Eddie Alvarez Quotes

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Eddie Alvarez

Profession : Athlete

Birth : January 11, 1984

Me? I'm no sob story. I get paid well, and I live comfortably.

Eddie Alvarez

I will fight whoever the UFC wants me to fight.

Eddie Alvarez

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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I want an opportunity to fight the best in the world and make millions of dollars doing it.

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I think when it comes to re-signing with an organisation, there's no real compromise if you're trying to move on.

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I like to be with my back against the wall in dangerous situations.

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I really didn't want to enter the UFC in a fight that nobody really cared about or where people thought I was just going to whoop some guy.

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The more dangerous the opponent, the better fight I've fought. It always made me move in ways I'd never moved before.

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My biggest fear as a fighter is to be knocked out in front of millions of people. But after it actually happened, there's this calmness about you that says everything is OK.

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If your worst fear can come true, and everything can still be OK, then there's really not much to fear at all.

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I would love, love, love to watch Conor McGregor fight Floyd Mayweather.

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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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I started this fight career with one objective. When I step inside a ring or an octagon, it is to beat the guy in front of me.

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Regardless of the magnitude, the crowd, or the pay-per-view sales, the goal is to beat the guy in front of me.

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From wrestling, I learned that I was capable of much more than I thought I was.

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The most comical thing for me, even when I watch movies, is the guy who's so crazy confident about himself, with the mink jacket - to me, that is so funny. I wish I could be like that. As a fighter, I wish I could do that, so I could make people laugh. But I can't; it's not my style.

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I've said it from the very beginning: Fighting the best guys in the world doesn't pay as good as the circus. I want to join the circus. I'm trying to get that circus money.

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As far as Nurmagomedov, I just don't get how you become the No. 1 contender without actually fighting guys who are ranked in the top 10. It kind of baffles me.

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I can walk into a restaurant and knock five guys out, become 5-0 real quick. It's about the quality of opponent. You have to beat the right guys to call yourself the No. 1 contender.

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I'm looking to grab the UFC and pull them back in the direction of Philadelphia.

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