Whatever the UFC wants to pay me for, that’s fine.
DERRICK LEWISIt’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.
More Derrick Lewis Quotes
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I don’t want to fight once a year. I like fighting every other month.
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All of my fights, especially all of my UFC fights my whole career, I’ve never been in there without any kind of impingement and pain wrong with my back.
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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 made my third parole and I believe if I had made it the first time, I wouldn’t be here today. I still would’ve been out there doing stupid stuff.
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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 go in to fight just to fight. I don’t care about submissions, the technique and all of that.
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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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I don’t know how to do takedowns.
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I’ll fight anyone.
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There’s nothing I really want to accomplish. I already set my family up pretty good right now.
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I don’t care if I ever fight for the belt or get the belt.
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I have a couple of properties. Bought some houses and just rent them out.
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The only reason I want to climb up the rankings – beating the champion and beating guys in the top five – those are the guys that get the endorsements and get the most money and get paid the most. That’s the only reason why.
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I’m an optimistic guy.
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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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