I don’t care where I’m at in the heavyweight division. As long as I win enough, so they keep me. That’s about it.
DERRICK LEWISI’m fighting just so I can take care of my family.
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I grew up watching my mom and my stepdad fight.
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I know just about everything that really goes on with domestic violence.
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It’s like I say all the time, it’s the heavyweight division. It doesn’t matter if the guys a black belt or if he’s a world-class boxer. We still have a 50-50 chance.
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That would be great if I could be a role model or inspiration to those who have been in my shoes before.
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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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Basically, I guess they just thinking I’ve been winning my fights just by luck. I just think I’ve been winning my fights on heart.
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I’m just going to keep fighting, try to stay active as much as possible.
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You eat salad and you’re hungry the next 30 minutes and you’re hungrier from when you ate the damn salad.
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Bowing and showing respect – I don’t give nothing about none of that. I’m just coming in and fighting.
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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 guys in the top five, they’re good everywhere. Me, I’m just almost one-dimensional.
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That’s usually the way I am – I don’t care what my opponent can do. I just focus on myself.
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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 look at all my opponents, and they could be something else. They could go out and get a normal, regular job. I look at myself and I can’t do that. I have a strike on my back. I can’t have a normal job. So, I’ve got to fight for everything I’ve got.
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I’m an optimistic guy.
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