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> [I do respect everybody who I step in the Octagon with.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-thompson/i-do-respect-everybody-who-i-step-in-the-octagon-with/)

[Stephen Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-thompson/)

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> [It's difficult when you step out there with somebody like me and my offense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-thompson/it-s-difficult-when-you-step-out-there-with-somebody-like-me-and-my/)

[Stephen Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-thompson/)

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> [Michael Bisping, in one of his last fights, he stepped out there too soon. He had a brutal fight with Georges St-Pierre…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-thompson/michael-bisping-in-one-of-his-last-fights-he-stepped-out-there-too/)

[Stephen Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-thompson/)

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> [To be honest, any one of those guys that I've stepped in the Octagon with - Darren Till, Anthony Pettis, Tyron Woodley…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-thompson/to-be-honest-any-one-of-those-guys-that-i-ve-stepped-in-the-octagon/)

[Stephen Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-thompson/)

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## Other authors on Step

## More by Stephen Thompson

> [I understand it's part of the sport, part of the game to have people who like you and people who don't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-thompson/i-understand-it-s-part-of-the-sport-part-of-the-game-to-have-people/)

[Stephen Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-thompson/)

> [Everybody asks me, 'Hey, what's your most memorable fight?' For me, it's definitely the Matt Brown fight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-thompson/everybody-asks-me-hey-what-s-your-most-memorable-fight-for-me-it-s/)

[Stephen Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-thompson/)

> [To be honest with you, Conor McGregor at 170, I think he's just going to be thrown around like a little rag doll.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-thompson/to-be-honest-with-you-conor-mcgregor-at-170-i-think-he-s-just-going/)

[Stephen Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-thompson/)

> [I know that pretty much everybody I face is going to wind up wanting to take me down eventually.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-thompson/i-know-that-pretty-much-everybody-i-face-is-going-to-wind-up-wanting/)

[Stephen Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-thompson/)

> [I rage playing video games. I think that's the only time you will ever hear me say a cuss word.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-thompson/i-rage-playing-video-games-i-think-that-s-the-only-time-you-will-ever/)

[Stephen Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-thompson/)

> [I was like 'You know what? I'm training with these champions. Guys like Georges St-Pierre, Rashad Evans, Nate Marquardt... Let me give this MMA…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-thompson/i-was-like-you-know-what-i-m-training-with-these-champions-guys-like/)

[Stephen Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-thompson/)

> [I learned a lot during the Matt Brown fight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-thompson/i-learned-a-lot-during-the-matt-brown-fight/)

[Stephen Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-thompson/)

> [I'm a striker.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-thompson/i-m-a-striker/)

[Stephen Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-thompson/)

> [In kickboxing, if I walked around at 185 pounds, I fought at 185 pounds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-thompson/in-kickboxing-if-i-walked-around-at-185-pounds-i-fought-at-185-pounds/)

[Stephen Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-thompson/)

> [When you're out there in the octagon and you've got thousands of people, millions across the world, either cheering for you to win or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-thompson/when-you-re-out-there-in-the-octagon-and-you-ve-got-thousands-of/)

[Stephen Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-thompson/)

> [You gotta be ready in this game. Like when Michael Bisping knocked out Luke Rockhold. I thought... everybody thought that Luke Rockhold would go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-thompson/you-gotta-be-ready-in-this-game-like-when-michael-bisping-knocked-out/)

[Stephen Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-thompson/)

> [We kind of understand at this level of the game when you work your way up to the top there's a possibility you may…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-thompson/we-kind-of-understand-at-this-level-of-the-game-when-you-work-your/)

[Stephen Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-thompson/)

> [Ben Askren, he's a tough boy. Golly, he's a tough boy. That's what wrestling does. When you wrestle your whole life, you got to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-thompson/ben-askren-he-s-a-tough-boy-golly-he-s-a-tough-boy-that-s-what/)

[Stephen Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-thompson/)

> [People always ask me what will happen if I lose, and I never really thought about it until they asked me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-thompson/people-always-ask-me-what-will-happen-if-i-lose-and-i-never-really/)

[Stephen Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-thompson/)

> [As a fighter my goal is not to get hit and frustrate my opponent. Once I get you frustrated then I got you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-thompson/as-a-fighter-my-goal-is-not-to-get-hit-and-frustrate-my-opponent-once/)

[Stephen Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-thompson/)

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