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.
DERRICK LEWISIt would be cool to let people know that it doesn’t matter what kind of background you have in your past, that you can still make something out of your life.
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I know just about everything that really goes on with domestic violence.
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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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I don’t even train for these fights. I’m not mad when people say that because it’s true.
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That would be great if I could be a role model or inspiration to those who have been in my shoes before.
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I gotta work on my overall game.
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The one thing about me, if it is a 15-minute fight, I’m fighting every one of them 15 minutes. And if it’s a 25-minute fight, I’ll be fighting all 25 until the bell rings.
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I wanted to start in boxing, but you have to train a little harder to be a boxer. A lot of those guys can take punches. MMA, you only have to hit someone so hard to knock them out.
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I go into every fight with a bad back and overweight and a damn-near diabetic.
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I’ve been having people doubt me all my life.
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This heavyweight division, it takes just one punch for anyone. It doesn’t matter how hard you train or what.
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Whatever the UFC wants to pay me for, that’s fine.
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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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I used to only train 30 minutes a day.
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You’ve got to try to find some type of mental edge on your opponent.
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I hate being in boring fights. It frustrates me.
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