I set some goals for myself. I really want to run through this whole heavyweight division.
DERRICK LEWISI don’t care if I ever fight for the belt or get the belt.
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I believe I get the belt then I’ll get the money. I’m not trying to be the best fighter in the world. It’s all about the cheddar.
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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’ve been through so much stuff that I hope even my enemies wouldn’t have to go through.
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I just believe that my heart is the best in the sport. And I believe that’s what carried me through my whole career. Not my talent or my power or anything like that. I just believe my heart.
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As long as they pay me good, that’s all I care about.
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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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I’m an optimistic guy.
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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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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.
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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 grew up watching my mom and my stepdad fight.
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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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I just really want to put the past behind me, because it makes me angry thinking about it. But it’s also the reason I’ve made it this far in my career. It’s like, built up in me. It’s what I think about when I fight. My childhood.
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I’ve been having people doubt me all my life.
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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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