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title: "10 Won Fights Quotes by 9 authors"
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> [Being strong is not the man who won the most fights, but the man who died fighting them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alyssa-tillmon/being-strong-is-not-the-man-who-won-the-most-fights-but-the-man-who/)

[Alyssa Tillmon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alyssa-tillmon/)

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> [Cerrone is a great opponent. The guy won eight fights straight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-dos-anjos/cerrone-is-a-great-opponent-the-guy-won-eight-fights-straight/)

[Rafael dos Anjos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-dos-anjos/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59d/rafael-dos-anjos-6210_eight_cerrone-is-a-great-opponent-the-guy-won_3176.jpg)

> [I want to prove that he's wrong - he's wearing a t-shirt that says he won the last two fights.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manny-pacquiao/i-want-to-prove-that-he-s-wrong-he-s-wearing-a-t-shirt-that-says-he/)

[Manny Pacquiao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manny-pacquiao/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea5/manny-pacquiao-3255_fighter_i-want-to-prove-that-he-s-wrong-he-s-wea_3178334.png)

> [I lost my first professional fight, but came back and won fights until I fought for the world title.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glover-teixeira/i-lost-my-first-professional-fight-but-came-back-and-won-fights-until/)

[Glover Teixeira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glover-teixeira/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e31/glover-teixeira-6722_back_i-lost-my-first-professional-fight-but-c_783093.jpg)

> [Ruslan Chagaev is a great boxer and very experienced. He has won almost all of his fights and has already been world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-povetkin/ruslan-chagaev-is-a-great-boxer-and-very-experienced-he-has-won/)

[Alexander Povetkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-povetkin/)

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> [My first MMA fight was July 2006 here in Brazil. I won a few fights here in Brazil, and then I got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/junior-dos-santos/my-first-mma-fight-was-july-2006-here-in-brazil-i-won-a-few-fights/)

[Junior dos Santos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/junior-dos-santos/)

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> [The guys I lost to always challenged the title, because they were, like, title eliminators. I lost to Alexander Gustafsson and Anthony…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glover-teixeira/the-guys-i-lost-to-always-challenged-the-title-because-they-were-like/)

[Glover Teixeira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glover-teixeira/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/072/glover-teixeira-6722_always_the-guys-i-lost-to-always-challenged-the_178780.jpg)

> [I always knew it wasn't a question of if the UFC would sign me, but when. I knew even if I turned…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paddy-pimblett/i-always-knew-it-wasn-t-a-question-of-if-the-ufc-would-sign-me-but/)

[Paddy Pimblett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paddy-pimblett/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab7/paddy-pimblett-5564_always_i-always-knew-it-wasn-t-a-question-of-if_1089348.jpg)

> [I've won fights off my back in the UFC. I've had to ground-and-pound guys and choke them. I've had to armbar guys…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerald-meerschaert/i-ve-won-fights-off-my-back-in-the-ufc-i-ve-had-to-ground-and-pound/)

[Gerald Meerschaert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerald-meerschaert/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/183/gerald-meerschaert-16468_back_i-ve-won-fights-off-my-back-in-the-ufc-i_1290782.jpg)

> [I had my first professional fight was in 2001 in Venezuela - it was also my first international trip away from Brazil.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/demian-maia/i-had-my-first-professional-fight-was-in-2001-in-venezuela-it-was/)

[Demian Maia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/demian-maia/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/518/demian-maia-5237_brazil_i-had-my-first-professional-fight-was-in_1549056.jpg)

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