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I had to learn to take my time in MMA, and I was just able to keep a clear head.

I used to get into a lot of fights.

I started doing MMA and boxing at the same time - I always wanted to try an MMA fight to see what it was like. I had one fight, and I was hooked.

I fought tall fighters, short fighters, strong fighters, slow fighters, sluggers and boxers. It was either learn or get knocked off.

The fight training was very extensive, a lot of stretching, a lot of coordination of balance exercises.

The basics win fights.

Junior Dos Santos is one of the best heavyweight fighters of all time, and he has proven it by being a champion. That is something that I want to be in my career, and I understand to achieve that, I have to beat guys like him.

I do actually use a boxing trainer when I train for stand-up.

I wanted to fight guys like Shane Moseley, Miguel Cotto, and Alvarez.

I do practice martial arts, more as a recreational thing, but a lot of my friends have been heavyweight champions the in mixed martial arts world.