I had to get up run in the morning for 2 hours, go to the gym and also get good opponents as sparring partners because I’m a big believer in that how you train is how you will fight at least when it came to me that’s how it worked.

Argüello is describing a training ethic built on volume, discipline, and realism. The two-hour morning run and gym work emphasize conditioning and routine; the insistence on “good opponents” in sparring stresses that preparation must mirror the demands of competition. His core claim—“how you train is how you will fight”—frames training not as separate from performance but as its direct template: habits, pace, toughness, and decision-making forged in practice will reappear under pressure. The quote also implies personal specificity (“at least when it came to me”), acknowledging that methods vary, but asserting that for him, authenticity in training was the foundation of championship-level execution.