I’ve been having people doubt me all my life.
DERRICK LEWISI go into every fight with a bad back and overweight and a damn-near diabetic.
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I know I’m the least technical guy in the sport. Most of the champions or guys at the top are real martial artists.
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It’s like I say all the time, it’s the heavyweight division. It doesn’t matter if the guys a black belt or if he’s a world-class boxer. We still have a 50-50 chance.
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The guys in the top five, they’re good everywhere. Me, I’m just almost one-dimensional.
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I tell people all the time that it would be good if they forget about me next week, that they don’t even mention my name anymore.
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I don’t want to fight once a year. I like fighting every other month.
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I don’t train like a mixed martial artist. I don’t respect the sport like everyone else does.
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I just really want to put the past behind me, because it makes me angry thinking about it. But it’s also the reason I’ve made it this far in my career. It’s like, built up in me. It’s what I think about when I fight. My childhood.
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You know, once you have the belt you want to be less active, fighting once a year.
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I throw so hard because I sit and wait for that perfect moment.
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I’m serious, I don’t stay in the gym each day like my opponents.
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You have 20 fights, you should know what it takes to get yourself ready. If you don’t feel like you’re ready, you let your coach know ‘hey we need to work on a little bit more of this.’
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My goal is just to make as much money as I can in the sport, and that’s it.
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As long as they pay me good, that’s all I care about.
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I just feel that all the top fighters in the world are making all the money.
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I have a couple of properties. Bought some houses and just rent them out.
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