The guys in the top five, they’re good everywhere. Me, I’m just almost one-dimensional.
DERRICK LEWISThat would be great if I could be a role model or inspiration to those who have been in my shoes before.
More Derrick Lewis Quotes
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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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As long as they pay me good, that’s all I care about.
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I’ve been in that situation three or four times before where I’m losing the fight – the fight seems almost over with – and I knew I had to finish him and stop playing possum as much.
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Basically, I guess they just thinking I’ve been winning my fights just by luck. I just think I’ve been winning my fights on heart.
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I go into every fight with a bad back and overweight and a damn-near diabetic.
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Like a lot of people have said, it’s not a bad loss to lose to Mark Hunt, so it’s really like a learning lesson.
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I’m an optimistic guy.
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That’s what really gets me going, thinking about my past. I think about all the tough times and bad times I’ve had in my life and I bring all that into the Octagon. That’s only because it’s hard going in there trying to fight someone who didn’t do anything to you.
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I have a lot of anger built up in me from my childhood. My wife and kids are the only ones who give me peace in this world.
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I have a couple of properties. Bought some houses and just rent them out.
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George Foreman acts more like my grandfather. He and my grandfather act just alike – they’re both Christian type guys. They try to help everyone.
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I hate being in boring fights. It frustrates me.
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You’ve got to try to find some type of mental edge on your opponent.
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Everyone else is a mixed martial artist. I’m not a mixed martial artist, I’m a brawler.
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I’ve been in that situation many times before – where I’m losing and I have to knock a guy out.
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