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Wrestling Quotes by Jimi Manuwa

54 Wrestling quotes by Jimi Manuwa

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Jimi Manuwa describes himself as a knockout specialist who always aims to hurt his opponent. He says every bout must be a win and that he rarely gets bored in the ring. He also mentions feeling nervous when he tries to explain things, preferring action over words.

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MMA has improved my life leaps and bounds.

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When I'm champion, I'll fight the best because I am the best.

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I've never turned down a fight in my life. Ever.

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I've learned about every aspect of MMA.

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Every fight is a must-win for me.

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How I fight is what got me into the UFC in the first place.

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I am who I am and I tune my training to the fighter I am.

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I'm a big fan of Anderson Silva.

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Brad Pickett is one of the coolest guys in MMA and someone I have a huge amount of respect for.

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I always say if you can't knock someone out with four ounce gloves on there is something wrong with you.

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I'm a 'come forward' kind of guy, I will never fight any other way and I don't think I could learn anything…

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It would be great to fight on UFC 200 obviously. It's going to be an historic event but the card is getting…

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In the UFC, nothing is guaranteed. Anything can happen when it comes to getting a title shot.

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Daniel Crawford, who was BAMMA featherweight champion, used to train with me.

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I'm not one to call people out, if you look at my history in the fighting game, I've never called anyone out.

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I like all styles of MMA, my first classes in the sport were BJJ but I prefer to stand up.

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We used to go to the fairground, and there's that punchable thing that measures your power. It was from one of those…

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And I took to fighting very well. I'm a fast learner, and I needed to learn quickly. I knew this was what…

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That's what it's all about in MMA, we're not the highest paid athletes in the world, so when you can get the…

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Some fighters enjoy the limelight. I get nervous, I mess up when I'm trying to explain things, because I'm a fighter pure…

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Stylistically, every fight in the division is a hard fight. Lyoto Machida is unorthodox, Jon Jones is long and tall with good…

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But the thing about Brazilian fans is that they respect top fighters and I will win them over. When my hand is…

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A lot of people think they're better than they are and it can be very hard to get found out when you…

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It's been frustrating. Since I've broken into the top five, I've seen the politics of fighters dodging fights, cherry picking fights and…

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I don't know anything about CM Punk. I'd never even heard of him until he was mentioned in UFC. I wouldn't know…

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When I was ranked No. 11 or 12, they offered me Gustafsson who was the No. 1 contender, and I didn't hesitate.…

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It's easy to say when you're on the outside and when you're the coach or for people to say, 'Oh, you should…

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It never is a boring fight with me fighting.

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I expect whoever gets in a UFC Octagon to put on a great show, because that's why we're there.

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I want the belt. I'm focused on the belt, I'm focused on the world championship belt.

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I always like to keep busy, I always say if you're not injured then you should fight.

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I can definitely get the belt. It's something I always wake up believing every time I train.

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I always predict a knockout. That's what I go for, I hit to hurt.

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David Haye was the perfect opponent for me because he was a small heavyweight with a big name and we were about…

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It's always great fighting in front of familiar faces and not having to travel and deal with jet-lag and all of that…

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Mixed martial arts has small windows of opportunity and there's always new faces coming through, so it's easy to forget you.

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When I started fighting I've always thought about being a UFC champion.

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There's no such thing as a lucky punch. You throw to hurt someone and if you hurt someone, job done.

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I don't think anyone hits as hard as I do in the light heavyweight division.

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If an MMA fighter is going to call out a boxer it's got to make sense.

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One little mistake at the highest level costs you a fight, which I've learned.

We used to go to the fairground, and there's that punchable thing that measures your power. It was from one of those that I…

I'm not interested in story lines or trash-talk.

On fight day, I usually have peanut butter and porridge in the morning; bananas and a nice fruit salad. Then, as the day goes…

But when you're cheating against your fellow athletes, that's something I can't forgive.

I'm happy I found discipline, something I love, and I also found God.

It never is a boring fight with me fighting.

Yeah, like '300,' I've probably watched it 300 times. It's one of my favourite films. I've just finished watching 'Spartacus,' another great series. I…

I think everyone knows that I keep myself to myself and I don't get involved in trash talk or anything else.

I had lots of fun; I was in the boy scouts, I went camping. I just used to mess around like a normal kid.

I always predict a knockout. That's what I go for, I hit to hurt.

It doesn't matter to me who the opponent is, I'll be ready in all areas.

Some fighters enjoy the limelight. I get nervous, I mess up when I'm trying to explain things, because I'm a fighter pure and simple,…

Every fight is a must-win for me.

The most important thing is to stay fresh - physically and mentally - and to also avoid injury of course.