It’s a job to me, basically. I’m not trying to be the best fighter in the world or nothing like that. I don’t come in trying to think I am the best fighter. I don’t care about none of that. It’s just a job to me.
DERRICK LEWISI’m not scared to fight anyone, I’ll call anyone out.
More Derrick Lewis Quotes
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I don’t care if I am ever remembered in this sport for anything.
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I speak my mind too much, and the UFC probably don’t really like that. But I really don’t care.
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The sport itself is dangerous. Anything can happen.
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There’s nothing I really want to accomplish. I already set my family up pretty good right now.
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I grew up watching my mom and my stepdad fight.
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If I’m the champion, the whole UFC division should be ashamed of themselves for a guy that had no damn skills being the champion. They should all just go relocate somewhere.
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I set some goals for myself. I really want to run through this whole heavyweight division.
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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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I always had dreamed one day Bruce Buffer’s going to be introducing me. Derrick ‘The Black Beast’ Lewis and I just always pictured him saying it.
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This heavyweight division, it takes just one punch for anyone. It doesn’t matter how hard you train or what.
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I really don’t punch with my left hand anyways.
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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’m just going to keep fighting, try to stay active as much as possible.
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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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The only reason I want to climb up the rankings – beating the champion and beating guys in the top five – those are the guys that get the endorsements and get the most money and get paid the most. That’s the only reason why.
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