My goal is just to make as much money as I can in the sport, and that’s it.
DERRICK LEWISThe one thing about me, if it is a 15-minute fight, I’m fighting every one of them 15 minutes. And if it’s a 25-minute fight, I’ll be fighting all 25 until the bell rings.
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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’ve been in that situation many times before – where I’m losing and I have to knock a guy out.
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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’ll fight anyone.
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I don’t care if I ever fight for the belt or get the belt.
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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’ve been having people doubt me all my life.
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I grew up watching my mom and my stepdad fight.
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For sure, I would love to fight in Houston.
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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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You’ve got to try to find some type of mental edge on your opponent.
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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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As long as they pay me good, that’s all I care about.
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I like to fight tough fights.
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I’m serious, I don’t stay in the gym each day like my opponents.
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