Anderson silva Quote by Stephen Thompson

“Me coming from a karate and kickboxing background, Anderson Silva was like my idol, and so was Machida, especially with his karate background.”

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I understand it's part of the sport, part of the game to have people who like you and people who don't.

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Everybody asks me, 'Hey, what's your most memorable fight?' For me, it's definitely the Matt Brown fight.

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To be honest with you, Conor McGregor at 170, I think he's just going to be thrown around like a little rag doll.

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I know that pretty much everybody I face is going to wind up wanting to take me down eventually.

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I rage playing video games. I think that's the only time you will ever hear me say a cuss word.

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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…

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I learned a lot during the Matt Brown fight.

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I'm a striker.

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In kickboxing, if I walked around at 185 pounds, I fought at 185 pounds.

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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…

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You gotta be ready in this game. Like when Michael Bisping knocked out Luke Rockhold. I thought... everybody thought that Luke Rockhold would go…

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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…

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I believe that style-wise, matchup-wise, I matchup much better against Anderson Silva than Jon Jones, but it doesn't mean that I'm scared to fight…

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Anderson Silva kind of took the best part of Rich Franklin out of his soul, and he was never the same again.

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Yes, I think I have the skills to compete with Anderson Silva,

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I always watch Anderson Silva and I always watch his fighting style.

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I beat Anderson Silva and then Luke Rockhold, who was, pound-for-pound, one of the best. Now I get to do Dan Henderson, who is…

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My first coach, Johnny Aho, he believed in me. I could have been fighting Anderson Silva, and he would say 'You could beat him.…

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Anderson Silva is a little bit smaller than Quinton Jackson, although naturally he is a little bit bigger than I am. He is definitely…

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If you look at UFC champions: BJ Penn - terrifying! GSP - terrifying! Anderson Silva - terrifying! But I'm not terrifying. I am not…

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I remember watching Anderson Silva fight Dan Henderson at UFC 82. I had never really watched MMA, but I looked up to Dan Henderson.…

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Nobody breaks in a fight and comes back in the same fight. Once you break, you're done for the night. You've gotta go back.…

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I've got two 10-8 rounds against Anderson Silva. That's just the truth. I have no equal at middleweight.

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