That’s usually the way I am – I don’t care what my opponent can do. I just focus on myself.
DERRICK LEWISI just like being in fun fights.
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I know Cormier is a wrestler so you really got to get them hips down on him so I’ve been working them hips really good.
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I hate being in boring fights. It frustrates me.
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I’ve been in deep waters a bunch of times in my fights.
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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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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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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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I set some goals for myself. I really want to run through this whole heavyweight division.
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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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I don’t train like a mixed martial artist. I don’t respect the sport like everyone else does.
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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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I just have a crazy sense of humor.
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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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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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Everyone else is a mixed martial artist. I’m not a mixed martial artist, I’m a brawler.
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I don’t fight just because I love it just that much. I’m fighting because it’s a job for me.
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