I don’t fight just because I love it just that much. I’m fighting because it’s a job for me.
DERRICK LEWISI 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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The guys in the top five, they’re good everywhere. Me, I’m just almost one-dimensional.
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You know, once you have the belt you want to be less active, fighting once a year.
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I’m an optimistic guy.
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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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It’s all the stuff I’ve been through in my life. From family struggles, people doubting me, things I went through as a child and going to prison, they all played a factor in who I am today. It really made me a better person. Going through those situations can make or break you as a human being.
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The sport itself is dangerous. Anything can happen.
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I don’t care if I am ever remembered in this sport for anything.
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I don’t even train for these fights. I’m not mad when people say that because it’s true.
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I know I only need one punch to knock any guy out.
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I grew up watching my mom and my stepdad fight.
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I don’t know how to do takedowns.
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I go into every fight with a bad back and overweight and a damn-near diabetic.
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You’ve got to try to find some type of mental edge on your opponent.
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Whatever the UFC wants to pay me for, that’s fine.
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I just feel that all the top fighters in the world are making all the money.
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