I’ve been through so much stuff that I hope even my enemies wouldn’t have to go through.
DERRICK LEWISI don’t fight just because I love it just that much. I’m fighting because it’s a job for me.
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I’m an optimistic guy.
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I don’t train like a mixed martial artist. I don’t respect the sport like everyone else does.
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I like to fight tough fights.
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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’m just going to keep fighting, try to stay active as much as possible.
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I know I’m the least technical guy in the sport. Most of the champions or guys at the top are real martial artists.
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I ain’t trying to fight for no title.
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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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The sport itself is dangerous. Anything can happen.
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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 gotta work on my overall game.
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You’ve really got to stay ready 24/7. You really can’t get ready because there’s no telling. They’ll call you short notice to fight anyone so you really have to stay ready.
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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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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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