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 LEWISI’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.
More Derrick Lewis Quotes
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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 having people doubt me all my life.
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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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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 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.
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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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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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For sure, I would love to fight in Houston.
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I really don’t like watching women fights.
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That’s usually the way I am – I don’t care what my opponent can do. I just focus on myself.
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I’m serious, I don’t stay in the gym each day like my opponents.
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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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I have a couple of properties. Bought some houses and just rent them out.
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A lot of people said I would never make it, and this and that, I’d never be a top 10 fighter, that I’d never fight for a title. Just stuff like that. Achieving all those goals and being the person that I am, this is going against everything everyone said I couldn’t do.
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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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