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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.

Derrick Lewis

All of my fights, especially all of my UFC fights my whole career, I’ve never been in there without any kind of impingement and pain wrong with my back.
DERRICK LEWIS

Career Fight Kind Myself Pain Wrong
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.
DERRICK LEWIS

Act Help Myself Similar
Bowing and showing respect – I don’t give nothing about none of that. I’m just coming in and fighting.
DERRICK LEWIS

Fight Myself Respect Show
You know, once you have the belt you want to be less active, fighting once a year.
DERRICK LEWIS

Fight Known Yourself
You have 20 fights, you should know what it takes to get yourself ready. If you don’t feel like you’re ready, you let your coach know ‘hey we need to work on a little bit more of this.’
DERRICK LEWIS

Fight Limitation Ready Work Yourself
Whatever the UFC wants to pay me for, that’s fine.
DERRICK LEWIS

Myself Pay
I just have a crazy sense of humor.
DERRICK LEWIS

Crazy Humor Myself Sense
That would be great if I could be a role model or inspiration to those who have been in my shoes before.
DERRICK LEWIS

Finding Greatness Inspirational Myself Shoes
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.
DERRICK LEWIS

Forget Myself Name People Time
I ain’t trying to fight for no title.
DERRICK LEWIS

Fight Myself Reward Title
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.
DERRICK LEWIS

Angry Childhood Fight Myself Past Reason Thinking
I know I only need one punch to knock any guy out.
DERRICK LEWIS

Known Myself Need Punch
I like to fight tough fights.
DERRICK LEWIS

Fight Myself Tough
I’m an optimistic guy.
DERRICK LEWIS

Myself Nature Optimistic Personality
I go into every fight with a bad back and overweight and a damn-near diabetic.
DERRICK LEWIS

Fight Health Myself
The guys in the top five, they’re good everywhere. Me, I’m just almost one-dimensional.
DERRICK LEWIS

Dimension Goodness Myself

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 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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