I have a couple of properties. Bought some houses and just rent them out.
DERRICK LEWISI’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.
More Derrick Lewis Quotes
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I know just about everything that really goes on with domestic violence.
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I’m fighting just so I can take care of my family.
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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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You know, once you have the belt you want to be less active, fighting once a year.
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I don’t even train for these fights. I’m not mad when people say that because it’s true.
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My heart outweighs all the talent. If they’ve got more talent, I believe that my heart will still overcome that. You’ve got to have heart to step inside the octagon anyway.
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It’s all the stuff I’ve been through in my life. From family struggles, people doubting me, things I went through as a child and going to prison, they all played a factor in who I am today. It really made me a better person. Going through those situations can make or break you as a human being.
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I grew up watching my mom and my stepdad fight.
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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 don’t know how to do takedowns.
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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 set some goals for myself. I really want to run through this whole heavyweight division.
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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 don’t care what people think.
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I’ve been through so much stuff that I hope even my enemies wouldn’t have to go through.
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