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 like to fight tough fights.
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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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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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The guys in the top five, they’re good everywhere. Me, I’m just almost one-dimensional.
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I don’t care if I am ever remembered in this sport for anything.
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I’ll fight anyone.
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I just have a crazy sense of humor.
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It’s a job to me, basically. I’m not trying to be the best fighter in the world or nothing like that. I don’t come in trying to think I am the best fighter. I don’t care about none of that. It’s just a job to me.
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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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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 in deep waters a bunch of times in my fights.
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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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Everyone else is a mixed martial artist. I’m not a mixed martial artist, I’m a brawler.
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I know just about everything that really goes on with domestic violence.
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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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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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