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- Other
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- Nov 07, 2020
Anderson Silva, Georges Saint-Pierre, and Rodrigo Nogueira are some of the top fighters in the UFC among many other great fighters. The UFC has many of the toughest fighters around.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a real martial artist, my father always taught me that some way I have to train every day, no matter what happens your life.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Its not just about competition: it's my life, my lifestyle. So I train every day, and I feel very good, because sometimes training is like meditations for me; it's a good escape to me to the problems for everything.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was 15 years old, I watched Royce Gracie in the cage, and I thought I'd like to do the same thing.
- Fight
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Challenge
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Fight
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always go into every fight trying to forget about what happened in the past, whether I won or lost.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father is a master in karate. He always taught me the philosophy of Karate. When I'm talking about philosophy, I mean respect to willpower, self confidence. Those qualities, I think it's very important, not just for fighting, but for any person.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think to keep my principles. To keep my principles, I think, is the most important thing. Every day, everyone change. It's normal, but your principle never can change.
- Fight
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's best to keep a strategic fight and try to win because the level of the sport is so high.
- Nov 07, 2020
Only because you moved forwards, it doesn't mean you were effective. Sometimes it's the wrong criteria to be used.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father was a very tough guy with me and my brothers. He wanted to teach us a lot of discipline and life philosophy. As I became more interested in martial arts, he started teaching a lot of fighting philosophy and karate philosophy. While he was a tough father, he also knew when to be sweet and show a softer side.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of my brothers teaches karate at our gym and also handles the administrative side of the gym. My other brother is a fighter like me and teaches a class at the gym. So my brothers are always at the gym together training.
- Art
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- Nov 07, 2020
Karate is my main martial art; that is what I train in every day. It has always been in my life. Sumo is another Japanese martial art that I got into at an early age. It is something that has helped and added to my overall stance and is a good base. It is not something I necessarily use in all my fights, though.
- Confident
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- Nov 07, 2020
I believe in my striking game against Weidman's wrestling. He's complete in every aspect of the game, but I'm confident in what I do.
- Hard
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- Nov 07, 2020
Hard moments can happen with anyone. And these are the situations that you have to overcome.
- Good Relationship
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have a good relationship with the UFC.
- Nov 07, 2020
I don't like to rush things.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think we both matured together in this sport, so I think fight between Michael Bisping and myself would mean a lot.
- Professional
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I had a choice, I'd rather not fight someone from Brazil, but as a professional, I couldn't say no.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't want to be in this sport just to participate. I want to be in this to win, and that's what motivates me every day to break down barriers and to get better every time and to exceed my limits and to win fights.
- Happy
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel that not only have I been out there promoting my style of karate, but just promoting the traditional martial arts, and it makes me very happy.
- Bad
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- Nov 07, 2020
I will not talk bad about the UFC.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
Many of my greatest fights and moments were in the UFC, and they were always good to me.
- Nov 07, 2020
I have a great run in the UFC.
- Fight
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't believe in ideal places for a fight.
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
We teach the karate methodology, bringing back the history of the martial art, the attacks that stopped being used when the martial art became a sport and that my brother and I use in the cage.
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- Nov 07, 2020