I’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.
DERRICK LEWISI really don’t punch with my left hand anyways.
More Derrick Lewis Quotes
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I wanted to start in boxing, but you have to train a little harder to be a boxer. A lot of those guys can take punches. MMA, you only have to hit someone so hard to knock them out.
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Like a lot of people have said, it’s not a bad loss to lose to Mark Hunt, so it’s really like a learning lesson.
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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 think Cormier is gonna come out and try to wrestle me, try to get me tired, and try to push the pace. I know he might not say that I’m on his level but I think I am and he thinking that I’m not, really.
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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 hate being in boring fights. It frustrates me.
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As long as they pay me good, that’s all I care about.
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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 don’t train like a mixed martial artist. I don’t respect the sport like everyone else does.
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The 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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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.
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Whatever the UFC wants to pay me for, that’s fine.
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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 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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I just have a crazy sense of humor.
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