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.
DERRICK LEWISLike 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 go in to fight just to fight. I don’t care about submissions, the technique and all of that.
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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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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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Bowing and showing respect – I don’t give nothing about none of that. I’m just coming in and fighting.
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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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The guys in the top five, they’re good everywhere. Me, I’m just almost one-dimensional.
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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.’
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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 really don’t punch with my left hand anyways.
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I’m not scared to fight anyone, I’ll call anyone out.
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I throw so hard because I sit and wait for that perfect moment.
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My heart outweighs all the talent. If they’ve got more talent, I believe that my heart will still overcome that. You’ve got to have heart to step inside the octagon anyway.
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It’s like I say all the time, it’s the heavyweight division. It doesn’t matter if the guys a black belt or if he’s a world-class boxer. We still have a 50-50 chance.
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I’ll fight anyone.
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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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