I go into every fight with a bad back and overweight and a damn-near diabetic.
DERRICK LEWISI know Cormier is a wrestler so you really got to get them hips down on him so I’ve been working them hips really good.
More Derrick Lewis Quotes
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I know just about everything that really goes on with domestic violence.
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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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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 don’t train like a mixed martial artist. I don’t respect the sport like everyone else does.
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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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For sure, I would love to fight in Houston.
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I always had dreamed one day Bruce Buffer’s going to be introducing me. Derrick ‘The Black Beast’ Lewis and I just always pictured him saying it.
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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.
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You’ve got to try to find some type of mental edge on your opponent.
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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’m not scared to fight anyone, I’ll call anyone out.
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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 think Cormier is gonna come out and try to wrestle me, try to get me tired, and try to push the pace. I know he might not say that I’m on his level but I think I am and he thinking that I’m not, really.
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I don’t want to fight once a year. I like fighting every other month.
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Brock Lesnar is not a fighter. He’s scared to be hit.
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Whatever the UFC wants to pay me for, that’s fine.
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I’ve been through so much stuff that I hope even my enemies wouldn’t have to go through.
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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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I know I only need one punch to knock any guy out.
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Basically, I guess they just thinking I’ve been winning my fights just by luck. I just think I’ve been winning my fights on heart.
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I don’t care where I’m at in the heavyweight division. As long as I win enough, so they keep me. That’s about it.
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I’m fighting just so I can take care of my family.
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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’ve been in that situation three or four times before where I’m losing the fight – the fight seems almost over with – and I knew I had to finish him and stop playing possum as much.
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If I was really trying to be the best fighter in the world, I would be in the best shape and taking it more serious but I’m not.
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As long as they pay me good, that’s all I care about.
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