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 LEWIS
DERRICK LEWIS
Derrick Lewis on division
Derrick Lewis85 quotes“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.”
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Derrick LewisDerrick Lewis It 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.
Derrick LewisDerrick Lewis I don’t care if I am ever remembered in this sport for anything.
Derrick LewisDerrick Lewis I go in to fight just to fight. I don’t care about submissions, the technique and all of that.
Derrick LewisDerrick Lewis The sport itself is dangerous. Anything can happen.
Derrick LewisDerrick Lewis I don’t fight just because I love it just that much. I’m fighting because it’s a job for me.
Derrick LewisDerrick Lewis I hate being in boring fights. It frustrates me.
Derrick LewisDerrick Lewis I go into every fight with a bad back and overweight and a damn-near diabetic.
Derrick LewisDerrick Lewis 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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Derrick LewisDerrick Lewis There’s nothing I really want to accomplish. I already set my family up pretty good right now.
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Derrick LewisDerrick Lewis I look at all my opponents, and they could be something else. They could go out and get a normal, regular job. I look at myself and I can’t do that. I have a strike on my back. I can’t have a normal job. So, I’ve got to fight for everything I’ve got.
Derrick LewisDerrick Lewis 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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Bertolt BrechtBertolt Brecht A world where greed is our God and wisdom is sin, where division is key and unity is fantasy, where the ego-driven cleverness of the mind is praised, rather than the intelligence of the heart.
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