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Matt Mitrione

(1978) American Football Player

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Matt Mitrione is an American football player.

Quick Facts About Matt Mitrione

Born: July 15, 1978
Profession: American Football Player

About Matt Mitrione

[Wikidata] American mixed martial artist and American football player... | [Wikipedia] Matt Mitrione is an American retired mixed martial artist and former American football player, who competed for both the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), and most recently for Bellator MMA. Prior to embarking on an MMA career, Mitrione played college football at Purdue University, and he turned

Quotes by Matt Mitrione

Fighting's fun, man. It's a great activity, it's a great sport.

Activity

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You don't want to be the guy nobody cares about.

About

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I don't think as clearly as I used to, and I'm not as quick-witted as I used to be. Sometimes, my words…

Language

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If anyone ever paid attention to my Twitter awhile back, I had a blast on there. I wrote whatever I wanted to…

Attention

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There comes a time in every athlete's life, where the scenarios change and the landscape has eroded from what made you fall…

Change

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I like Arlovski, I met him a couple times. If nothing else, I respect him.

Couple

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If guys are in the UFC, they are still the best of the best. They might not be the top five in…

Best

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For you to get me to the ground, you have to get a hold of my body, and not many people do…

Body

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From playing in the NFL and always being around huge bodies, I'm not intimidated by anybody's size whatever.

Always

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I'm a stand-up guy who likes to get in there and bang it up.

Bang

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I think the only person who is really boring with a huge following is Khabib.

Boring

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I'm too stubborn to quit. I feel that I learned through NFL camps. Someone is always trying to take your job.

Always

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When I got to the NFL, I was a below-average player. I was lucky to get in, to a certain extent, and…

Lucky

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I don't do anything to be No. 2, I do it to win.

Anything

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MMA is good to me. I enjoy the grind and the learning process.

Enjoy

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I can accept the repercussions for my actions.

Accept

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Everybody hated me and also wanted me to lose, so they paid attention to my fights.

Attention

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As long as I'm fighting and as long as I'm winning, I don't really care how you feel about me.

Care

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I wrestled because it was part of the sport. I don't like wrestling, I don't like people that can steal rounds.

Because

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Canadians are awesome.

Awesome

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A rolling stone gathers no moss, so let me work, baby. Let me work.

Baby

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I think everyone on the planet knows I'm a puncher. If I can get around you, I'm going to punch you in…

Around

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There are a lot of things that in MMA gloves that slip through that wouldn't with 16 ounce gloves. Learn how to…

Brain

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What Bader does isn't really different from what a lot of people with a wrestling background do.

Background

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Being a father is my the most important thing in my life. I'm human, and I make plenty of mistakes, but being…

Children

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