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Joseph Benavidez says he fights with his whole heart and never stops loving the sport. He trains hardest when there is no bout, because staying sharp feels like preparation for small openings against the best. He hopes becoming the first flyweight champion will make him immortal in UFC history.

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I want to fight as much as I can.

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I've always believed I was going to win a world title.

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I'm just looking for matches that make sense.

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Dominick Cruz is a great opponent, he has an amazing style.

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Anytime I can take a fight, I feel good doing it.

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I want to prove I'm a great, exciting fighter.

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My goal is to be UFC champion, and my eyes are on that prize.

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Taking punches to the face at six in the morning, it's funny to hear that but, like, I'm grateful that I'm capable…

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Actually, when I don't have a fight I'm training the hardest because I'm not worried about getting hurt.

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I think there's no one out there more deserving of a title shot than me.

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We have physical therapy there now so any fighter with an injury in the UFC can come to Vegas and get treatment…

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My dream has always been to be a UFC champion. It wasn't to be a main event fighter.

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I think I could have asked for a title shot after I beat Ian McCall.

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I wanted to fight Cejudo only because it meant I was gonna win the title. It wasn't about fighting a person.

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My three most impressive fights have been against black belts in jiu-jitsu.

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I can explode from both stances as a fighter. I can get up into my southpaw, give one good jab, sprawl, then…

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Of course, in Joe Jitsu it is about a lot more than fighting. It depends on their style, their confidence, the way…

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I knew I had to just keep believing, never lose sight of my purpose. As a fighter, you need to be delusional…

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All we have is our talent. That's what's great about the division, you can see things that 125-pound guys can do that…

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I bought a house after the Loveland fight. I wanted something grown up like an elephant or some flowers to put on…

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That's why we're here: to leave a legacy that'll be remembered long after we're done. And what a great start to my…

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When I got into the sport and wrote down my goals, it was never to be a UFC main event or to…

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Some people, honestly, as simple as it sounds, aren't going to log in and put in all their information to get a…

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I was sitting in the nosebleeds eating hot dogs and watching Georges St. Pierre win the world title from Matt Hughes. Like…

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The title's the goal, not to beat Henry Cejudo. Because I already accomplished that goal.

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Personally I think there is nothing like that in-fight experience.

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I believe in my skill 100 percent, that I can go out there and beat Demetrious Johnson and give him the best…

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I hate when people come out after a fight and they talk about injuries.

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I wasn't fighting in this sport from the beginning for any other reason than being the best.

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Being the first flyweight champion would be history. I'd be immortal. No matter what I do, that's always there.

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And that's what I want to do, fight the best guys, the toughest guys to prove I am the best.

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I'm going to be world champion and have a belt, and people will correctly be able to say I was the best…

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One person I lost to at 135 was the champion at the time, Dominick Cruz.

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That's what Dominick Cruz does. He wins decisions and he has that down to a science. He's great at it.

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The punches that don't knock you out are the ones you feel the most.

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Cejudo would be awesome. It would be an honor to go out and fight an Olympian.

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I want to fight the best guy. I don't want there to be any question that I beat the next best guy…

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I'm actually a pretty quiet guy when it comes to fighting. I'm pretty serious. When I go out to fight people I'm…

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I think I can beat anyone in the world. That's what I train for. It's just a test of skills for me.

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Fighting was the only way I felt self-worth, with people thinking I was the best.

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I'm in this sport for a long time and I'm going to continue to fight with my whole heart and put on a show.

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You're always going to want to beat a person that beat you, just to prove you're better.

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My wife... so grateful for that. Nothing can be bad - going home and having someone making you feel like the best every day.

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When you're fighting the best, best guys in the world, there's no glaring weaknesses. There's X-factors and there's small openings that you have to…

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Actually, when I don't have a fight I'm training the hardest because I'm not worried about getting hurt.

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When you go in there and fight, you pretty much relinquish and give up the right to make any excuses about something.

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I've realized that I can't control what the hell everyone else is gonna do. People are crazy. People want different things.

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Being the first flyweight champion would be history. I'd be immortal. No matter what I do, that's always there.

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My dream has always been to be a UFC champion. It wasn't to be a main event fighter.

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You have to go out there and fight as hard as you can. You have to go out there and work as hard as…

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