Yair Rodriguez Quotes

Yair Rodriguez

Profession : Mixed Martial Artist

Birth : October 6, 1992

I've been doing martial arts since I was five, so for me competition is something that's very common.

Yair Rodriguez

I was born a fighter, I'll be a fighter, and I'm a champion and I know I'm a champion already.

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You gotta understand this sport is so dangerous and things can happen. You gotta accept that before you go in there.

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I'm fine with my family before the fight. I tell everybody that I love them.

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This is just sport for me, nothing more than that.

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In the 'Ultimate Fighter' house I had these relationships with my opponents, they were my friends, and after the fight, nothing happened. Whatever had to happen happened and we became even more friends after that.

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I like flashy techniques like jumping, aerial techniques. But I also like submissions.

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A lot of people support me because of that, because I bring an interesting style when I'm fighting. And I guess a lot of people like to see that because it's not very usual to see.

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I love motocross; everything that has to do with ATVs. Also hiking or running. I love swimming.

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I used to watch Fedor Emelianenko, Mirko Cro Cop and all these guys fight back in the day.

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I never overestimate my opponents.

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Of course, Frankie Edgar's experience was a factor in that fight, but I have to be ready. If I'm fighting at the top, I have to be ready.

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I think during the process of growing and becoming a star, you just stop trusting a lot of people.

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I started putting myself in a bubble and it really affected me.

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All of what I'm doing in my personal life is for fighting. Of course, I'm also doing it because I want to, but it's all based on fighting. Fighting is the most important.

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I read a lot of books and I've read a lot about how to understand and interpret body language. I've studied that.

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For me, personally, it means a lot beating a legend like B.J. Penn.

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I'm not the kind of fighter who's going to ask for a guy next. I'm just not that kind of guy.

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I want to learn and fix all the holes in my game, the way I always fix them.

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A loss doesn't mean anything. It just means that you're going to learn from it, and it won't happen to you ever again.

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