 2020

The training camps are tough, going through that.

Being
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Nov 07, 2020

I guess being a competitor, you always have that itch. But what it is is... it's tough.

Fighting
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Nov 07, 2020

If you decide you're going to be a fighter, you shouldn't have a problem fighting anyone.

Nov 07, 2020

I'm not just a guy that will walk in the ring and somebody's going to walk across and crush me.

Life
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Nov 07, 2020

Fighting is my whole life, the UFC is my whole life.

Best
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Nov 07, 2020

I want everyone to know that I always gave it the best shot I had, whether it went that way my night.

Laugh
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Nov 07, 2020

The lion doesn't care that the sheep laugh at him. Remember that. The lion just stays there. The animals make noise and tease. The guy with the belt is the lion.

Just
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Nov 07, 2020

As life goes on, life just gets harder.

Fighting
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Nov 07, 2020

Anybody they ever offer me in fighting, I'll probably never be surprised, unless it's the guy's first fight in the UFC.

Everyone
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Nov 07, 2020

I'm a fan of everybody, I respect everyone.

Moment
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Nov 07, 2020

My greatest moment in my whole career is when I became the first non-Brazilian to win the Brazilian jiu-jitsu world championship. That was my greatest moment.

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