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title: "8 Going Fights Quotes by 8 authors"
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> [You have to be sharp, you have to be ready. You have to have guys that can push you in terms of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-brunson/you-have-to-be-sharp-you-have-to-be-ready-you-have-to-have-guys-that/)

[Derek Brunson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-brunson/)

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> [I don't want to go that route where I'm going into fights dehydrated. I used to fight at 170 pounds. I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-alvarez/i-don-t-want-to-go-that-route-where-i-m-going-into-fights-dehydrated/)

[Eddie Alvarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-alvarez/)

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> [People know what to expect from me. When it comes to Roderick Strong, you're going to get everything that I have in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roderick-strong/people-know-what-to-expect-from-me-when-it-comes-to-roderick-strong/)

[Roderick Strong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roderick-strong/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6e/roderick-strong-24015_being_people-know-what-to-expect-from-me-when_1664385.jpg)

> [The only good thing about going to the fights is you can go into the green room and you can see some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-goulet/the-only-good-thing-about-going-to-the-fights-is-you-can-go-into-the/)

[Robert Goulet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-goulet/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/044/robert-goulet-21528_fighting_the-only-good-thing-about-going-to-the-f_1716939.jpg)

> [I need a vacation anyway. They fight me too much. I'm not going to be the one to back out of these…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nate-diaz/i-need-a-vacation-anyway-they-fight-me-too-much-i-m-not-going-to-be/)

[Nate Diaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nate-diaz/)

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> [I remember being on my death bed, and I found out in the newspaper that the Barclays Center was opening and that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-jacobs/i-remember-being-on-my-death-bed-and-i-found-out-in-the-newspaper/)

[Daniel Jacobs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-jacobs/)

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> [The thing is, I'm never scared. It's just in the blood, really. My family come from a warrior clan background, the Rajput…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amir-khan/the-thing-is-i-m-never-scared-it-s-just-in-the-blood-really-my-family/)

[Amir Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amir-khan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/859/amir-khan-5628_blood_the-thing-is-i-m-never-scared-it-s-just_2731000.jpg)

> [It doesn't matter how much experience Jayson Velez has, whether he fought for a world title or not. I'm going to see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-garcia/it-doesn-t-matter-how-much-experience-jayson-velez-has-whether-he/)

[Ryan Garcia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-garcia/)

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