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.
DERRICK LEWISI used to only train 30 minutes a day.
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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 go in to fight just to fight. I don’t care about submissions, the technique and all of that.
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I gotta work on my overall game.
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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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My goal is just to make as much money as I can in the sport, and that’s it.
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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 just have a crazy sense of humor.
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I don’t care if I am ever remembered in this sport for anything.
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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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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 want to fight once a year. I like fighting every other month.
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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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I hate being in boring fights. It frustrates me.
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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 made my third parole and I believe if I had made it the first time, I wouldn’t be here today. I still would’ve been out there doing stupid stuff.
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